Ivan Stratienco “Amazing Ivan” Magician – Continued Smear Campaign, Alts.

What Went Down on Reddit

So, there was this Reddit thread that mentioned me... yeah, started by the Guinness World Record magician, Ivan Stratienco, or as some of you might know him, Amazing Ivan. And guess what? It got taken down.

But here’s where it gets interesting. Almost immediately after, the same claims popped up again, but this time from an alternate account belonging to Ivan. Funny enough, that alt account had already chimed in on the first thread.

So, basically, it’s a repost after the original got removed by Ivan Stratienco (yep, Amazing Ivan). I’ve got the receipts for you, so feel free to check them out and see for yourself... let's keep it about the facts, not the drama, right?

“A smear campaign is a planned effort to discredit a person or group, to undermine their credibility, and tarnish their reputation.” – Psychology Today

• The first Reddit thread naming me, started by Ivan Stratienco (also known as Amazing Ivan, magician), was locked/removed.

  
  

• Soon after, a new thread appeared from the same actor, Ivan Stratienco Guinness World Record magician (Amazing Ivan)using an alt account that had already commented in the first thread.

  
  

• The new thread repeats the same claims and unique details as the removed post, all coming from Ivan Stratienco (Amazing Ivan, magician).

Receipts:

• Screenshot A: First thread removed, The alt account’s comment in the first thread

Ivan Stratienco updated defamation

• Screenshot B: New thread by the same alt account of Ivan Stratienco (Amazing Ivan, magician), posted 3PM August 24th, Pacific Time, repeating the same claims.

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  Ivan Stratienco updated defamation

Note: All screenshots should be full-page, with post titles/usernames visible, and any personal info redacted.

AUGUST 25TH: Ivan Stratienco (also known as Amazing Ivan, magician) updated his hit piece, matching the original post, but from a different alt account. This is the same person repeating the same claims.

Ivan Stratienco updated defamation

Pattern before today (why this matters)

• These same claims have been made before by Ivan Stratienco (Amazing Ivan, magician), and I’ve already published a receipts page that counters them with screenshots and documents.

• The poster is also under an NDA, and has been sent a cease-and-desist (details below). Reposting after removal ignores both moderation and agreements.

Receipts:

• Evidence Collage / Debunk page

  
  

Evidence Collage

• NDA acknowledgment (redacted)

NDA agreement ignored

• Cease-and-desist sent (redacted)

To: Ivan Stratienco

Re: Cease and Desist Demand for Defamation, Harassment, Libel, and Slander

Dear Ivan Stratienco,

We represent AKA John Elite (“Our Client”).

It has come to our attention that you have engaged in a coordinated campaign of defamatory statements, harassment, and unauthorized use of Our Client’s likeness across various online platforms, including but not limited to the creation and use of multiple alternate accounts.

This conduct includes spreading false allegations, malicious attacks, and repeated attempts to harm Our Client’s personal and professional reputation.

Such conduct constitutes defamation, harassment, and a violation of Our Client’s rights to privacy and publicity under applicable laws, including but not limited to New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51.

Accordingly, we hereby demand that you:

• Accordingly, we hereby demand that you immediately:

• CEASE AND DESIST from publishing, republishing, editing, updating, amplifying, or causing others to publish or amplify any false, misleading, or defamatory statements about Our Client, whether directly or through third parties.

• CEASE any further bad-faith reporting, flagging, or attempts to restrict, demonetize, or remove Our Client’s content, channels, or accounts on any platform, including any coordinated “brigading,” mass-reporting, or similar abuse of moderation tools.

• REFRAIN from using, creating, or operating alternate, alias, pseudonymous, or “sock-puppet” accounts to evade moderation or to continue any of the foregoing conduct, including editing or re-posting attacks via such accounts.

• REMOVE or cause the removal of all false or defamatory statements about Our Client that you control (including posts, comments, reviews, videos, mirrors, and re-uploads), and take reasonable steps to request removal from any third-party hosts you directly used to disseminate such content.

