“Tiger King” Star Diagnosed with Contagious Disease and Isolated from Other Inmates

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Joe Exotic, star of the series “Tiger King“, who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence, is isolated from other inmates due to a contagious disease.

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Joe Exotic, the star of the series “Tiger King”, who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence for animal crimes and for plotting the murder of Carole Baskin, his longtime enemy, is isolated from other inmates due to a contagious disease.

According to a statement from his legal team to The Dallas Morning News, Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has been infected with scabies.

The 61-year-old man is currently at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, where a prison representative confirmed there was an outbreak of the infectious disease in one of the units.



Joe Exotic became known worldwide after “Tiger King“, the documentary series about his life, premiered on Netflix in March 2020.


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