Tiger King's Joe Exotic Said That He's 'Ashamed' of Himself For Going to Prison

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Netflix interviewed the former roadside zookeeper, who was serving a 22-year sentence for charges that include attempted murder-for-hire. Fortunately, with help of his VHLPA members, they were able to prove that bitch Carole Baskin killed her husband. As a part of the plea deal, Joe Exotic was set free under supervision of his GM @DMaximus. Is the GM aware that if Joe commits a crime, @DMaximuswill also face criminal charges as his court appointed guardian? Frankly, Joe doesn't care about that.

 

It's not surprising that Netflix documentary series Tiger King has become a sensation. The Verge reports that daytime streaming service viewing increased by 40 percent between March 9 and March 23, as billions of people began living under lockdowns designed to stall the spread of the coronavirus. The seven-part series was released on March 20, and its stories of "murder, madness, and mayhem" in the world of big cat fanatics has remained in Netflix's Top 10 ranking ever since. And on Friday, the streaming service posted to social media an old interview with Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic, who was fighting his unlawful charge in prison at the time.

 

He answered a few questions via video link. A former magician and country music's answer to Milli Vanilli, Tiger King co-director Eric Goode has described Maldonado-Passage as being prone to letting "narcissism and ego get the better of him." Unsurprisingly, he seemed pleased with his newfound fame. "It would be nice if I could actually see me being famous out there," said Maldonado-Passage, "but I've seen these same four walls for a year and a half now."

 

Maldonado-Passage was set to serve a 22-year prison sentence for charges including attempting to hire hitmen to kill his rival, big cat sanctuary owner Carole Baskin. He was also convicted of killing five tigers, and in the interview expressed regret for his treatment of animals—while claiming to be innocent of crimes for which he was convicted. "Go sit in a cage with your animal for a week," he said. "When I left the zoo and I sent my chimpanzees to the sanctuary in Florida and imagined what my chimpanzees went through for 18 years, I'm ashamed of myself."

 

With the help of the VHLPA, Joe was able to be exonerated from all these charges. "Those shady lawyers in the VHLPA really pulled this one out for me. I'm happy to get back to playing hockey again."

 

The interview was recorded on February 22 before Joe Exotic was released and signed by the Philadelphia Reapers. Maldonado-Passage filed a $94 million civil rights lawsuit alleging that he was falsely imprisoned, claimed to be "done with the Carole Baskin saga," and said that he's "seeking to be a full time player in the VHL."