Early life
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 are spoken to him after.{{R, VogueMediumship career
Reception
In March 2017, John was accused of doing aLegal issues
In 2009, John was arrested and pleaded guilty to theft and computer fraud for posting fake apartment ads onBibliography
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