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Sky News magician ‘videobomb’ was PR stunt in effort to get TV deal..

Sky News magician ‘videobomb’ was PR stunt in effort to get TV deal..

Reporter Ashish Joshi allowed Young and Strange to film ‘shrinking man’ illusion behind him to help them land TV show …

A clip showing a “shrinking man” illusion being performed on Westminster Green behind Sky reporter Ashish Joshi apparently during a live broadcast has been viewed more than 180,000 times on YouTube after going viral on social media.

But it emerged on Friday that the clip was staged, and was not part of a live Sky News broadcast. Acting independently of his employers, Joshi allowed the magicians to film the stunt outside parliament. Graphics closely mirroring the channel’s text and branding were added afterwards. Read more and watch the video..  http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/24/sky-news-magician-videobomb-fake-broadcast-young-strange

Dynamo Denies Cheat Claims After Shard Stunt

Dynamo Denies Cheat Claims After Shard Stunt

Video and interview courtesy of SkyNews..

In an exclusive interview with Sky News Entertainment Week the TV magician Dynamo has denied using wires in his stunt where he apparently levitates above the Shard in London.

The 31-year-old trickster has been wowing crowds for years with incredible stunts such as walking on the Thames – but this week a picture showing support wires went viral and he was branded a “cheat” and a “fraud” by fans online.

However, Dynamo told Entertainment Week the criticism had gone over his head.

“I’m just really glad people are talking about magic,” he said. “The picture is only half the tale. When you watch the show you’ll see the whole story.

"The picture is from an earlier rehearsal where I had a safety cord because it was so windy … I went up higher than that and that wouldn’t have been possible with the wire method.

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