Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is suing the government and his former business partner. The star of the hit Netflix docuseries,, is the former roadside zoo owner and big cat animal breeder who was found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against longtime nemesis and animal activist Carole Baskin and 17 wildlife violations for the killing of five tigers.
He has since been sentenced to 22 years and is currently behind bars at the Grady County Jail in Oklahoma, where he’s launched his lawsuit from.
According to the legal docs obtained by ET, Exotic is suing the U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Federal Wildlife Service, the latter of which initially launched the investigation that led to his trial, for
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