Number 1 – Exploiting a Tragedy (2014)
In 2014 the world was shocked when Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished without a trace. But one man realised it was an opportunity to shift the spotlight back onto him.
Uri Geller, self confessed magician, (in the November 2007 issue of the magazine Magische Welt (Magic World) Geller said: “I’ll no longer say that I have supernatural powers. I am an entertainer. I want to do a good show. My entire character has changed.”) decided this was a perfect time to dive a demonstration of his “powers” to a whole new generation and announced that he had been “contacted” to help to find the plane.
This clip explains it all in his own words.
During the interview Uri says, “The internet is open to anyone. Anyone can say anything.” Which Uri sadly proved that day… followed by “I know more information but I cannot reveal it”
Uri got tremendous publicity from literally hundreds of media outlets that repeated the story – and yet he did absolutely nothing. He offered the relatives of the missing victims false hope, then just as quickly snatched it away from them.
He came under attack from people on social media for his enquiries, however he refuted the suggestions that he was seeking publicity from the tragedy.
Some of Geller’s social media followers responded with their thoughts on where the missing plane may have ended up.
Sherry Whitten Decker said: “Think it was rerouted to Pakistan. I believe they may be prisoners for something they want or need in the future.”
Ramona Carmen added: “A friend of mine thinks it has been abducted by aliens…I tried to do a meditation on it and all I got was a clear blue sky”.
Other followers of the mystic were less than impressed with his involvement in the saga of the missing plane, with some stating it was far too important an issue to warrant pyshic involvement.
Geller has since removed the Tweets from his Twitter page after apparently receiving a backlash of criticism.
To this day, the plane has not been found despite Uri’s “inside information”.