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'''Thomas John Flanagan''', known professionally as '''Thomas John''', is an American purported ] ] and former ].{{R|DailyNews2}} He has been called the "Manhattan Medium" and starred in the 2018 ] show, "Seatbelt Psychic", and the ] series ''The Thomas John Experience'' beginning in June 2020. In January 2020, John began a live show at ] in ], which was unexpectedly cut short due to the ]. After the show's suspension, John continued to do group readings using the Internet with sessions attended by hundreds of fans.{{R|OLM1}} In mid 2021, John held a "spirit communication event for children" targeting children as young as 5 years; skeptics unsuccessfully tried to cancel the event calling it exploitative and harmful, and then successfully infiltrated it with two children playing arranged parts who went undetected by John.{{R|OnionRing}} '''Thomas John Flanagan''', known professionally as '''Thomas John''', is an American ]. He starred in the 2018 ] show, '']'', and the ] series ''The Thomas John Experience'' beginning in June 2020. In January 2020, John began a live show at ] in ], which was put on hiatus as of March 16, 2020.


In 2019, the '']'' reported that a ] run by ] found John was using information acquired from audience Facebook accounts during group readings.{{R|secret}}{{R|Pizza}}{{R|Jezebel}} John has been the subject of significant criticism, including his use of information acquired online during group readings (]).


==Early life== ==Early life==
John is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, where he was raised in an Italian-Catholic household.{{R|Tribune}} According to John, he had his first psychic experience when he was 4 years old and saw his deceased grandfather.{{R|Cosmopolitan}} He has recounted that he experienced his grandfather in a room when he was physically not there, in addition to having seen his grandfather at birthday parties.{{R|BocaMag}} According to John, he had his first psychic experience when he was 4 years old and saw his deceased grandfather.{{R|Cosmopolitan}} He said that he experienced his grandfather in a room when he was physically not there, in addition to having seen his grandfather at birthday parties.{{R|BocaMag}}


John has also described his encounters with spirits as vague details coming up first, and specifics being spoken to him after.{{R|Vogue}}
He indicates that he receives the spirit's communication in numerous different formats. Of that, he explains:

{{Quote|text=It comes to me in all different way. It depends on how the spirits feel they can get their messages through. I can see things, feel things, hear things...it is all different.{{R|THREADMB}}}}

John has also described his encounters with spirits as vague details coming up first and specifics spoken to him after.{{R|Vogue}}

==Drag queen career==
John has performed in ] around ] under the name Lady Vera Parker.{{R|GoPride}}{{R|DailyNews2}} John was an official promoter of the ], which uses the slogan "Where Boys Are Boys and Female Impersonation is an Art". The 2019 pageant was held on March 19, 2019.{{R|MGNY}} The 2020 pageant was held on March 10, 2020.{{R|NYA}}


==Mediumship career== ==Mediumship career==
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John first started working professionally as a ] in his mid-20s, and has worked in ] and ]. John gives private readings to clients and claims to be often scheduled a year in advance.{{R|Tribune}}{{R|Private}} He has appeared on TV shows including ''Dr. Phil'', ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''Dish Nation'', ''The Real Housewives of New York'', and ''Million Dollar Listing''.{{R|Tribune}} John first started working professionally as a ] in his mid-20s, and has worked in ] and ]. John gives private readings to clients and holds speaking events in person and online.{{R|Private}}{{R|Novella}} John stars in the ] ''The Thomas John Experience'', which premiered on June 4, 2020, on ].{{R|CBS}} The show was recorded in cities around the United States including New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles.{{R|Post}} A ''Las Vegas Magazine'' review praised John's live show at Cleopatra's Barge inside ], which premiered on January 16, 2020.{{R|Miyasato}} The show was put on indefinite hiatus on March 16, 2020.{{R|lvmag}}


