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Joe Exotic
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (born March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Joe Exotic, is an American former zoo operator, internet personality, musician, and convicted felon. The former owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Maldonado-Passage had claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States. He twice unsuccessfully ran for public office, first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent, and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.
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Shaquille O'Neal Defends 'Tiger King' Doc Appearance Alongside Joe Exotic
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hollywoodreporter.comShaquille O'Neal is defending himself after appearing in the new, popular Netflix docuseries,Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
Tiger King tells the bizarre story ofJoseph Maldonado-Passage, aka "Joe Exotic," a former tiger zoo owner who is currently in prison for a murder-for-hire plot.
On the latest episode of his podcast “The Big Podcast With Shaq," the former NBA star and current analyst says that yes, he visited Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma zoo years ago and yes, he did make donations, but he did not buy any animals (even though he says he bought two in the doc). “So we go in there, and it’s a beautiful place, and the character that was there was Exotic Joe,"O'Neal began.
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