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    • Nick Cannon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Trisha Yearwood among celebrities directly impacted by the coronavirus
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      Nick Cannon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Trisha Yearwood among celebrities directly impacted by the coronavirus

      See the latest celebrities affected by COVID-19.

    • 'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic says he was 'too gay' for Trump pardon: 'His corrupt friends all come first'
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      'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic says he was 'too gay' for Trump pardon: 'His corrupt friends all come first'

      Joe Exotic is disappointed he wasn't pardoned by former president Donald Trump.

    • Joe Exotic fails to get Trump pardon while Lil Wayne and Kodak Black are granted clemency
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      Joe Exotic fails to get Trump pardon while Lil Wayne and Kodak Black are granted clemency

      Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black were on the last-minute list. However, Joe Exotic — whose team had a limo waiting outside his prison just in case — didn’t get so lucky.

    • Lori Loughlin goes to prison, Ellen DeGeneres faces backlash and more scandals of 2020
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      Lori Loughlin goes to prison, Ellen DeGeneres faces backlash and more scandals of 2020

      From Johnny Depp's "wife beater" trial to Britney Spears's conservatorship battle, here are some of the biggest stories of the year.

    • 'No one even has to know you did it': Joe Exotic wrote Kim Kardashian a letter begging her to ask Trump to pardon him
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      'No one even has to know you did it': Joe Exotic wrote Kim Kardashian a letter begging her to ask Trump to pardon him

      A lawyer for Joe Exotic also says he's trying to reach President Donald Trump through his son Don Jr.

    • Joe Exotic speaks out after husband Dillon Passage's DWI arrest
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      Joe Exotic speaks out after husband Dillon Passage's DWI arrest

      ”In regards to Dillon's recent troubles, I am just glad that no one was hurt learning such a lesson that drinking and driving is something to take very seriously,” Exotic wrote.

    • Joe Exotic appeals to Donald Trump for a pardon: 'Be my hero please'
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      Joe Exotic appeals to Donald Trump for a pardon: 'Be my hero please'

      Joe Exotic has asked Donald Trump for a pardon.

    • 'Tiger King' zoo once owned by Joe Exotic closes after USDA reports violations
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      'Tiger King' zoo once owned by Joe Exotic closes after USDA reports violations

      The license of the zoo's current proprietor, Jeff Lowe, was placed on a 21-day suspension.

    • Tiger King's Carole Baskin slams Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's use of wild cats in 'WAP'
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      Entertainment Weekly

      Tiger King's Carole Baskin slams Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's use of wild cats in 'WAP'

      Carole Baskin isn't happy to see wild cats appearing in Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's new music video 'WAP.'

    • ‘Tiger King’ Zoo Searched by Police After ‘Ghost Adventures’ Shocker
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      The Wrap

      ‘Tiger King’ Zoo Searched by Police After ‘Ghost Adventures’ Shocker

      The zoo at the center of the “Tiger King” Netflix docuseries was searched by Oklahoma authorities Friday night after an investigation by The Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” team led them to believe there were human remains on-site.“‘Ghost Adventures’ has been filming at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park for an upcoming episode of the series. Cadaver dogs were brought in as part of the team’s ghost investigation and did pick up a scent, which is currently being investigated further,” a spokesperson from The Travel Channel told TheWrap.Jeff Lowe, who operates the zoo, told KOCO 5 that the dogs honed in on an alligator pit on the property, prompting the trainers to be certain that human remains were nearby. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Garvin County Sheriff Jim Mullett were called to the scene, and authorities began digging.Also Read: 'Tiger King' Directors Credit the Coronavirus' 'Captive Audience' for Show's Sensational SuccessThe sheriff considered the matter closed after they found no sign of human remains, although some small animal bones were uncovered. A source told TMZ that zoo operator and convicted felon Joe Exotic has said that the ashes of four people have been buried on the property as a memorial.“Tiger King” star Carole Baskin’s husband Don Lewis, has been missing since 1997. Baskin has assumed his estate, which has been valued to be worth an estimated $10 million, according to Fox News. Lewis’ family was cut out of the will, and though his body was never found, he was considered legally dead in 2002.In the third episode of “Tiger King,” Joe Exotic accuses Baskin of killing Lewis and feeding his body to the big cats at her wildlife rescue in Tampa. Baskin has previously denied having any involvement in her husband’s death.The paranormal investigation by “Ghost Adventures” is on pause but will proceed in time.Read original story ‘Tiger King’ Zoo Searched by Police After ‘Ghost Adventures’ Shocker At TheWrap

    • Tiger King’s Jeff Lowe Has “Signed on for a Reality TV Show” About His New Zoo
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      Cosmopolitan

      Tiger King’s Jeff Lowe Has “Signed on for a Reality TV Show” About His New Zoo

      Attn: @ Carole Baskin.

