The Truth About Uri Geller,originally published as TheMagic of Uri Geller in 1975, is a 1982 book by magician and skeptic James Randiabout alleged psychic Uri Geller. In the book, Randi challenges Geller'sassertions that he performs paranormal feats. Randi explores Geller'sbackground as a stage magician, and explains how Geller's spoon bending can beeasily reproduced by any magician using sleight of hand.In 1991 Geller filed a $15 million lawsuit against Randi andthe Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal(CSICOP) over slander concerning Randi's statements that Geller had"tricked even reputable scientists" with tricks that "are thekind that used to be on the back of cereal boxes when I was a kid". Thecourt dismissed the case and Geller had to eventually settle the case at a costof $120,000.In February 1992, Geller sued Randi, Prometheus and localbook distributors in London, England for libel concerning The Magic of UriGeller. The lawsuit centered on the sentence: "He began his career as astage magician in Israel where he was once arrested for claiming his feats wereperformed with psychic power", since Geller had not been arrested butmerely sued. The publisher issued an erratum that changed the phrase "hewas once arrested" to "he was once sued". Randi commented in1993 that "My position is that I made an unintended factual error inmisinterpreting the words 'brought to court' and 'guilty' as 'arrested,' andthat this was done without malice or reckless disregard for the truth."Geller lost this case as well and had to pay Randi's legal fees.In April 1992 Geller sued Prometheus Books for $4 millionalleging libel in two other books. This suit was thrown out in 1994 and thejudge ordered Geller to pay $20,272.89 in legal fees.After Geller's three lawsuits, Randi said he "neverpaid even one dollar or even one cent to anyone who ever sued me, and certainlynot to Geller".