"He said things that were very unsettling" Tiger King‘s co-creator Rebecca Chaiklin has said that racist language used by Joe Exotic had to be cut from the show.
Released last month, the seven-part Netflix docuseries delves into the life of zoo owner Exotic – real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage – and his ongoing feud with animal rights activist Carole Baskin.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Chaiklin – who served as a co-director and executive producer – was pressed on unearthed footage in which Exotic speaks about not being able to use the N-word as a white man. “Joe is a racist, I would say categorically,” she responded. “He said things when we were filming that were very unsettling.” Asked why the decision was made to edit the comments
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