A musical based on John's life and experiences titled ''Dead Serious'' premiered off-Broadway in July 2019. Co-written by Michelle Wendt and John, the musical pulled from John's personal stories, exploring his journey as a medium. ''Dead Serious'' played from July through September 2019 at the Theatre Center in New York City.{{R|Clement}} ] produced a ] starring John called ''Seatbelt Psychic''. This show began its run on July 11, 2018, and stars John as a ] driver who surprises passengers when he delivers messages from their ] relatives.{{R|NYPix11}}{{R|HWReporter}}{{R|Bustle}}
===''The Thomas John Experience''===
John stars in the ] ''The Thomas John Experience'', which premiered on June 4, 2020, on ].{{R|CBS}} The show was recorded in cities around the United States including New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles.{{R|Post}}


===Caesars Palace 2020=== ===Reception===
In March 2017, John was accused of doing a ] after a sting operation planned and implemented by ] and ] ]. Gerbic and Edward attended John's show using ], and John "read" them as a married couple. During the entire reading, John failed to determine the actual identities of Gerbic and Edward, or that they were deceptive during his reading. All personal information he gave them matched what was on their falsified ] accounts, rather than being about their actual lives.{{R|Pizza}}{{R|secret}}
A ''Las Vegas Magazine'' review praised John's live show at Cleopatra's Barge inside ], which premiered on January 16, 2020, saying "Weaving in and out of the audience, John announces correct names, places and exact details, much to the astonishment and excitement of the audience..."{{R|Miyasato }} However, John Katsilometes of the '']'' wrote an article about the show before it opened, saying "Even before he opens at Caesars Palace, it's clear not everyone buys Thomas John's claims of summoning the deceased in his live performances." {{R|LARJ2019}} He goes on to briefly describe ] in which John was caught doing a ].{{R|LARJ2019}}


In early 2021, John announced plans to hold a "Virtual Spirit Circle for Children" on April 19.{{R|Circle}}{{R|Circle2}} Upon learning of this event, neurologist ] criticized what he saw as the exploitation of ].{{R|Novella}}
===''Dead Serious'' Musical===
A musical based on John's life and experiences titled ''Dead Serious'' premiered off-Broadway in July 2019. Co-written by Michelle Wendt and John, the musical pulled from John's personal stories, exploring his journey as a medium. ''Dead Serious'' played from July through September 2019 at the Theatre Center in New York City. The cast included Leo Berman, Cater Ellis, Stephen Gordon, Solomon Kee, Andrew Morissey, and Eddie Rodriguez.{{R|Clement}}

===''Seatbelt Psychic''===
] produced a ] starring John called ''Seatbelt Psychic''. This show began its run on July 11, 2018, and stars John as a ] driver who surprises passengers when he delivers messages from their ] relatives. It is produced by Zeb Newman, Ryan Simpkins, Sarah Happel, Emma Conway, Brie Miranda Bryant, and ].{{R|NYPix11}}{{R|HWReporter}}{{R|Bustle}}

==Mediumship criticism==
Several media organizations have promoted John, claiming he has ] powers,{{R|MLive}} including ],{{R|Vogue}} '']'',{{R|HWReporter}} '']'',{{R|SFWeekly}} ],{{R|Fox2}} and ].{{R|NYPix11}} In a 2019 television segment on '']'', ] criticized the media for promoting TV psychics such as John because this exposure convinces viewers that psychic powers are real, and so enable neighborhood psychics to prey on grieving families. Oliver said, "...when psychic abilities are presented as authentic, it emboldens a vast underworld of unscrupulous vultures, more than happy to make money by offering an open line to the afterlife, as well as many other bullshit services." {{R|theguardian}}{{R|LastWeekTonight}}

John has steadfastly denied performing online research of those who attend his shows.{{R|LARJ2019}} John's co-producer Alan Glist says that psychics are an inviting and common target of skeptics, adding, "Unfortunately, there is always that group of people that are trying to bring psychics and mediums down and non-believers. I can tell you firsthand I have seen Thomas in action and have brought people, and he had no idea were going to be there and he has given them perfect readings." {{R|LARJ2019}} Glist staged three presentations in Las Vegas before John being offered his residency at Caesar's Palace. Glist says, "In each presentation, we invited people and brought in total strangers and never gave him a list or gave him any indication as to who was going to be there. And I've watched him on three different occasions literally work the room reading total strangers and nailing the names of their family members who are deceased and talked about them in great detail." {{R|LARJ2019}}

