'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison

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Joe Exotic was handed a new prison sentence on Friday. A federal judge resentenced the "Tiger King" star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, to 21 years in prison on Friday, rejecting pleas from the former zookeeper to free him from prison.

He was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin. Both were featured in Netflix’s "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness." Maldonado-Passage was resentenced after a federal appeals court ruled last year than improper sentencing guidelines were used.

Attorneys for the former Oklahoma zookeeper said he was postponing off his cancer treatments until after his resentencing. In this Aug.

28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. Maldonado known also as "Tiger King" Joe Exotic had a court appearance Friday, Jan.