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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.
Carole Baskin
Carole Baskin (born June 6, 1961) is an American animal rights activist and owner of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary based near Tampa, Florida. Baskin drew public attention when she was featured in the 2020 Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness about Oklahoma-based private zoo operator known as Joe Exotic. The Netflix series follows both Baskin and Joe Exotic, filming their ongoing and escalating feuds over exotic animals in private zoos. Following the series' release, Baskin has been targeted by Internet memes related to the disappearance of Don Lewis, her second husband.
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‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin claims she’s had death threats since Netflix show aired
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nme.com"There’s almost no way to describe the intensity of the feeling of betrayal" Carole Baskin has claimed she’s received death threats since Netflix‘s Tiger King aired last month.
The animal rights activist, who was the target of big cat breeder Joe Exotic’s failed murder-for-hire plot, said she’s had numerous abusive calls from strangers who have somehow discovered her number.
Carole and her husband Howard told the Tampa Bay Times in their first interview since the show aired that the Tiger King producers betrayed them by focusing on Carole and Exotic’s rivalry – not the cruelty in the captive tiger trade, as they claim they were told. “There’s almost no way to describe the intensity of the feeling of betrayal,” Howard said.
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