THIS is the terrifying moment Jake Paul’s £30million private jet was hit by lightning mid-air on his way home from New York City.

The YouTube star and boxer was surrounded by friends and his golden retriever, Thor, as he screamed “we woke the gods of war”.

Scary footage on his Instagram showed the multimillion-pound plane violently shaking as electrical discharge crackled outside.

Paul said: “We woke up the gods of war and (there is) lightning on the plane, brother.”

Clasping his hands, the 27-year-old then makes a plea to a Greek god.

He added: “Oh s***! Zeus, I love you brother.”

Paul was flying home from his New York press conference ahead of his fight with Mike Tyson in July.

On July 20, the pair will square off in an exhibition fight that will be aired live on Netflix at the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer made it safely back to firm ground, later sharing the video.

He wrote “The way home from the presser was interesting,” followed by a laughing face emoji.

One fan joked in the comments that Paul was trying to escape his fight with Tyson, writing: “My guy trying to fake his death so he doesn’t need to fight.”

Another added: “First hit from Mike Tyson.”

Tyson, who will be 31 YEARS Paul’s senior on fight night, didn’t mince his words in the pre-fight press conference.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion said: “I really like Jake a lot.

“But once he’s in that ring, he has to fight like his life is depending on it. Because it will be.”

Paul said of his move up in weight: “I’m a natural-born heavyweight.

“This is what I was born to do, to move up into this weight class.

“And I’m going to show Mike who has more power. Because he’s underestimating me.

“I think everyone else is underestimating me and I believe I hit harder. I know it’s going to be tough.

“I know I’m going to have to fight through adversity. I know I might even go to the canvas.

“I’m scared, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not about the fear stopping me.

“It’s about going into it even though I am scared, and that’s what true bravery is.”

Paul will be moving up to heavyweight for the first time in his brief boxing career to lock horns with ‘Iron Mike’.

And the former Disney star has undergone a dramatic body transformation for the bout, piling on several pounds of muscle and water weight.

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