The star of Netflix series Tiger King is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for animal abuse and murder for hire. He was caged after his war with animal rights activist Carole Baskin turned toxic - and now he has spoken from behind bars.

The experience has clearly had an effect on the former zookeeper, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, who has always defended his right to keep the exotic animals locked up at his home.

He has spoken to Netflix and the thinking time has given the wildcat enthusiast plenty to ponder about his old life. He said: "When I left the zoo and sent my chimpanzees to the sanctuary

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Netflix's new crime documentary Tiger King that revolves around the life of American zookeeper Joe Exotic has become the talk of the town ever since it premiered online. Call it the thrilling experience of watching a true crime story or the controversies around Joe Exotic, Tiger King has become one of the most trending shows on Netflix in no time. The crime documentary series comprises 8 episodes, each of them being 40 minutes long. The first 7 episodes were a rage and looking at the roaring response from the viewers, Netflix aired the 8th episode on Sunday midnight that was shot without Joe Exotic as the zookeeper is currently serving 22 years in the federal jail at Texas.

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Netflix crime documentary Tiger King is based on the life of American zookeeper Joe Exotic. Exotic was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment after being accused of several charges, including two murders-for-hire and 17 other wildlife violations. Out of the many charges levied upon him, most of his crimes were examined in the Netflix documentary. One of the rumours about him say that Joe Exotic contracted the Coronavirus after being quarantined following his transfer to a prison in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Joe Exotic's husband Dillon Passage has expressed excitement at the Tiger King 's return from the coronavirus quarantine he was holed up at.

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Tiger King's Rick Kirkham says Joe Exotic 'would wake me by firing gun over my head'

Rick Kirkham has opened up about life at Joe Exotic's zoo and how he is still having therapy years after leaving it all behind.

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President Trump Addresses Possibly Pardoning 'Tiger King' Star Joe Exotic

Tiger King has taken over the White House.

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President Trump on Wednesday addressed a potential pardon for Joseph Maldonado-Passage -- better known as "Joe Exotic" -- the subject of the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness." Maldonado-Passage, who is currently serving 22 years in prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin -- which he alleges he didn't do -- has made a public plea to Trump, asking for a pardon.

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While President Donald Trump isn’t among the 34 million people to have watched Netflix’s Tiger King about zoo owner Joe Exotic‘s 22-year prison sentence for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill rival Carole Baskin, he’s willing to give Joe’s case a look. A reported asked him about it during the COVID-19 briefing on Apr. 8 and whether or not he’d consider pardoning Joe. “I know nothing about it…he has 22 for what? What did he do?” Trump asked the reporter. He then asked the the young man, “You think he didn’t do it? Are you on his side? Are you recommending a pardon?” before saying “I will take a look.” The reporter also noted that his son Don Jr. has already semi-joked that he was going to advocate for Joe’s release.

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