Former bodyguard Gene Deal claims that hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs participated in an animal sacrifice ritual in Central Park in 1999 to avoid conviction for a nightclub shooting in which rapper Shyne was sentenced to prison.

Deal alleges that Combs took part in a ritual involving a white bird, which he threw into the air, causing it to fall dead.

This occurred on the morning a jury was set to deliver a verdict in Combs’ case.

Combs was acquitted of all charges, while Shyne served time and was later deported, AOL.com has reported.

Combs, who faces current charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, denies the allegations.

Written by B.C. Begley