Actress and queer advocate Kate McKinnon will step into the role of Carole Baskin, the big cat lover at the center of a scandal in the upcoming film version of the Joe Exotic scandal.
For those unfamiliar with Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonato-Passage), or the Netflix documentary series Tiger King, the self-described gay, gun-toting redneck rose to prominence in the early 2010s for his personal zoo in Oklahoma where he kept dozens of animals–in particular, tigers–as pets. Exotic, who also moonlighted as a country music singer, developed an intense hatred for Baskin over her criticisms of his zoo. A wild rivalry began, with Exotic accusing Baskin of killing her late husband, and with Baskin suing Exotic for harassment and copyright infringement.
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Exotic’s life began to unravel after his marriage to two husbands (the trio had a polygamous relationship) dissolved; one man left Exotic for a woman, and the other committed suicide. Following a failed run for Oklahoma governor, Exotic was arrested for attempting to hire a hitman to kill Baskin.
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Baskin has criticized Tiger King for sensationalizing her story, and for misleading characterizations of her animal rescue. McKinnon will appear in a scripted series titled Joe Exotic, the start date of which has yet to be announced.
Tiger King streams on Netflix.
Chrisk
That should be interesting. She had a wealthy husband just disappear. She said dementia. He forgot his way home. Also he was having affairs behind her back and probably was going to leave her ass. Of coarse she got everything.
Joe exotic would find these young meth addicted boyfriends and move them in. Crazy that he got 22 years for the murder for hire and yet the guys helping him do the murder weren’t even charged and actually took over his zoo.
JED08
Yeah, her husband “disappeared” when she killed him, which she did because he did tell her that he was leaving her crazy a*s.
russdog
I know I’m going to get hammered for daring to commit grammar nazi crimes, but I can’t help it. It’s “Of COURSE she got everything.” “Coarse” means rough. OK, let me have it. I just couldn’t take it anymore.