I forgot Later on Exotic existed. The Tiger King was the king of Netflix for a few months in 2020, and his fame vanished almost immediately afterward. Even Tiger King Season 2 wasn’t enough to bring Joseph “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage back into the forefront of American pop culture. Now, the man is imprisoned, sentenced to… Read […]
Joe Exotic is getting out of prison early. According to TMZ, the Tiger King star was resentenced to 21 years in prison on Friday for allegedly hiring two different men to murder his nemesis, Carole Baskin. He was previously given 22 years in jail for the murder-for-hire plot against his fellow big cat lover but […]
Ready all of you cool cats and kittens? On Friday, Peacock dropped the first teaser of Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell as Tiger King stars Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin in the upcoming series Joe vs. Carole . The eight-episode show, which is based on the Wondry podcast Joe Exotic , follows the big […]
Another misfortune has befallen Joe Exotic. The sequel to the wild (and wildly popular) Netflix docuseries is around the corner, but Joe — real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage — preempted the premiere with a bombshell of his own. As you may recall, in 2020 the zookeeper was sentenced to 22 years in prison for two separate […]
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 […]
Is the Tiger King about to be uncaged?! It looks like Joe Exotic’s wish might be coming true sooner than anyone thought. The star of Netflix’s quarantine hit, AKA Joseph Maldonado-Passage, just had a huge victory in court. On Wednesday, the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said they would allow Joe to be re-sentenced […]
Joe Exotic has some unfortunate news for fans. On Friday, the Tiger King star took to Twitter to reveal that he is battling prostate cancer and to ask fans to plead for a pardon from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in light of the diagnosis. The 58-year-old, who is currently serving a […]
Joe Exotic and Dillon Passage’s marriage is over. On Friday, the 25-year-old took to Instagram to reveal he and the Tiger King star are “seeking a divorce” after three years together. “To answer the main question the public wants to know, yes, Joe and I are seeking a divorce. This wasn’t an easy decision to […]
Joe Exotic is feeling particularly lucky, apparently, because even with a new President in office he continues to beat the drum on his potential pardon! According to reports, even though Joe Exotic — real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage — felt “spurned” by Donald Trump not granting him a pardon at the end of the former President’s term earlier this […]
Tiger King mania seems so long ago, doesn’t it? It debuted all the way back during the Trump Administration, after all! The rest of us may have long ago moved on from Joe Exotic’s antics, but unfortunately for him, Joe can’t escape his own misdeeds. We mean literally can’t escape, because he’s still in prison, […]