Kennedy detailed the event in a video posted to social media on Sunday, hinting that it will feature in an upcoming New Yorker article that he anticipates will be damaging.
He also refuted claims of eating a dog after a friend shared a photo with Vanity Fair magazine showing Kennedy dramatically preparing to take a bite of a charred animal; Kennedy clarified it was a goat.
In the video, Kennedy narrates the story to actress Roseanne Barr. He explains that he was en route to a falconry outing with friends when a woman driving ahead of him struck and killed a young bear with her vehicle.
He says he placed it in his own vehicle, intending to skin it and consume the meat, but the day got away from him.
Kennedy recounts that he ended up in Manhattan with a bear carcass in his vehicle. After some drinks, his friends came up with the idea to dump it in Central Park as a joke, he explains, clarifying that he himself hadn't been drinking.
They thought it'd be a laugh to stage the scene like the bear had been knocked over by a bike, especially since bike accidents were all over the news at the time.
The dead bear was stumbled upon by two dog walkers who promptly informed the authorities, sparking a city-wide mystery for several days. It's well-known that bears aren't residents of the park's wildlife.
The bicycle was checked for fingerprints and the bear was sent off to Albany for an autopsy, which revealed it probably got hit by a motor, not abused by humans. Still, the question of how the bear got to Central Park puzzled everyone.
"I was worried because my prints were all over that bike," Kennedy admits to Barr in the footage.
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