Rape case against magician Copperfield dropped

A woman who accused David Copperfield of luring her to his private island in the Bahamas and raping her - and who was later charged with fabricating sexual assault claims against another man - dropped her US federal lawsuit against the magician.

Attorneys for model and waitress Lacey Carroll announced her decision in a news release - just days after a federal judge ruled that Copperfield's attorneys would be allowed to question her under oath this week.