    • 'Tiger King' update: Sheriff says will of Carole Baskin's late husband Don Lewis was forged
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      'Tiger King' update: Sheriff says will of Carole Baskin's late husband Don Lewis was forged

      The will of Baskin's missing husband is "100 percent a forgery," Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriff Chad Chronister says.

    • 'Tiger King': Carole Baskin gets control of Joe Exotic's zoo
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      'Tiger King': Carole Baskin gets control of Joe Exotic's zoo

      On Monday, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled in favor of Baskin's Big Cat Rescue Corporation that will allow her to take control of the zoo formerly owned by her nemesis.

    • 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic's legal team asks Trump to free Joe in new video
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      'Tiger King' Joe Exotic's legal team asks Trump to free Joe in new video

      Joe Exotic's newly hired legal team released a video directly asking President Trump to pardon their client.

    • Nicolas Cage to Play ‘Tiger King’s’ Joe Exotic in Scripted Series From ‘American Vandal’ Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)
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      Variety

      Nicolas Cage to Play ‘Tiger King’s’ Joe Exotic in Scripted Series From ‘American Vandal’ Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)

      Nicolas Cage is set to star in a scripted series centered on Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King," Variety has learned exclusively. The eight-episode series is being produced by Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. It will be taken to market in the coming days. It is based on the […]

    • Bill Maher Rips Into ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic: Torturing Animals Is What Got Us Into This Mess (Video)
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      Bill Maher Rips Into ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic: Torturing Animals Is What Got Us Into This Mess (Video)

      Bill Maher has not jumped on the “Tiger King” bandwagon nor does he plan to. Calling out the popular Netflix show and its subject, tiger breeder and convicted animal abuser Joe Exotic, Maher said that “torturing animals is what got us into this mess.”The host of HBO’s “Real Time” wants people to stop trying to get him to watch the true-crime documentary miniseries about former zookeeper Exotic. “It’s not going to happen,” Maher said. “I’m not watching ‘Tiger King’ while sequestering because torturing animals is what got us into this mess. That’s the lesson we keep refusing to learn, that you can’t trash the environment, including the animals, and not have it come back and kill you.”Watch the video above.Also Read: 64 Million Subscribers Have Watched 'Tiger King,' Netflix SaysBoth sides of the aisle applauded Maher after he bashed China for reopening its wet markets — National Geographic recently wrote, “Wet markets likely launched the coronavirus” — but he said that America’s factory farming is “just as despicable as a wet market and just as problematic for our health.”“Let me put it as basically as I can,” he said. “If we keep producing food the way we do, you’re going to get sick with something medicine cannot fix. You don’t have to care for the sake of the animals; I wouldn’t want to mess with anyone’s reputation as a heartless a–hole. But do it because animal cruelty leads to human catastrophe.”He went on. “And get the f— away from me with ‘Tiger King.’ I don’t care that he sees the light at the end; so did Darth Vader. … Joe Exotic is in prison partly for killing five endangered tigers, which are endangered because of people like him. I don’t get why the woke left loves this show so much and isn’t on this guy like pink sequins.”Read original story Bill Maher Rips Into ‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic: Torturing Animals Is What Got Us Into This Mess (Video) At TheWrap

    • 'Tiger King' quiz: Test your knowledge of Joe Exotic and the Netflix series
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      'Tiger King' quiz: Test your knowledge of Joe Exotic and the Netflix series

      The bonkers tale of Joe Exotic, the former keeper of a private zoo in Oklahoma, and his vendetta against Carole Baskin covers a lot of ground.

    • John Oliver on surprising 'Tiger King' appearance: 'I was hoping we'd be left out of that'
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      John Oliver on surprising 'Tiger King' appearance: 'I was hoping we'd be left out of that'

      John Oliver admitted that he wasn’t fully aware of everything Joe Exotic was up to when he showed a clip of the “Tiger King” in 2016.

    • Long before 'Tiger King' there was 'Roar,' the most dangerous movie ever made
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      Long before 'Tiger King' there was 'Roar,' the most dangerous movie ever made

      "Roar" star John Marshall shares bloody details from bonkers 1981 big cat film that resulted in Melanie Griffith's mauling.

    • Miranda Lambert Explains Meeting Joe Exotic From ‘Tiger King’ After Twitter Backlash
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      Variety

      Miranda Lambert Explains Meeting Joe Exotic From ‘Tiger King’ After Twitter Backlash

      Country singer Miranda Lambert and Joe Exotic from Netflix's "Tiger King" seem to have crossed paths a few years ago. Lambert posted a photo of herself with Joseph "Joe Exotic" Maldonado-Passage as "a little Monday memory" on Twitter. Here’s a little Monday memory for y’all. TigerKing WayTooPrettyForPrison 😂😂🙋‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/MB07JvmsDT -- Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) April 13, […]

    • Carole Baskin says she's received death threats thanks to 'Tiger King': 'I've had to turn my phone off'
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      Carole Baskin says she's received death threats thanks to 'Tiger King': 'I've had to turn my phone off'

      Joe Exotic's foil hits out at speculation that she killed her husband, and says the series should have focused on animal cruelty.

