Magician David Blaine Once Left Will Smith & Kanye West Freaked Out With a Mad Trick

Published 01/27/2023, 1:00 AM EST

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Magicians and their magic tricks are a whole lot of fun to watch. They are entertaining and interesting and sometimes even leave the crowd at a loss for words. David Blaine is one of the most renowned names in the world of magicians and entertainers. Time and again, various popular stars in Hollywood are spotted in the audience of his shows. And years ago, during his show in 2013, were Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Will Smith and Kanye West.

Many of you might not be aware of it, but Blaine has a reputation for doing some very bizarre magic tricks. Previously, the illusionist even went on to electrify himself with one million volts of current. And similar to most of the tricks, Blaine also left Kanye West, and Will Smith’s jaws dropped with one of his magic stunts.

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Kanye West and Will Smith were shocked by this magic trick

Kanye West and Will Smith are amongst Hollywood’s most popular and wealthy individuals. The duo was spotted together in the audience during magician David Blaine’s show back in 2013. While both Smith and West were having a good time throughout Blaine’s show, one of the tricks by the magician left everyone, including the two, in awe. What might be one of the craziest stunts of the decade, magician Blaine stuck a screwdriver needle through his palm.

Surprising as it sounds, the magician did it without drawing even a drop of blood from his hand. Furthermore, it was a very sharp end of the driver that the magician put through his hand. Interestingly, Blaine went through a majority of celebrities, including Will and Jada-Pinkett Smith, who were both amazed and terrified at the same. Jada jumped into Smith’s arms as she was awestruck.

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On the other hand, Kanye West was also at a loss for words upon seeing the spooky trick. Blaine even asked West to pull out the ice pick from the magician’s hand. West, who was silent throughout the trick, let out a nervous chuckle.

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Others in the audience the Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul had an amazing reaction. Paul, who was flabbergasted by the trick, spoke, “That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life, obviously.” Ricky Gervais, too had a very interesting reaction to Blaine’s trick. Gervais was spellbound as the actor yelled, “That’s f*****g horrible.” 

Which actor’s reaction did you find the most amazing? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.

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Introducing Hamza Qazi, a Hollywood and Anime News writer at Netflix Junkie. Hamza's love affair with anime began early in his life when he fell in love with Naruto, which sparked his interest in reporting. He began channelizing his inner reporter by writing for his school magazine and later for a college magazine.

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