Social media went wild this week after eagle-eyed fans spotted Tiger King star Doc Bhagavan Antle appearing as a tiger handler in Britney Spears' epic performance of I'm a Slave 4 U at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.Antle reflected fondly on working with the 38-year-old, who he called 'such a darling' during an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, which he did via webcam due to COVID-19 self-quarantining.Following the meteoric success of Netflix's Tiger King, vintage photos began resurfacing showing exotic animal handler tending to an enormous chained tiger as a scantily clad Britney prepared to take the stage nearly 20 years ago.