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Criss Angel's wife wants a divorce

(AP)
Updated: 2007-07-03 09:31



MINEOLA, N.Y. - Criss Angel's wife says the magic has gone from their
marriage and she now wants to make him vanish from her life. Angel, known
for his "Mindfreak" show on the A&E network, subdued his sometimes flashy
look for a court hearing Friday. But he flashed a bit of humor during a
break, gesturing toward his estranged wife's lawyer and saying, "I can
make him disappear."

Angel, whose real name is Christopher Sarantakos, and his wife, Joanne,
37, married five years ago, after a decade of dating, according to her
lawyer, Dominic Barbara. But the magician kept his marriage quiet and
then deserted his wife as he became famous and hasn't given her "a cent"
of his millions, Barbara said.

Angel's lawyer, Elliott Wiener, said Joanne Sarantakos' accusations of
mental cruelty and abandonment were unfounded, and "the notion that she's
not being supported is simply not accurate."

The 39-year-old punky illusionist dedicated his latest stunt �� a seeming
escape from a box encased in concrete and suspended 40 feet above the
ground near Manhattan's Time Square on June 5 �� to "Shrek the Third"
star Cameron Diaz. But he demurred when asked whether they were dating,
telling AP Radio News they were "good friends."

Barbara told a judge he would aim to subpoena the 34-year-old actress in
the divorce case.

Diaz' publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said in a statement Monday that Angel
was already separated from his wife when Diaz met him in May.

"Cameron and Criss went on only four dates over a month ago and have no
current relationship," the statement said. "These are meaningless,
attention-seeking attempts to unfairly and unnecessarily exploit
Cameron's celebrity by trying to involve her in matters she has nothing
to do with."











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