• CONFIRM IN WRITING whether you have submitted any takedown/flagging requests concerning Our Client; if any were submitted, confirm they have been withdrawn, and agree not to submit future reports absent a good-faith basis consistent with platform terms and applicable law.

• PRESERVE ALL EVIDENCE relevant to these matters, including but not limited to drafts, posts, messages, emails, DMs, reviews, account logs, IP logs, platform notices, reporting histories, edit histories, and communications with any third party concerning the publications, reporting, or amplification at issue. This is a litigation hold; do not alter, conceal, or destroy any such materials.

• REFRAIN FROM CONTACTING Our Client’s students, customers, prospective customers, vendors, or partners for the purpose of disparagement, interference, or inducing breach.

• PROVIDE WRITTEN ASSURANCE of your full compliance with the above within seven (7) days of the date of this letter.

Failure to comply with this demand will leave Our Client with no alternative but to pursue all available legal remedies, including but not limited to initiating a defamation lawsuit and seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages.

We reserve the right to disclose your identity upon commencement of such legal action.

This letter is sent without prejudice to Our Client’s rights and claims, all of which are expressly reserved.

Govern yourself accordingly.

Sincerely,[Legal Counsel for John Elite]

Its past 7 days and he clearly ignored the cease and desist letter....

How to read the collage (by position):

Top-left: Fatherhood + quit timing

rage quit

So, here’s the scoop: there’s this Chinese student who just became a dad, got some proof to back it up, too.

Now, within just two weeks, our buddy Ivan Stratienco (also known as Amazing Ivan, magician) totally lost it and quit when he heard the news about the other student becoming a father.

In a chat, Ivan Stratienco actually said, “your system can work very well.” Funny, right?

At that point, Ivan Stratienco only had what we call Elite Access, just a quick 10 to 15 minutes a day on WhatsApp.

But then things took a turn. Ivan Stratienco’s access to the digital courses got pulled back because of an NDA. I even told Ivan to hold off on checking out the other courses until he had fully dived into Elite Access.

Because of that, Ivan Stratienco didn’t get to finish Elite 30 or the Elite Playbook, and he missed out on the entire Skype sequence.

Now Ivan Stratienco is just going back over the Elite Access coaching instead of the courses. And honestly, that’s been pretty effective for a lot of my students this year.

Upper-left center: Supplement narrative & motive

Movie about vedgetarian

Ivan Stratienco, the magician, publicly attacks me for suggesting optional, over-the-counter (non-prescription) supplements to students, claiming “side-effects in high doses,” and saying I’m wrong to suggest them.

These are not prescriptions….

you can get them over the counter and on Amazon.

Ivan’s own IMDb page shows “Meatless BBQ.”

He told me he’s food-only… devout vegan and had never used the OTC items he criticized.

In other words, the false narrative crusade isn’t about evidence, it’s ideology. That’s the motive.

Middle-left: $400 payment context

extortion

Ivan Stratienco received $400 as a goodwill payment during dispute resolution.

This was not a refund of a course.

Bottom-left: NDA scope

NDA ignored

Screenshot of the signed NDA… non-disparagement, non-disclosure agreement: Ivan Stratienco agreed not to attack me on forums or post hit-pieces. The day he quit.

In exchange, I agreed not to publish a video naming Ivan Stratienco (the title appears in the screenshot).

He posted anyway.

Top-middle / Top-right: Audio feedback

can't hear mistakes, emotions

So, Ivan Stratienco (also known as Amazing Ivan, magician) mentioned that he can't pick up on issues in his own audio.

In that screenshot I shared, I was pointing out some traits in Ivan Stratienco’s audio that could be fixed,

like being monotone or coming off as lethargic. Just to be clear, I'm not diagnosing Ivan Stratienco, just describing what I noticed.

If Ivan Stratienco really can’t hear those traits, well, that kind of explains why he says he couldn’t “hear” himself sounding depressed, even though he insists he wasn’t feeling that way.

