Joe Exotic Says He'll Accept Carole Baskin's Offer to Help Reduce His Prison Sentence (Exclusive)

inspired series.The stage and screen star is set to play the legendary Tiger King himself, Joe Exotic, in an upcoming limited series of the same name, which will roll out across NBCU’s scripted entertainment platforms, NBC, Peacock and USA.  «It's a thrill,» Mitchell told ET's Lauren Zima of taking on the role, «because Joe is the exact same age as me and lived in a lot of the same areas I lived in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas.

Tiger King star Carole Baskin has launched her own cryptocurrency called $CAT.In a statement announcing the new venture, Baskin said: “I’m investigating cryptocurrencies because I am concerned about the volume of US dollars that are being printed and distributed with nothing to back them up.“Our new $CAT coin is not a currency for investment but rather is a purr-ency of our fans to show their love for the cats.”Baskin added that she’s “purring like a bobcat rolling in catnip” after the

Carole Baskin has launched her very own cryptocurrency.

Joe Exotic is still making headlines from behind prison walls and is calling for President Joe Biden to undo what he says is a "kidnapping" by the Department of Justice "for political agenda." The "Tiger King" star’s diatribe came on Thursday when Exotic – real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage – spoke via prison phone in audio obtained by Fox News to accept an honor for "Tiger King" which won the Social Media Superstar Award in the Entertainment Category – beating Disney’s "The Mandalorian,"

Joe Exotic is turning to an unlikely source to help him get out of prison — his rival and Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.  Joe and Carole’s feud was the subject of the immensely popular Netflix documentary series "Tiger King." He is currently two years into a 22-year prison sentence stemming from a failed murder-for-hire plot against Baskin.

told Entertainment Tonight that he plans to take an offer from his longtime enemy, Carole Baskin, and her husband in the name of serving less time behind bars.  “It is time for Carole and Howard to put up or shut the hell up because I’m accepting their offer,” Exotic, 58, said from the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tiger King star Joe Exotic and his adversary Carole Baskin are making headlines once more. For the unversed, Joe is currently behind bars at Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas and is serving a 22-year prison sentence.

Carole Baskin. ET has a new interview from inside the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, where the 58-year-old star broke his silence on Baskin's husband, Howard, saying they would support his early release from prison on one condition.Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for the 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin as well as for multiple violations of wildlife laws.

Joe Exotic is calling out his longtime adversary, Carole Baskin. ET has a new interview from inside the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, where the 58-year-old “Tiger King” star broke his silence on Baskin’s husband, Howard, saying they would support his early release from prison on one condition.

Army of The Dead modelled the film’s zombie tiger after one of Carole Baskin’s tigers.Producer Deborah Snyder reportedly explained to Collider that plans were in the works before Netflix sensation Tiger King was released last year.“According to Snyder, the visual effects team called different animal sanctuaries in order to get a real-life reference for modelling and animating Valentine,” the publication’s report read.“The chosen candidate ended up being a tiger owned by Baskin, now

-based series, starring Kate McKinnon as Carole Baskin, has found its Joe Exotic. ET has confirmed that John Cameron Mitchell will be playing the «Tiger King» himself in  the working title for the upcoming limited series which will roll out across NBCU’s scripted entertainment platforms, NBC, Peacock and USA.

NBCUniversal announced it’s officially tapped John Cameron Mitchell to play infamous "Tiger King" docuseries subject Joe Exotic in an upcoming series.  The show will chronicle the events depicted in the hit 2020 documentary series from Netflix and previously announced that it tapped "Saturday Night Live" alum Kate McKinnon to play Joe’s real-life rival, Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.

John Cameron Mitchell is set to play Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel in the upcoming NBCUniversal series.

Joe Exotic.The upcoming show, which is one of a number of projects in the works in the wake of Netflix documentary series Tiger King‘s success, is also set to star Kate McKinnon as Carole Baskin.Mitchell, who is perhaps best known for co-creating Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will play the infamous zookeeper Joe ‘Exotic’ Schreibvogel in the series as he loses himself in his hatred for rival Baskin.The show itself is based on the Wondery Podcast of the same name, and is set to air across NBC,

Hedwig and the Angry Inch‘s John Cameron Mitchell has landed the role of Joe Exotic opposite of Kate McKinnon in a new limited series.