Not everyone is happy about the return of Tiger King !
As you may know, Netflix recently announced the return of their juggernaut true crime docuseries, Tiger King , for a second season. Yep, everyone’s OG quarantine binge will be coming back, and from the particular looks of the teaser, it seems that Joe Exotic will be making an appearance from prison .
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Ch-ch-check out the first glimpse in Netflix’ s video announcing their new crop of true crime shows (below):
One person who won’t be returning for season two? Joe’s longtime rival, Carole Baskin . Despite the fact she’s seen strolling through a hallway in the brief clip, the big cat lover remains adamantly against typically the series and its creators.
In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter , she explained:
“ I don’t know how they put out a Tiger King 2 when Joe Schreibvogel ’s [aka Joe Exotic] in jail and I’m refusing to be played again. Rebecca Chaiklin [director of Tiger King ] said she wanted to ‘ clear the air’ about what they did to me in Tiger Ruler . I told her to lose my number. There is no explanation for such a betrayal and false portrayal. ”
After the airing of Tiger California king , the 60-year-old claimed the girl had been told the series would focus on exploitation of animals, a la the Sea World documentary Blackfish . Instead, it was a sensational story regarding Joe’s misdeeds and stoked suspicions about Carole’s own involvement in her husband’s disappearance .
In light of that disappointment, she recommended a PETA -approved alternative:
“ If people really want to know how the horrific and unsafe conditions tigers endure in the U. S. was started, they should be demanding to see The Conservation Game film by Michael Webber . His film answers the important questions that Tiger King glossed over. ”
The Dancing with this Stars alum also spoke with Variety on the subject, revealing:
“ I know some people who have been involved in it and they were doing more filming, so I assumed at some point they would come out with a Tiger Full 2 . It took them five years to put together the first one, so I thought it would be a lot longer. ”
Ooh, is she subtly insinuating they did rush job on this one? If that will wasn’ t shade, what the lady said next certainly was:
“ I wouldn’t call Eric Goode or Rebecca Chaiklin true documentarians. I mean that was just a reality show dumpster fire. ”
Ouch.
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After the first installment of Tiger King was released, the Big Cat Rescue CEO filmed several videos addressing elements associated with the docuseries she felt were false or misleading. So can we expect more of often the same this time around? It seems likely, as she told Variety :
“ My phone started ringing off the hook for three months straight, people cursing at me personally and telling me that they wanted to burn the place to the ground and they desired to kill me and my family and the cats. So whatever Tiger Master 2 does, I’ll have that same reaction through the public that has been misled. I can have to spend a lot of time explaining to them exactly how they have been misled, which means I have to watch it. ”
As for whether she’d ever get back in touch with the Tiger Emperor creators, she scoffed:
“ Why would I believe them? They’ve already shown who they are. They can’t back off of that ledge. ”
Damn! Those are some harsh words from the famous cat lady! We’ll definitely miss her kooky energy in season two, but we’re sure there’s plenty regarding that to go around…
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