I have seen it, it really is a wonderful sight to see the lion jump on the guys for a hug, one after another. Noticeably, the guys do not flinch when he comes striding up to them.
Have you seen the one with the woman through the bars of the cage? She gave her lion to a zoo and 8 years later she went to him, it looks as if he is going to savage her, but no it is one big cuddle, lovely.