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Jodie Foster Details Childhood Lion Attack in New Interview

The W Magazine account revisits her 1972 set experience to highlight the risks of working with live animals as a child.

Overview

  • Foster says a lion grabbed her during a break on a 1972 shoot, lifted and shook her, then dropped her.
  • She reports bite wounds on both sides of her hip from the attack.
  • She recalls seeing the camera crew run as a trainer reportedly told the lion "Lass los," prompting it to release her.
  • After a hospital exam, she returned to work and filmed additional scenes with the same animal.
  • She connects the incident to the film Flucht in die Wildnis and notes she previously mentioned it on The Graham Norton Show in 2024.