Criss Angel has been sued by an audience member for alleged assault and battery following an incident that took place at one of his famous magic shows in Las Vegas.
According to court documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Mail, Brandon McDonald filed a lawsuit in Vegas against Angel, 58 – real name Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos – and other defendants including multiple security officers, Criss Angel Studios, Angel Productions Worldwide, Planet Hollywood Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment.
A complaint was filed on December 23, 2025, and then amended a month later. In the amended complaint, filed January 23, 2026, seen by the Daily Mail, McDonald sued for damages in excess of $60,000, after getting into an altercation on December 29, 2023.
McDonald, who lives in Ontario,Canada, did not go into details regarding the actual altercation, but it was reported at the time by various news outlets.
The story went that McDonald was the one facing battery charges – although court records show he was not actually charged and the case was dismissed in January 2025.
According to the 2023 arrest report obtained by the Daily Mail, the incident happened on December 29, around 11:40p.m. when McDonald was caught using his cell phone in the Criss Angel Theater inside Planet Hollywood – a violation of theater rules.
The altercation took place during Criss Angel Mindfreak Las Vegas show, which involved multiple security officers who had to control an audience member after he was violating the theatre rules by using a cell phone during the 58-year-old’s performance.
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