Diddy’s former bodyguard claims the famous rap icon sacrificed a live bird before his 2001 acquittal on gun possession and bribery charges in the 1999 New York shooting that involved Diddy and Belizean rapper Shyne, among others, and ended up injuring three bystanders.
Add the strange story to the growing list of reports and revelations about Diddy, the famous hip-hop rapper, producer and record executive aka Sean Combs. Diddy was arrested and indicted in September on charges of sex trafficking, fraud, etc. and is awaiting trial in May 2025 from a jail cell in Brooklyn.
Now, the story of the dead bird comes from a new Hulu documentary about Shyne, called Honorable Shyneand it details the mysterious ritual allegedly performed by Sean “Diddy” Combs before the court verdict in the shooting, as TMZ reported on Monday (November 18).
According to former bodyguard Gene Deal, Diddy made an unplanned stop in Central Park on his way to court in 2001, where he encountered a man holding what appeared to be a Bible. Deal claims the man conducted a ritual involving prayers, sage and a white bird in a cage.
His account continued that Diddy then knelt before the man as smoke rose around him, apparently coming from some burning sage. The man then prayed, placed his hands on Diddy, and instructed the rapper to retrieve a white bird from a cage. Diddy then “threw the bird into the air and it hit the ground like a brick,” according to TMZ.
Understandably, the strange sequence, as described by Deal, sparked conspiracies and speculation as it appeared throughout the documentary.
Hours after the apparent bird sacrifice, Diddy and another bodyguard, Anthony Jones, were acquitted by a jury after two days of deliberation on charges stemming from the shooting, because New York Times reported at the time. Also present during the 1999 shooting was Diddy’s then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, although she was not charged.
Diddy broke his silence in prison
Earlier this month, Diddy broke his silence for the first time since his release from prison with a video of his children wishing him a happy birthday over the phone, to which the rapper responded over the line. The rapper turns 55 on November 4.
In the clip shared on Instagram by his 30-year-old son Justin, Diddy tells his kids he’s proud of them and “looks forward to seeing them” after they sing “Happy Birthday” to him. A birthday cake is placed in the center of the table to celebrate. Watch it below.
During the call, Diddy was heard saying, “I love you all so much. I can’t wait to meet you, I can’t wait to meet you — and I just want to say I’m proud of you Friend.” ‘all, I’m proud of you. Especially girls. Just because you were strong. Thank you all for being by my side and supporting me. .”
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