Sammy Davis Jr. a Satanist?

In an interesting article written by Jake Austin at Vice Magazine, it is revealed that Sammy Davis Jr. dabbled in the occult. The article details his first experiences and explains how and why Davis Jr. eventually distanced himself from the Church of Satan.

Dr. Michael A. Aquino, Sammy Davis Jr. and Anton Levay-
photo provided by Dr. Michael A. Aquino, Vice Magazine

Published in the New York Post advance excerpt from Davis' 1980 memoir Hollywood in a Suitcase:

“It was a short lived interest, but I still have many friends in the Church of Satan… I say this to only show that however bizarre the subject I don’t pass judgment until I have found out everything I can about it. People who can put up an interesting case will often find that I’m a willing convert.”