David Bridges
Impartial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confessed on Sunday that in 2014, he dumped a lifeless bear cub in Central Park in Manhattan and staged it to appear to be the animal had been hit by a bicycle.
The staged bicycle accident first made headlines in 2014. Then-New York Instances reporter Tatiana Schlossberg—who’s the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy—lined the story for the outlet.
A girl was strolling her canine in Central Park when she seen it mendacity beneath some bushes, partly hid by an deserted bicycle. The cub was 6 months outdated and 44 kilos.
On Sunday, Aug. 4, the 70-year-old shared a video on X displaying him recounting the story to Roseanne Barr, 71.
He famous that he determined to share the story now as a result of the New Yorker will likely be together with the incident in a forthcoming article. “Wanting ahead to seeing the way you spin this one,” he stated in his put up, tagging the journal.
Wanting ahead to seeing the way you spin this one, @NewYorker… pic.twitter.com/G13taEGzba
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 4, 2024
Within the video, Kennedy began his clarification by saying he and a few pals picked up the animal after he noticed a lady in a van hit and kill a younger bear whereas driving by means of the Hudson Valley.
“I pulled over and I picked up the bear and put him at the back of my van as a result of I used to be going to pores and skin the bear,” he stated. “It was in superb situation and I used to be going to place the meat in my fridge.”
He then detailed how he needed to attend a dinner at Peter Luger Steak Home in New York Metropolis after which head to the airport, which meant he needed to do away with the bear.
To resolve his dilemma, he determined to go away the bear in Central Park with an outdated bicycle to make it appear to be it had been hit by the bike as a result of there had been “a collection of bicycle accidents in New York” and thought it will be a “good thought” to stage the incident—mentioning it will be “humorous.”
“We thought it will be amusing for whoever discovered it, or one thing,” he stated.
“The following day it was on each tv station,” he recalled of the headline-making story. “I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, what did I do?’”
“I used to be apprehensive as a result of my prints had been throughout that bike … Fortunately, the story died down after some time,” Kennedy shared.
“It’s gonna be a foul story,” he added whereas speaking in regards to the New Yorker‘s proposed piece.
On Monday, the outlet revealed a chunk titled “What Does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Really Need?” which included particulars surrounding the bear incident.
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