===Operation Pizza Roll===
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In March 2017, John was caught doing a ] in a sting operation named "Operation Pizza Roll," which was planned and implemented by ] and ] ]. The unmarried couple Gerbic and Edward attended John's show using ], and John "read" them as a married couple, Susanna and Mark Wilson. During the entire reading, John failed to determine the actual identities of Gerbic and Edward, or that they were deceptive during his reading. All personal information he gave them matched what was on their falsified ] accounts, rather than being about their actual lives. John pretended he was getting this information from Gerbic and Edward's supposedly dead—but nonexistent—relatives.{{R|Pizza}}{{R|"PretendRadio"}}

As Jack Hitt reported in '']'':
{{Quote|text=" Over the course of the reading, John comfortably laid down the specifics of Susanna Wilson's life — he named "Andy" and amazingly knew him to be her twin. He knew that she and her brother grew up in Michigan and that his girlfriend was Maria. He knew about Susanna's father-in-law and how he died." {{R|secret}}}}

These details were from the falsified ] accounts for the pair, which were prepared by a group of ] in advance of the reading, and Gerbic and Edward were not aware of the specific information in these accounts.{{R|Jezebel}} This blinding was done to avoid John later being able to claim he obtained the false information by reading Gerbic and Edward's minds.{{R|Pizza}}{{R|"PretendRadio"}}

In her report, Gerbic also revealed that during an after-show private event, John disclosed in a group setting that at least one of the people in the audience, which he did a reading about, was his student.{{R|Pizza}}

When Hitt reached out to John for comment, John insisted that he did not use Facebook, saying, "I do remember her coming to an event... I recognized her because she was there with that other guy who wrote that book." He also told Hitt that "I have my eyes closed for an hour and a half when I'm doing readings. If she spoke up during that period of time, I don't remember that." John also argued that the entire experiment wasn't scientific enough, saying "For Susan to come to a reading and get a two-minute reading and say, well, 'I made a fake post about my dog, Buddy, and my father who died,' it's really not any sort of scientific testing of psychic powers." He added, "First off, someone will have to be a scientist to do a scientific experiment, not someone who used to be a photographer at Sears." {{R|secret}}

A concise recounting of Operation Pizza Roll is given by John Katsilometes of the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' as part of his criticism of John's shows at Caesars Palace in 2020.{{R|LARJ2019}}

===2021 Spirit communication event for children===
In early 2021, John announced plans to hold a "Virtual Spirit Circle for Children" on April 19th. The cost is advertised as $400 and is advertised as "a very special event for children who have lost a loved one... The age requirement is between the age of 5-12 years old. Children who are very sensitive and open to the spiritual world are very encourage to attend. The event will open up where Thomas will practice a few mediumship exercises with the children. Then each child will receive messages from their loved one on the other side."{{R|Circle}}{{R|Circle2}}

Upon learning of this event, the host of '']'', neurologist ], decried its exploitative and dangerous nature at the website '']'' writing that,
{{Quote|text=...it is disturbing when self-proclaimed psychic mediums insert themselves into the grieving process, especially when children are involved. Alleged medium Thomas John, for example, is planning a Zoom group “spirit circle” for children who have lost loved ones. Grieving children are a doubly vulnerable population, and such an event can only be described as exploitative. There is also tremendous potential for harm.{{R|Novella}}}}

Shortly before the event, ] criticized it in a '']'' article, asking, "So what could possibly go wrong with Grief Vampire, Thomas John speaking to dead family members of children ages five to twelve and charging their parent $400 apiece for the opportunity?" The article includes a video of John replying to the earlier criticism of the planned even where he said, "...why are we doing something for children? Ahh, this is what I have to deal with, with the crazies in the world. Someone says, 'Why are you doing something for children, you are taking advantage of children?' No, we are not taking advantage of children, we are having an event for children. Children are spiritual too."{{R|SI-ForChildren}}

