The staged bicycle accident first made headlines in 2014. Then-New York Occasions 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 underneath some bushes, partly hid by an deserted bicycle. The cub was 6 months previous 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 can be together with the incident in a forthcoming article. “Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one,” he stated in his put up, tagging the journal.
Trying ahead to seeing the way you spin this one, @NewYorker… pic.twitter.com/G13taEGzba
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 4, 2024
“I pulled over and I picked up the bear and put him in the back of my van because I was going to skin the bear,” he stated. “It was in very good condition and I was going to put the meat in my refrigerator.”
He then detailed how he had to attend a dinner at Peter Luger Steak Home in New York Metropolis after which head to the airport, which meant he had to do away with the bear.
To resolve his dilemma, he determined to depart the bear in Central Park with an previous bicycle to make it appear like it had been hit by the bike as a result of there had been “a series of bicycle accidents in New York” and thought it might be a “good idea” to stage the incident—mentioning it might be “funny.”
“We thought it would be amusing for whoever found it, or something,” he stated.
“The next day it was on every television station,” he recalled of the headline-making story. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, what did I do?’”
“I was worried because my prints were all over that bike … Luckily, the story died down after a while,” Kennedy shared.
“It’s gonna be a bad story,” he added whereas speaking in regards to the New Yorker‘s proposed piece.
On Monday, the outlet printed a chunk titled “What Does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Actually Want?” which included particulars surrounding the bear incident.
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