Tiger King star Rick Kirkham has claimed Joe Exotic was terrified of big cats. TV producer Rick - who filmed a reality show following Exotic for five years - has shone a light on the flamboyant Exotic "façade".
The journalist claimed the main star of the Netflix docuseries was terrified of tigers despite his huge involvement with the big cats.
In the docuseries, Exotic come across as a huge tiger lover as the zoo operator of Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. But journalist Rick said the zoo operator would only ever get into the cages if the tigers were blind or sedated.
He told Extra : "You were lured into this surreal world of Joe Exotic and he acted on camera like he ran the world, he wasn’t scared of anything... "He was very