Shortly after the event, ] published an article revealing that skeptics had unsuccessfully tried to get the event cancelled. Failing in that effort, Gerbic infiltrated the Zoom session. Not only was she online for the entire 2-hour session without John suspecting, but John did not detect that two of the eight children at the event were working for Gerbic, had false identities she created, and had their admission fees paid with funds originating with the ]. In his readings for both children (one of which was actually secular activist and CSICon speaker Bailey Harris pretending to be religious and years younger than her stated age), the information John provided reflected the false backstories which Gerbic had provided to him via email when arranging the childrens' attendance. As Gerbic put it, "He did not see through the characters; he did not know these were died in the wool scientific skeptics."{{R|OnionRing}}


==Legal issues== ==Legal issues==
In 2009, John was arrested and pleaded guilty to theft and computer fraud for posting fake apartment ads on ] and stealing the security deposits from renters. {{R|Shaff}}{{R|DailyNews1}} In 2009, John was arrested and pleaded guilty to theft and computer fraud for posting fake apartment ads on ] and stealing the security deposits from renters.{{R|Shaff}}{{R|DailyNews1}}

The New York ''Daily News'' article reported that John was being sued by a ]-based ] firm, ZTPR, because he hadn't paid his bill. John had hired ZTPR to repair his public relations image after the ''Daily News'' uncovered and reported on his fraud conviction. According to court papers, ZTPR "completed all the services of helping him build and exaggerate in the press his public profile as a believable psychic medium". Slattery reported that John "told the paper he's worked out a settlement with ZTPR, but... ZTPR president Zack Teperman said the matter was still being reviewed by the company's lawyers." {{R|DailyNews1}}


==Bibliography== ==Publications==
*{{cite book |last1=John |first1=Thomas |title=Never Argue with a Dead Person: True and Unbelievable Stories from the Other Side |date=25 February 2015 |publisher=Hampton Roads Publishing |isbn=978-1571747242 |df=dmy-all }} *{{cite book |last1=John |first1=Thomas |title=Never Argue with a Dead Person: True and Unbelievable Stories from the Other Side |date=25 February 2015 |publisher=Hampton Roads Publishing |isbn=978-1571747242 |df=dmy-all }}

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==References== ==References==
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<ref name=Vogue>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Kristin |title=How a Celebrity Psychic Turned One Proud Skeptic Into a Believer |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/thomas-john-celebrity-psychic-hollywood-medium |website=Vogue.com |publisher=Vogue |accessdate=29 June 2018 |date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629191316/https://www.vogue.com/article/thomas-john-celebrity-psychic-hollywood-medium |archive-date=29 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref name=Vogue>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Kristin |title=How a Celebrity Psychic Turned One Proud Skeptic Into a Believer |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/thomas-john-celebrity-psychic-hollywood-medium |website=Vogue.com |publisher=Vogue |access-date=29 June 2018 |date=15 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629191316/https://www.vogue.com/article/thomas-john-celebrity-psychic-hollywood-medium |archive-date=29 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


<ref name=ParaHerald>{{cite web |title=Famous psychic, John Thomas,scandal that rocked the media world and Paranormal world. |url=https://paranormalheraldmagazine.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/famous-psychic-john-thomasscandal-that-rocked-the-media-world-and-paranormal-world/ |publisher=Paranormal Herald Magazine |accessdate=30 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180630214345/https://paranormalheraldmagazine.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/famous-psychic-john-thomasscandal-that-rocked-the-media-world-and-paranormal-world/ |archivedate=30 June 2018 |date=11 September 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref name=DailyNews1>{{cite web |last1=Slattery |first1=Denis |title=Manhattan psychic who ran Craigslist scam sued for owing money to PR firm hired to fix his image |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/deadbeat-psychic-sued-public-relations-makeover-article-1.2575710 |website=nydailynews.com |publisher=NY Daily News |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180629192011/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/deadbeat-psychic-sued-public-relations-makeover-article-1.2575710 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |date=23 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


