Inside Uri Geller's mind-bending mansion

Inside Uri Geller's mind-bending mansion: A throne built from bent spoons, a horse sculpted out of twigs and a 'talking' toilet in the pad which is still on the market for £15m five months after being put up for sale
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Uri Geller's White House-inspired mansion is still on the market for £15million five months after being put up for sale
Filled with talking loos, throne built from bent spoons, sofa slept on by Michael Jackson and has a giant crystal ball
Nine-bedroom Palladian-style property located in Sonning, Berkshire, and close to George Clooney's new mansion
Geller has said of his home, which also contains 40-million-year-old crystals, that 'Magic emanates from the house'


Uri Geller's White House-inspired mansion may have talking loos, a throne built from bent spoons and a sofa slept on by Michael Jackson, but it appears the quirkily decorated nine-bedroom home is not to everyone's taste.
It was put on the market for £15million last October but the psychic is still yet to find a buyer for the property he has lived in for 35 years.
Filled with unique sculptures and furniture, the 12,000ft property also comes complete with toilets that ask how warm you want the seat, a giant crystal ball and a leather chair that once belonged to Yves Saint Laurent.

According to The Sun, the 69-year-old has so far been unable to sell the Berkshire mansion he lives in with wife Hanna.
Speaking to MailOnline last year, Geller told how 'magic emanates from the house' - which also features two huge crystals over 40 million years old outside and a horse sculpted from twigs.
‘Everything is in accordance with Feng Shui principals,' the Israeli 'spoon bending' illusionist said.
The spectacular property is located in Sonning, close to the island hamlet of Sonning Eye where George and Amal Clooney bought a mansion in 2014.


Describing the Sonning Court's unique location Geller said: 'It is in a very rare location being on the bend of the river and there are incredible, positive forces emanating from the water.
'Everything about the house is somewhat spiritual and empowering - the rooms, the views and the landscape gardens.'
Geller himself has handpicked the plants for his gardens.
He said: 'I have collected plants and shrubs from all over the world: Brazil, Japan, Venezuela , Chile, France, the USA. It is very elegant, peaceful and beautiful. With the three ponds, the gardens create a magical atmosphere.'
Inside, there are endless objects d'art collected by the illusionist throughout his career and given to him by the famous people whose paths he's crossed.
Geller has decided to leave the Berkshire countryside to return to Israel, where he left in 1972. The multimillionaire has bought a modest flat in Tel Aviv, overlooking the Mediterranean, and furnished it with cheap items from Ikea.

Asked last year whether he would part with his much-loved treasures when he sells, he replied: 'For the right person, I would leave everything.
'I am not in any way materialistic and do not hang on to things. I am not the sort of person who rips the light fittings out!'
One of the unique pieces is a brown velvet sofa, which was a favourite of Geller's friend Michael Jackson. Geller also renewed his wedding vows to Hanna on the sofa in 2001, when Jackson was his best man.
'It was custom made and is the largest in the UK. Michael loved this sofa - he slept on it and he meditated on it,' Geller said.
Other pieces that Geller counts as favourites include a black leather chair once owned by Yves Saint Laurent, the 40 million year-old crystals that flank his front door and a kinetic art sculpture that sits in his grounds.
He added: 'My two rock crystals sit to the left and right of the entrance and govern the house. These beautiful objects are over 40 million years old - they’re beautiful and enormous.'

Outside the house, Geller's Cadillac is covered with more than 3,000 bent spoons and forks which belonged to presidents, royalty and some of the most famous artists in the world.
He said: 'There are spoons on it which were given to me by Elvis, John Lennon, and I even have one from the Pope.'
One thing Geller will definitely be leaving behind for Sonning Court's new owners are the loos, which in true Geller style are not run of the mill and talk to you whilst you go about your business.
The toilet asks your preferences when it comes to position and pressure. It also washes you, dries you and lets out a scent afterwards.
There's also a life size cardboard cut out of George Clooney sent by a friend on the news that Clooney had been bought nearby.
The mansions was built around 50 years ago and was based on the design of US presidential address, The White House.
Since the Gellers first made it their home, it has tripled in size and now has parking for up to 30 cars.

