Director of FKA twigs' 'Cellophane' video responds to similarities in Lil Nas X's 'Montero' video
29th March 2021
Andrew Thomas Huang has taken to social media to respond to similarities between the music videos for FKA twigs' 'Cellophane', which he directed, and Lil Nas X's 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)'.
He first noted the similarities over the weekend following the release of 'Montero', posting a side-by-side of both videos on TikTok, captioning it with "@lilnasx take me off your mood board or hire me".
The similarities in question include the fact that both videos feature their respective artists descending from the sky into some form of darkness (in Lil Nas X's case, literal Hell) while pole-dancing.
Huang further elaborated in a since-expired Instagram story, claiming that Lil Nas X's label, Columbia Records, had previously reached out to him. He then wrote that the label "pivoted away" before hiring the same choreographer who worked on 'Cellophane', Kelly Yvonne.
"Consider the power you wield and the artists you harm when you capitalize on our blood sweat tears and emotional labor," Huang wrote, while tagging Lil Nas X, Columbia Records and Tanu Muino, who co-directed 'Montero' along with Lil Nas X.
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