<ref name=DailyNews1>{{cite web |last1=Slattery |first1=Denis |title=Manhattan psychic who ran Craigslist scam sued for owing money to PR firm hired to fix his image |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/deadbeat-psychic-sued-public-relations-makeover-article-1.2575710 |website=nydailynews.com |publisher=NY Daily News |accessdate=29 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180629192011/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/deadbeat-psychic-sued-public-relations-makeover-article-1.2575710 |archivedate=29 June 2018 |date=23 March 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref name=NYPix11>{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Andrew |title=Renowned medium Thomas John spooks ride-share passengers in 'Seatbelt Psychic' |url=https://pix11.com/2018/06/28/renowned-medium-thomas-john-spooks-ride-share-passengers-in-seatbelt-psychic/ |website=pix11.com/ |publisher=PIX 11 |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2018 |date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234718/https://pix11.com/2018/06/28/renowned-medium-thomas-john-spooks-ride-share-passengers-in-seatbelt-psychic/ |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


<ref name=DailyNews2>{{cite web |last1=Slattery |first1=Denis |title='Manhattan Medium' Thomas John has celeb clientele — and shady past as scammer and drag queen |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/celebrity-psychic-thomas-john-scammer-drag-queen-article-1.2304457 |website=NYdailynews.com |publisher=NY Daily News |accessdate=29 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180629195119/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/celebrity-psychic-thomas-john-scammer-drag-queen-article-1.2304457 |archivedate=29 June 2018 |date=25 July 2015 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref name=HWReporter>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |title='Seatbelt Psychic' Thomas John on New Lifetime Show: "Skeptics are Definitely Welcome" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/seatbelt-psychic-thomas-john-new-lifetime-show-skeptics-are-definitely-welcome-1119960 |website=hollywoodreporter.com |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=30 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630205022/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/seatbelt-psychic-thomas-john-new-lifetime-show-skeptics-are-definitely-welcome-1119960 |archive-date=30 June 2018 |date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


<ref name=SFWeekly>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Quentin |title=Celebrity Medium Thomas John Breaks on Through (To the Other Side) |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/culture/celebrity-medium-thomas-john-breaks-on-through-to-the-other-side/# |website=SFweekly.com |publisher=SF Weekly |accessdate=29 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180629195746/http://www.sfweekly.com/culture/celebrity-medium-thomas-john-breaks-on-through-to-the-other-side/%23 |archivedate=29 June 2018 |date=29 June 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> <ref name=Pizza>{{cite news |last1=Gerbic |first1=Susan|author-link=Susan Gerbic |title=Operation Pizza Roll- Thomas John |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/operation-pizza-roll_-_thomas-john/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200515050735/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/operation-pizza-roll_-_thomas-john/|archive-date=May 15, 2020 |access-date=February 23, 2019 |url-status=live|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>

<ref name=NYPix11>{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Andrew |title=Renowned medium Thomas John spooks ride-share passengers in 'Seatbelt Psychic' |url=https://pix11.com/2018/06/28/renowned-medium-thomas-john-spooks-ride-share-passengers-in-seatbelt-psychic/ |website=pix11.com/ |publisher=PIX 11 |accessdate=29 June 2018 |archivedate=28 June 2018 |date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234718/https://pix11.com/2018/06/28/renowned-medium-thomas-john-spooks-ride-share-passengers-in-seatbelt-psychic/ |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name=Fox2>{{cite web |title=Psychic medium Thomas John returns for show in West Bloomfield April 12 |url=http://www.fox2detroit.com/good-day/psychic-medium-thomas-john-returns-for-show-in-west-bloomfield-april-12 |website=Fox2detroit.com |publisher=Fox News |accessdate=30 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180630204334/http://www.fox2detroit.com/good-day/psychic-medium-thomas-john-returns-for-show-in-west-bloomfield-april-12%23/ |archivedate=30 June 2018 |date=12 April 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name=HWReporter>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |title='Seatbelt Psychic' Thomas John on New Lifetime Show: "Skeptics are Definitely Welcome" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/seatbelt-psychic-thomas-john-new-lifetime-show-skeptics-are-definitely-welcome-1119960 |website=hollywoodreporter.com |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=30 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630205022/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/seatbelt-psychic-thomas-john-new-lifetime-show-skeptics-are-definitely-welcome-1119960 |archivedate=30 June 2018 |date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="PretendRadio">{{cite podcast|url=https://pretendradio.org/s407-the-psychic-vampires/|title=The Psychic Grief Vampires|host=Javier Leiva|publisher=Pretend Radio|date=2 July 2019|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