It comes with nine bedrooms, including two spectacular master suites. The ground floor includes a reception hall, two drawing rooms which lead to a magnificent large glass atrium, a panorama room, which has nine-metre glass doors onto the garden, formal dining room, a study, two guest toilets and a summer dining room.
The state-of-the-art Poggenpohl kitchen, which has over 50 storage cabinets and the latest Gaggenau appliances, leads to separate staff quarters.
The entertainment hall on the lower ground floor includes a large cinema room, bar and fully equipped gymnasium while the large cellar comes with a panic room and a door to cellar and security/wine vault.
Externally, the generous grounds also include its very own stretch of The Thames belonging to Sonning Court, plus privately owned river moorings.
There is a large enclosed L-shaped swimming pool, a wooded decking area with an outdoor Jacuzzi, tennis court and helicopter pad.
There's also a Japanese Pagoda Pool-House and sauna on the estate.
Sonning Court is on sale for £15million with Savills.co.uk, 01491 843000

Mizzou journalist threatened with arrest for attending public meeting of black student activists - just months after professor threw him out of protest

Mizzou journalist threatened with arrest for attending public meeting of black student activists - just months after professor threw him out of campus protest
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Mark Schierbecker filmed himself attending black student activist meeting
Forum was taking place at University of Missouri on it public campus
Leader of the forum asks Schierbecker to leave, but he politely refuses
Confrontation then ensues in which the students threaten to call police and file a 'racial bias incident report' against Schierbecker
Schierbecker is also told refusal to leave is an example of 'white privilege'
Journalist was also confronted by an assistant professor at student demonstration last year who asked for 'muscle' to remove him


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A journalist who was kicked out of a student protest at Missouri University last year after a professor asked for 'muscle' to remove him has been thrown out of another public meeting.
Mark Schierbecker, a student videographer for The College Fix, was attending a meeting of the Concerned Student 1950, a black activist group, on Wednesday when he was asked to leave.
When he refused, members of the group threatened to call police and campus security to file a 'racial bias report', before telling him: 'This is, like, once again white people being privileged.'

Footage of the incident, shot by Schierbecker, shows the meeting in the AP Chapel on Mizzou's campus, which was advertised over Twitter as a forum 'for black students and students of color'
As film of the incident begins, several white members of the press can be seen sat along the pews.
Before the meeting gets underway, a woman - who appears to be the leader of the meeting - asks: 'If there are any reporters in here, can you please exit? That was my nice warning.'
A member of the local press then stands up and questions why reporters are being asked to leave, to which the woman responds: 'Just because I asked you to. We just want to discuss some things.'


The man can then be seen handing over his business card before exiting, while two other female journalists also left, according to The College Fix.
However, Schierbecker refused to leave, starting a tense confrontation with the group, during which several of them also took out their phones and began recording.
Schierbecker can be heard saying: 'This is considered a limited public forum. It’s open to the public, and especially to students of the university.

'I am here on assignment for a story and it is my personal preference not to leave.'
The footage then cuts momentarily before coming back to show the leader of the meeting standing next to Schierbecker.
She tells him: 'This is, like, once again white people being privileged and refusing to leave our spaces.'
The woman then asks Schierbecker to lower his camera, which he agrees to, although footage is still being recorded.
As several students try to explain themselves to Schierbecker, the leader of the group again speaks up telling them: 'You don’t give him any explanation because, like, that’s not necessary.'
She then suggests phoning the police in order to file a 'racial bias incident report', adding that 'I just don't have the time or the patience.'
When Schierbecker asks if she is referring to him, she responds: 'I'm not talking to you.'

After a short altercation, Schierbecker tells the group that he is recording 'for my own safety', saying that he wants to keep a record for police.
That statement appears to anger some of the group who raise their voices at him, though other members do ask them to quieten down.
After a brief and heated exchange with the group, Schierbecker again repeats that he will put the camera away, provided the police are not called.
However, before authorities arrive the group decide to move their meeting to a more private location, at which point they get up and leave.
According to Schierbecker, police and campus security never arrived to speak with him, and he received no follow-up call.

This is the second time Schierbecker has got into trouble with demonstrators on campus after he tried to film a tent city set up as part of protests that ousted college president Tim Wolfe last year.
On that occasion Schierbecker was confronted by then-assistant communications professor Melissa Click, who told protesters: 'Who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? I need some muscle over here.'
She has since been suspended and charged with assault over the incident, which Schierbecker also caught on film, and which has been viewed millions of times online.

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