But here's the thing: when Ivan Stratienco’s audio infields and homework were played on YouTube Live, he sounded pretty down, kind of sluggish, and maybe even a bit angry. Honestly, it’s tough to put that in a collage.

Far-right: Self-report vs. later claims

hypocricy

So, looking back at those earlier messages, Ivan Stratienco openly talked about feeling pretty down and trapped for a long time, with hardly any progress to show for it.

But then, there’s this twist...

the Guinness World Record magician himself says he “wasn’t depressed” at all! He even accused me of “inventing” this whole thing, claiming I was gaslighting him.

It’s kind of wild, right? The screenshots tell a different story.

Bottom-wide: Effort vs. expectation

not doing drills

o, let’s break this down. We’re talking about 12 drills and 17 approaches, all crammed into just 14 days, and then, poof, quitting.

Now, Ivan Stratienco has this saying: “no pull, no lay.” Sounds catchy, right?

But honestly, with such a small volume and not really sticking to any completed drills, can we really evaluate the results?

I mean, it’s tough to make judgments like that, especially when Ivan seems to have brushed aside the hard work that actually helps change habits.

He kind of spun this story that my system just didn’t cut it. But here’s the kicker..

in that first screenshot, he did mention that it could work really well. Funny how that works, huh?

TL;DR:

• Ivan Stratienco (Amazing Ivan, magician) admits my system can work, but quit after 2 weeks.

• Ideology (vegan/anti-supplement) drove his public attacks.

• Ivan took goodwill money, signed an NDA, then posted a hit-piece anyway.

• Screenshots show Ivan’s own words about being depressed; later denials don’t match the record.

• Minimal effort + early quit ≠ fair review of courses he didn’t have.

This page is not about attacking anyone. It’s here so reasonable people can verify facts quickly.

Psychology Today explains that smear campaigns are retaliatory efforts to control a narrative: the attacker spreads false or exaggerated claims (and sometimes private truths) to “poison the well,” recruits allies (“flying monkeys”), and aims to make the target look irrational. The impact is confusion, anxiety, isolation, and professional harm. Recommended responses: don’t retaliate, stick to verifiable facts, disengage from the instigator, focus on your health/support network, and keep moving forward.

Source: Smear Campaigns and How to Overcome Them (Psychology Today). https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/speaking-in-tongues/202412/smear-campaigns-and-how-to-overcome-them?msockid=19d8385b8ae56b81249b2c118b5f6af8

Legal & privacy notes

This page shares verifiable screenshots and redacted documents for fairness, no medical advice, no personal data beyond what’s visible in public posts.

Where I describe motives, I mark them as inference from observable behavior (same claims, same alt, repost after removal).

I reserve all rights to enforce existing agreements.

CONCLUSION

Final word

If Ivan Stratienco, or Amazing Ivan as he’s often called, had made genuine claims, I’d be more than happy to tackle them one by one.

But honestly? They’re just misrepresenting what I teach and how things really went down. It’s like a classic straw-man argument, you know?

Let’s look at the facts here (and I’ve got the receipts to back it up):

Ivan, who’s recognized by Guinness World Records as a magician, admitted that “your system can work very well.” But guess what? He decided to bail after just 14 days because he wasn’t putting in much effort with the drills or his approach.

Then, after he signed an NDA with a non-disparagement clause, he started making allegations. It’s kind of funny...

when one thread got taken down, a new one popped up, repeating the same claims from Amazing Ivan.

And when I pointed out some contradictions? No retraction from him, just more of the same.

For those of you just tuning in: this kind of behavior really fits what Psychology Today calls a smear pattern. It’s all about stirring up outrage and trying to cloud the real issues instead of dealing with the facts.

So, take a minute to check out the timeline and screenshots I provided. You can make up your own mind on this.

I’m not looking to throw shade at Ivan or anyone else for that matter. My goal here is to coach and help people see actual results.

Just so you know, this is my perspective based on the materials linked.

I’m talking about documented actions, not speculating on anyone’s mental health.

And hey, if I’ve got any of this wrong, feel free to reach out. I’m open to reviewing and making corrections.