    • Florida Sheriff ‘Suspicious’ of Carole Baskin in Disappearance of Her Second Husband Don Lewis
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      The Daily Beast

      Florida Sheriff ‘Suspicious’ of Carole Baskin in Disappearance of Her Second Husband Don Lewis

      The Florida sheriff whose territory includes Carole Baskin’s exotic-animal sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue, has told TMZ that he has suspicions that she may have been involved in the disappearance of her second husband, Don Lewis, who mysteriously vanished 23 years ago.Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister also told TMZ that he is not “yet” ready to say that Baskin is a person of interest in the cold case.‘Tiger King’s’ Carole Baskin Denies Murdering Second Husband, Mincing Him and Feeding Him to Big CatsThe Baskins have used their website to strongly deny allegations made in the Netflix show Tiger King by the documentary’s antihero, Joe Exotic, that Carole murdered Lewis and fed his body to their big cats.As viewers of the series will know, Exotic is in prison, serving 22 years for plotting to murder Baskin.Chronister told TMZ: “I’m extremely suspicious, but not just of her, of this whole circle here. I don’t want to allude to the fact or insinuate that she’s a person of interest and that this is who we are focusing on. I’m not comfortable saying that yet.“Listen, there’s normally not one person that commits a homicide, it’s always a couple of people. This had to be extremely planned out, this had to be well thought out, there’s someone else involved in this, there is someone who is paid to do it, there is someone who helped do it. I’m hoping that person wants to come and get this off their chest and help law enforcement do the right thing.”Chronister said there would be a possibility such a person would be given a deal, saying: “You start talking about different things with immunity, you know. Deals are cut and every deal is on the table right now. Help us solve this case.”Last week, Chronister tweeted a message seeking new information on the disappearance of Lewis in August 1997, fanning the flames of rumors that Baskin was involved in his vanishing.Baskin said in her post that she believed Lewis had Alzheimer’s disease and admitted he was “not easy to live with.”Three months before his abandoned van was found at a small airport near the couple’s home in Tampa, he had sought a domestic-violence injunction against Baskin, which a court rejected. However, Baskin has long maintained that she had nothing to do with the disappearance of her former husband.The Baskins claim their sanctuary is grossly misrepresented in the hit Netflix docuseries, which lifts the lid on the bizarre world of backyard tiger-keepers, zookeeper rivalries, blackmail, and betrayal in the exotic-animal trade.The Baskins have slammed the directors of the series, Eric Goode and Rebecca Chalking. They said they agreed to co-operate because the pair told them “they wanted to make the big-cat version of Blackfish [the documentary that exposed abuse at SeaWorld] that would expose the misery caused by the rampant breeding of big-cat cubs for cub-petting exploitation and the awful life the cats lead in roadside zoos and backyards if they survive.“There are not words for how disappointing it is to see that the series not only does not do any of that, but has had the sole goal of being as salacious and sensational as possible to draw viewers. “As part of that, it has a segment devoted to suggesting, with lies and innuendos from people who are not credible, that I had a role in the disappearance of my husband Don in 1997. The series presents this without any regard for the truth or in most cases even giving me an opportunity before publication to rebut the absurd claims. They did not care about truth. The unsavory lies are better for getting viewers.”The interview will be aired as part of TMZ Investigates Tiger King: What Really Went Down? at 9 p.m. Monday on Fox. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

    • Tiger King after show 'The Tiger King and I' puts Joe Exotic under the microscope
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      Entertainment Weekly

      Tiger King after show 'The Tiger King and I' puts Joe Exotic under the microscope

      Netflix's 'Tiger King' returns for special after show episode titled 'The Tiger King and I.'

    • Tiger King’s Dillon Passage Says Romance with Joe Exotic Started as 'Companionship'
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      Tiger King’s Dillon Passage Says Romance with Joe Exotic Started as 'Companionship'

      "It was good to have somebody who I felt could take my loneliness away and bring me out of my depression," Dillon Passage says of getting together with Joseph Maldonado-Passage

    • 'Tiger King': Sarah Hyland, Wells Adams play dress up, channel Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin
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      'Tiger King': Sarah Hyland, Wells Adams play dress up, channel Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin

      Sarah Hyland seems to have some time on her hands after wrapping up "Modern Family." She and Wells Adams dressed up as Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin.

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