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Joe Exotic Says ‘Tiger King’ Ruined His Life In Exclusive Jailhouse Interview
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Joe Unique says the hit Netflix sequence surrounding his life is the worst factor that is occurred to him, as a result of it made the general public imagine he tried to kill Carole Baskin — and but, he is forgiven everybody, together with Carole, as he faces the potential of dying in jail.
We spoke to Joe Friday, he referred to as in from federal jail in Fort Price, TX … and mentioned what “Tiger King” turned is what ruined his life. He says all of the content material he filmed was for a separate undertaking — years earlier than ‘TK’ — and after that producers used his interview, and added everybody else within the sequence to create a faux “conspiracy to kill Carole.”
He says it was all executed to get TV rankings, and he maintains he is the harmless sufferer of that manufacturing plot.
As we reported, Joe’s presently battling most cancers that is believed to have unfold from his prostate to his bladder … and as he faces his personal mortality — he just lately signed a do-not-resuscitate order — he says he is discovered a strategy to forgive Carole and even Jeff Lowe.
On the subject of Carole, Joe chalks their rivalry as much as good enterprise maneuvers — he says it’s normal within the animal rescue trade — and admits each he and CB benefitted from going after one another.
Joe gave us some perception into his day-to-day behind bars — saying despair is yet one more battle for him. He additionally says he is shacked up with some fascinating characters over time … together with cartel leaders and Ted Kaczynski, AKA the Unabomber.
As for what’s subsequent, he says he is nonetheless holding out hope he’ll be launched from jail, and needs to tie the knot along with his fiancé Seth Posey. He additionally talked concerning the reality he is formally working for President in 2024 as a Libertarian, and instructed us why he is the person for the job … despite the fact that he is behind bars.