Cardi B says coronavirus testing on set for WAP music video cost 100,000 dollars By Press Association August 14 2020, 4:15pm August 14 2020, 4:15pm Share Cardi B says coronavirus testing on set for WAP music video cost 100,000 dollars Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/1511980/cardi-b-says-coronavirus-testing-on-set-for-wap-music-video-cost-100000-dollars/ Copy Link Cardi B teamed up with fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion for the single (Isabel Infantes/PA) Cardi B has said that the cost of carrying out coronavirus testing on set for her new music video WAP was 100,000 dollars (£72,273). She teamed up with fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion for the single, which was released last week. In an interview with i-D, Cardi B said it was “kind of weird shooting the video in the age of corona”. The star said ‘everybody on the shoot had to get tested’ (Isabel Infantes/PA) “Like we had to spend 100,000 dollars just on testing,” she added. “Everybody on the shoot had to get tested for coronavirus.” The video is set in a vibrantly coloured mansion containing snakes and big cats and also features a number of celebrity cameos. Reality star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner appears in the video alongside Spanish singer Rosalia and US star Normani. Cardi B said it was ‘kind of weird shooting the video in the age of corona’ (Jennifer Graylock/PA) Cardi B also told i-D that “everything has completely changed because of the pandemic”. “You know, I was constantly on the road, now I’m mostly at home with my baby,” she said. “Everything that I had planned for this year has to be rescheduled for God knows when.”
