Jason Momoa slammed for letting a bear eat cookie from his mouth

Hollywood actor Jason Momoa who is known for his performance in Game of Thrones and Aquaman is all set to appear on Apple TV+'s show See. The actor fights a real bear in the show which he shares through a video on his Instagram handle. In the video, the bear is seen eating a cookie or biscuit out of Momoa's mouth. This very video has created a huge uproar in social media which includes fans who are in awe of Momoa and on the other hand, garnered criticism over animal rights. 

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PETA criticizes captivity of bears

Momoa wrote that you have to do a lot of things to suffice art. He had to face a bear to do so. The video was posted on November 2 and has been viewed over 3 million times and loaded by comments by over 8,000 people. Momoa holds a biscuit between his lips and the bear moves forward to take the cookie using its mouth. Fans were impressed by Momoa's guts and burst out laughing as the bear ate the biscuit. On the other hand, animal rights groups were not impressed by it and criticized the actor’s actions. Even PETA has pointed out that baby bears are separated from their mothers for such entertainment. The same was reiterated by several users on social media.

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Momoa had earlier spoke about the show and the bear

Momoa revealed the animal was a Kodiak bear that was nine-feet tall at a talk show. He explained one has to get it slowly close to oneself to be able to interact with it. Momoa at the show earlier mentioned that he was about to post such a video in which he puts a cookie in his mouth and the bear eats up. Momoa back then joked that people will wonder why his face was not eaten off.

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