Yes, he's still in prison. Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic" and "The
Joseph 'Joe Exotic' Maldonado-Passage
The hit did not go through, and he is currently serving 21 years for the attempted murder plot. Exotic was also found guilty of killing tigers to make room for more big cats at his exotic animal park in Oklahoma.
Thirty-nine of the tigers and three black bears formerly under Joe Exotic's care are now living in the expansive habitats of Keenesburg, Colorado sanctuary.
Joe Exotic, the larger-than-life Netflix star from the hit show "Tiger King: Murder Mayhem and Madness," is speaking out from prison a month after being re-sentenced for a murder-for-hire plot against animal rights activist Carole Baskin and for violating the Lacy Act and Endangered Species Act.
Tiger King star Joe Exotic is now a single man again, after his divorce from third husband Dillon Passage is now finalized... just a week after teasing it was close.
To make money, she began breeding show cats and used llamas for a lawn trimming business. In January 1991, Baskin married her second husband, Don Lewis, and joined his real estate business. The couple founded Wildlife on Easy Street, an animal sanctuary near Tampa for big cats, in 1992.
Tiger King's Joe Exotic has finalised his divorce from ex-husband Dillon Passage almost two years after their split.
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic" and "The Tiger King," has announced his desire to run for president in 2024, according to a campaign website.
The star of Netflix's hit show Tiger King—whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage—was first sentenced to 22 years in prison in April 2020, after he was convicted of trying to hire two men to kill activist Carole Baskin and abusing animals at his private Oklahoma zoo, including shooting and killing five tigers to ...
Joe Exotic's G.W. Zoo is now permanently closed to the public, but the details of the closure are still being debated. After Joe went to jail, his former colleague, Jeff Lowe, was put in charge.
There is no evidence of human remains at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, an animal refuge once owned by "Joe Exotic."
If you're wondering how much Joe Exotic made from Tiger King, the hit Netflix documentary covering Maldonado-Passage's clash with big-cat conservationist Carole Baskin, the answer seems to be zero.
It has now been revealed that the Netflix star died from 'acute and chronic alcohol use', the Mirror reports. The cause of death was officially ruled by New York City's chief medical examiner and the star's death has been classified as natural.
Sheba, who was kept as a pet in an enclosure on a smallholding, escaped on Saturday. Officials said it was impossible to safely capture the big cat and its owner gave the go-ahead for it to be euthanized.
In June 2020, a federal judge ordered the Lowes to relinquish the property to Big Cat Rescue sanctuary owner Carole Baskin to settle a longstanding legal dispute.
Jeff tells TMZ ... he just signed a deal to build a zoo down in Mexico, on a 35-acre property between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. He says the new spot will be built among a lush jungle with natural water features, and he already has all the necessary permits for construction and possession of animals.
Former owners of Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, Jeff and Lauren Lowe, have been permanently banned from exhibiting animals. A federal judge issued the prohibition last Thursday after authorities accused the Lowes of violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Animal Welfare Act.
Federal agents allege that he sold many of his big cats, some as young as two weeks old, for cash. Before that, though, Joe made most of his money from the park, where he charged visitors to pet and pose with lion and tiger cubs. He also sold merchandise and pizza for a time.
Joe, meanwhile, was released from prison in March 2019 after completing his 41-month prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, before being released to ICE custody and being returned to his homeland of Italy.
In the later episodes, the shots of Exotic in jail show that his eyeliner is almost nonexistent. So, even if Exotic did tattoo on his eyeliner, he likely still used extra products during the show's filming to achieve the bold color seen throughout Tiger King.
John Finlay was married to Joe Exotic, the Oklahoma zookeeper at the heart of Tiger King. Today, Finlay works as a welder and is married to a woman named Stormey. He also has a brand-new set of teeth.
Dillon has since moved on, debuting his new relationship with boyfriend John on Instagram in July 2021.
Who is Dillon Passage of Tiger King? Sufficiently twinky Dillon Passage, 24, is a bartender living the Florida life to the max, even as his husband is in jail. Passage, then 22, got hitched to Exotic just two months after the tiger wrangler's former spouse, Travis Moldandao, passed away.