Jaw-dropping photos show squalor of magician David Copperfield's $7m Manhattan super-penthouse, as lawsuit accuses him of putting skyscraper at risk

Magician David Copperfield 'trashed' his luxe $7 million Manhattan penthouse, leaving it in a state of 'utter disrepair' that could potentially damage the entire building, a bombshell lawsuit claims.

The famous illusionist is accused of abandoning the 'formerly pristine multilevel' penthouse at The Galleria on East 57th Street around 2018, according to the suit filed by the building's board.

Photos from inside the apartment, which sits atop the building's 54th floor, show the 'dilapidation and decay' outlined in the suit: a soiled bathtub, stained carpeting, peeling paint, gaping holes in the ceiling, and more. 

The complaint adds that the apartment has unrepaired water damage 'that is so severe that it presents risks to the "concrete structure of the building," facilitated the growth of mold and mildew, and actively endangers other apartments in the building.'  

The high-rise is also where musician Eric Clapton's four-year-old son tragically fell from a 53rd-story window. 

The suit accused Copperfield of causing an estimated $3 million in damages to the 15,000-square-foot unit and other tenants' homes, The Independent reported. 

'After attempts to resolve this for frankly years, the board was left with no other choice but to pursue legal action,' the board's attorney, Joshua Stricoff, told DailyMail.com.

The suit claims that Copperfield is trying to sell the property, but states that the unit's condition 'plainly violates' the boards by-laws.  

'In typical fashion, Copperfield refuses to confront the consequences of his actions and denies all responsibility for the damage he has caused to the building and his former neighbors,' the complaint says.

Copperfield purchased the penthouse in October 1997 for about $7.4 million, the suit says.

A representative for Copperfield told The Independent that the photos included in the lawsuit 'don't reflect the current state of the apartment,' adding that the issue with be handled in court.