Cardi B Was Attacked By A Cheetah On the set of ‘Bodak Yellow’ Video

‘Bodak Yellow’s director, has revealed that Cardi B was attacked by a cheetah on the set of the music video for the chart-topping single.

“It was my idea, I wrote it into the treatment,” says Picture Perfect of the inclusion of the cheetah. Because of logistical reasons the video ended up being shot in Dubai: “I just didn’t know how hard it was going to be to get a cheetah out there,” the director says. “We got this cheetah from a sultan.”

In the video Cardi sits next to a cheetah tied up to a pillar, and pets his head, but Picture Perfect has revealed that another scene was filmed before the cheetah had been fed, where Cardi B was holding it on a leash. At this point the animal rose up and snapped at her – as can be seen in the below video at 1:45. “Ok no no no,” Cardi says in the clip, when the cheetah becomes violent. “Come hold him.”

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“That was kind of crazy,” the director added. “We got [Cardi’s] spirits back up and then we shot this cheetah scene… This cheetah right here [tied up to a pillar] has eaten about six pounds of deer meat and he’s just calm.” Picture Perfect describes Cardi B as “a trooper,” adding “If it’s for her video and her shot, she’s gonna do it”.

Check out his full interview below.