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Henry Is A Fake!

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Though Henry told Out magazine he prides
himself on focusing on "information that cannot
be researched or googled," his vague references
that do connect with the client all seem to add
up to information that's easy to access online,
suggesting his visions aren't the "sentimental
pieces of information" he says they are.

Critics call him a 'grief vampire'
Henry tends to play on people's sorrows
in order to demonstrate his "gift." According to
Susan Gerbic of the Skeptical Inquirer, by
telling clients he's communicating with their
loved ones, he's exploiting their pain as a "grief
vampire," feeding off others' sorrow.
"The loss of a loved one causes its own
His prediction for the 2016 election was vapid that were the case, you'd think he'd use his talent
special, terrible category of pain," Bobby Finger
In August 2016, just three months before to do more than host meet and greets. Instead,
writes for Jezebel, "and to exploit someone's
the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Tyler Henry Henry's TV show follows the same tried and
grief in a way that presents the afterlife as this
was asked about Donald Trump's chances of true formula of other controversial mediums,
bleak, murky place where our dead friends and
getting into the White House. "I'm watching such as his East Coast competition, the Long
family members are constantly on the hunt for
him and I am not worried," Henry told reporters, Island Medium. These reality stars don't seem to
people like the Hollywood Medium—or the
according to The Wrap. Henry's "prediction" use their powers for anything important, and
woman with the office by the flower shop, or
about Trump was incredibly vague. they leave a lot of people feeling emotional and
the guy who does readings on the pier—to
"Take that response to mean either he confused.
spread a message that is almost without fail, 'I'm
foresees the GOP candidate losing…or Henry has been endorsed by one of the
fine,' doesn't just con their desperate, mournful
potentially as Henry having no concerns about most famous TV psychics, John Edward, of
targets out of a few hard-earned dollars, it does
the Donald's leadership abilities. (It was Crossing Over (2001-04). Edward had this to
a disservice to the memories of those they lost."
probably not the latter, as this is Hollywood say about Henry on Twitter: "It's AWESOME to
Henry told Out magazine his goal was
after all.)" quipped The Wrap. We'd love to see some1 young not care about FAME & put
"ultimately to work with parents who have lost
know if Henry is worried now, but let's be real, the validation of spirit first. & that says a lot as..
children to suicide," yet we don't see him doing
he's not going to tell us. his show is called #hollywoodmedium."
much of that, at least not publicly, and
So, just to be clear, we're supposed to
considering his high profile, you'd think that
Subjects don't always know what he's talking believe that Henry's business vision of forgoing
would be a goal he could pursue if he truly
about average people to cater to the stars, with a
wanted to. Henry also told Out, "a huge part of
When Henry did a reading of The Real reported waiting list of more than 15,000
my work revolves around being an activist and
Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards customers, has nothing to do with fame. We're
being able to create a conversation," yet again,
in 2016, he said he saw her deceased mother reading you, Henry, loud and clear. []
the bulk of the activity we see from him is TV
holding hands with a stillborn or miscarried
spots, party appearances, book signings, and
child. "It would have been a very traumatic OPEN CASTING CALL
some very vague "visions."
experience," he told Richards. She doesn't seem
to follow. After Henry offers more clues as to If you are experienced in any of the following
He messes up his own schtick
what he's envisioning, Richards eventually types of divination and would like to be
Henry sometimes messes up his own
concludes, "I think my sister had one," referring considered for a part in a new television
shtick. In an episode in Season 2 of Hollywood
to the loss of a child. Keyword: thinks. series, our producers want to hear from you:
Medium, he meets with The Real Housewives
Perhaps looking for something more
of New York star Carole Radziwill. As usual, solid to cling to, Richards later directly asks Aeromancy
Henry pretends to have no idea who Radziwill
Henry about her deceased mother and Astragalomancy
is, only this time he seemingly misspeaks. "I
hummingbirds, thus feeding Henry his next line. Bibliomancy
don't know what you do for a living," Henry Cartomancy
He, of course, suddenly sees a hummingbird
says. "I don't watch much TV." Dowsing
reference in his mind that relates to someone
Bobby Finger of Jezebel writes, "That Necromancy
passing away.
right there? That accidental revelation that he Numerology
knows she's in TV (not to mention on Bravo, Rhabdomancy
He's just like all the other TV mediums
which is owned by NBC Universal, the same Palmistry / Chiromancy
Remember the infamous Ms. Cleo of the
parent company as E! [which airs Henry's Psychic Readers Network? Turns out, she Pyromancy
show]) and not some other medium (ha) is what, Scrying
reportedly lied about her backstory to add to her
according to my marginally problematic love Seance
mystical persona, and she wasn't even
for the movie Maverick, poker players like to Talking Boards
Jamaican. The Federal Trade Commission
call a 'tell.'" Tarot Cards
charged the network in 2002 with deceptive
Henry seems to quickly try to cover up Tasseography
business practices, stating that its "entire
his misstep by saying, "You may not be in TV,
operation is alleged to be permeated with
you could be Broadway." This potentially If you would like to be considered for a part of
fraud." Maybe Hollywood Medium's Henry is a this television series, please email your CV,
revealing conversation shows he may have
younger, male, blonde Ms. Cleo, though he's which must include your area of expertise,
conducted his own research before the reading making far more than Cleo did charging 24
or been fed some information prior to the experience and headshot to
cents a minute for her services. dts@digitalbroadcastnetwork.ca and visit us
session.
For the sake of argument, let's say Henry on line at www.digitalbroadcastnetwork.ca.
is genuinely communicating with the dead. If