Remember that moment in time when Tiger King took over approximately everyone’s lives?
Granted, we did cling to the peculiar (and at times very troubling) world of Joe Exotic and his arch-nemesis Carole Baskin to escape the terrifying reality of a world descending into the depths of a global health pandemic.
But, it was obsession just the same, and it appears it’s the silver screen gift that just keeps on giving.
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If you missed it, so much has happened in the world of US big cat ownership since you binged all eight episodes of the Netflix documentary in March.
Allow us to get you up to speed.
Joe Exotic now says he’s “ashamed” of keeping animals in cages.
As we learnt in the last episode of the series, Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a string of charges including trying to hire someone to kill Baskin.
During the trial, CNN reports a jury heard evidence that he paid a man USD $3,000 to travel from Oklahoma to Florida to kill Baskin, with a promise to pay thousands more after she was dead.
He was also convicted for falsifying forms involving the sale of wildlife in interstate commerce, killing five tigers in October 2017, and selling or offering to sell tiger cubs.
What we didn't see was Exotic's reaction to the sentence.
In April 2020, Netflix uploaded an interview with Exotic from prison, in which he said: "It'd be nice if I could actually see myself being famous out there," while admitting now that he himself is in a 'cage' he is ashamed of caging his chimpanzees.
Carole Baskin is now selling cat-themed face masks.
To top off the Tiger King news, Baskin is now spending her time selling cat-themed face masks.
With coronavirus shutting down her sanctuary (and newly acquired zoo), the Big Cat Rescue founder is getting creative with her time.
The AUD $15 masks come in two styles - black and leopard print - and Baskin's tagline, "Hey all you cool cats and kittens."
Read more:
- The 12 small but batsh*t crazy details you might have missed in Netflix's Tiger King.
- “They did not care for the truth.” How Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin and more reacted to Tiger King.
- Suspicious fires and racism: All the things Netflix's Tiger King left out about Joe Exotic.
Feature image: Santa Rosa County Jail/Tread365.com.
Top Comments
Secondly, I bet Joe is having conniptions thinking of Carole owning his zoo.
Thirdly, when will Jeff Rowe be joining Joe in jail?