‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic diagnosed with “aggressive” prostate cancer

2 min read Joseph Maldonado-Passage, best known as Joe Exotic – Tiger King, has been transferred to a federal medical facility in North Carolina following his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer. According to attorney John M.

Joe Exotic is speaking out after the release of a second season of "Tiger King." The 58-year-old former zoo owner shot to fame in 2020 as the subject of Netflix's "Tiger King" docuseries, which followed his rivalry with fellow big cat enthusiast Carole Baskin.  The saga concluded with the sentencing of Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldanado-Passage to over two decades in prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot against Baskin, 60.

told CNN.The reptile dealer was interviewed in the fourth episode of the Netflix show.The police report indicated that officers were called to Johnson’s home after 10 p.m. on Sept.

, is dead by suicide, after shooting himself during an argument with his wife. He was 58.ET confirmed the news Monday.

Tiger King 2” proves him to be “innocent,” that former President Donald Trump was “a fool” to not pardon him, and that President Biden ought to grant him clemency.The 58-year-old former Oklahoma zookeeper, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was convicted in 2019 of paying a hit man $3,000 to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.

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Netflix’s hit documentary series Tiger King, has died aged 58.The former reptile dealer died after taking his own life in front of his wife in September, Oklaholma police told TMZ.An incident report obtained by the publication states Johnson was arguing with his wife in their garage when he attempted to commit suicide.According to the report, his wife called 911 and Johnson had a pulse when paramedics arrived.

suffering from a more aggressive form of cancer than he thought.“Carole will have her own party over this!” he also tweeted, referring to documentary co-star Carole Baskin. “Say a prayer everyone & be my voice.”The former zookeeper, whose legal name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving a 22-year sentence for planning a botched murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin.In his trial, prosecutors said Maldonado-Passage paid $3,000 to kill Baskin in Florida back in 2017.

Millions of Netflix subscribers spent hours inside the world of “Tiger King,” especially during the worldwide lockdown that made its gaudy true-crime all the more seem like an escape—but depending on who you ask, it was two different things. Some people on-camera in “Tiger King 2” refer to it as a “documentary.” But many more refer to it as a “show,” and it’s a revealing confusion about what “Tiger King” has become.

Tiger King 2 is here!

Tiger King 2 is coming Nov. 17 to Netflix, and fans again have the stars from the first docuseries on their minds. After the original Tiger King captivated audiences when it began streaming on March 20, 2020, many wondered about its main driving force, the eponymous “Tiger King,” Joe Exotic.

Don Lewis will be a topic of conversation on . In the first clip of the second installment of Netflix's wildly popular docuseries, several people discuss Lewis and the events leading up to his 1997 disappearance.Lewis was star Carole Baskin's second husband, who vanished a day before a scheduled trip to Costa Rica and was never found.

Carole Baskin isn't messing around when it comes to Joe Exotic. ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with Baskin about her Discovery+ series, , and the precautions she's taking in case the star is released from prison early.«The public only knows about the murder-for-hire plot that happened in.

Netflix has said that Carole Baskin has “no claim” in her lawsuit against the streaming platform for using footage of her in Tiger King 2.Baskin’s attempt to halt the launch of Netflix’s second season of the docuseries was denied by a federal judge hours after she filed a lawsuit last Wednesday (November 3).The CEO of Big Cat Rescue and her husband Howard sued the streaming platform and producers Royal Goode Productions last Monday (November 1) over the “unauthorised” use of footage featuring

currently serving a 22-year sentence for the 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Carole Baskin, announced the news Wednesday on Instagram.«Everyone, It is with a sad face that I have to tell you the doctors called me in today to break the news that my prostate biopsy came back with an aggressive cancer. I am still waiting on the results from other test [sic] as well,» he wrote.