Star of new viral Netflix show Tiger King Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage)has been hospitalised, it has reported.
There are fears the TV sensation may have caught covid-19 in the Texas prison where he is currently serving time for 17 charges of animal abuse and two counts of murder for hire.
According to the Mirror, his 24-year-old husband Dillon Passage, recently spoke out to say he was concerned Joe would contract the potentially deadly virus, as it was present in his last prison.
The Tiger-lover had been self-isolating but may have contracted the virus, according to a report from the prison. Television station KFDX-TV's website Texomashompage.com initially reported he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been