Tiger King’s Joe Exotic has reportedly been hospitalised after catching coronavirus in prison. The star of everyone’s latest Netflix obsession was in quarantine after changing prisons, but new reports suggest he may have contracted Covid-19.
According to Texomashomepage.com via the Mirror, prison sources have claimed he has contracted coronavirus after previously being in isolation.
The 57-year-old, who is serving a 22-year sentence, was moved in March from a county jail to federal facility FMC Fort Worth prison in Texas.
According to outlets in the US, including ET Online, the reality star and former zoo owner had been placed in quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus, which they would do for any new inmates entering the prison.