<ref name=MLive>{{cite web |last1=Pevos |first1=Edward |title=We can't explain our encounter with psychic medium Thomas John: See for yourself |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/we_cant_explain_our_encounter.html |website=Mlive.com |publisher=Michigan Live |accessdate=30 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180630205515/https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/11/we_cant_explain_our_encounter.html |archivedate=30 June 2018 |date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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<ref name=Pizza>{{cite news |last1=Gerbic |first1=Susan|authorlink=Susan Gerbic |title=Operation Pizza Roll- Thomas John |url=https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/operation-pizza-roll_-_thomas-john/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200515050735/https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/operation-pizza-roll_-_thomas-john/|archive-date=May 15, 2020 |accessdate=February 23, 2019 |url-status=live|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>


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American psychic medium

Thomas John
BornThomas John Flanagan
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPsychic medium
Websitewww.mediumthomas.com
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Thomas John Flanagan, known professionally as Thomas John, is an American psychic medium. He starred in the 2018 reality TV show, Seatbelt Psychic, and the CBS All Access series The Thomas John Experience beginning in June 2020. In January 2020, John began a live show at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, which was put on hiatus as of March 16, 2020.

John has been the subject of significant criticism, including his use of information acquired online during group readings (hot readings).

Early life

According to John, he had his first psychic experience when he was 4 years old and saw his deceased grandfather. He said that he experienced his grandfather in a room when he was physically not there, in addition to having seen his grandfather at birthday parties.

John has also described his encounters with spirits as vague details coming up first, and specifics being spoken to him after.

Mediumship career

Thomas John on stage in 2017

John first started working professionally as a medium in his mid-20s, and has worked in New York City and Los Angeles. John gives private readings to clients and holds speaking events in person and online. John stars in the reality TV show The Thomas John Experience, which premiered on June 4, 2020, on CBS All Access. The show was recorded in cities around the United States including New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles. A Las Vegas Magazine review praised John's live show at Cleopatra's Barge inside Caesars Palace, which premiered on January 16, 2020. The show was put on indefinite hiatus on March 16, 2020.

A musical based on John's life and experiences titled Dead Serious premiered off-Broadway in July 2019. Co-written by Michelle Wendt and John, the musical pulled from John's personal stories, exploring his journey as a medium. Dead Serious played from July through September 2019 at the Theatre Center in New York City. Lifetime produced a reality TV show starring John called Seatbelt Psychic. This show began its run on July 11, 2018, and stars John as a ridesharing company driver who surprises passengers when he delivers messages from their deceased relatives.

Reception

In March 2017, John was accused of doing a hot reading after a sting operation planned and implemented by Susan Gerbic and mentalist Mark Edward. Gerbic and Edward attended John's show using aliases, and John "read" them as a married couple. During the entire reading, John failed to determine the actual identities of Gerbic and Edward, or that they were deceptive during his reading. All personal information he gave them matched what was on their falsified Facebook accounts, rather than being about their actual lives.

In early 2021, John announced plans to hold a "Virtual Spirit Circle for Children" on April 19. Upon learning of this event, neurologist Steven Novella criticized what he saw as the exploitation of child bereavement.

Legal issues

In 2009, John was arrested and pleaded guilty to theft and computer fraud for posting fake apartment ads on Craigslist and stealing the security deposits from renters.

Publications

  • John, Thomas (25 February 2015). Never Argue with a Dead Person: True and Unbelievable Stories from the Other Side. Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 978-1571747242.

References

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