Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix original documentary that âconsumed the pop-cultural imaginationâ (The Atlantic) and transfixed a nation in the midst of a global crisis, opens up about his outlandish journey from Midwestern farmer to infamous Tiger King, and finally, to federal inmate.
Shortly after his arrest (for charges including hiring a hitman to murder his rival, Carole Baskin), Joe Exotic began keeping a daily journal of his life behind prison walls. In support of his defense, Joe began writing everything he wished he could tell a jury of his peers. Little did Joe know that mere months later, the self-proclaimed âgun-toting, gay redneck with a mulletâ would become one of the most famous men in the world.
Written entirely while incarcerated, this no-holds-barred memoir is Joe Exoticâs first, and maybe only, chance to tell his side of the storyâthe full story. Despite never having seen Tiger King, Joe is aware of whatâs been said about him, and heâs eager to answer all the questions the world is dying to know. Such as:
-The origin of the mullet.
-How Joe became the Tiger King.
-Joeâs favorite animals.
-Joeâs relationships.
-Joeâs explanation of all charges against him.
-What happened with Trumpâs pardon.
-What he thinks about caging animals now that he lives in a cage.
-What Joe has to say now about Carole Baskin.
From his tragic childhood riddled with abuse to his dangerous feuds with big cat rivals and beyond, nothing is off the table. This is the exclusive and definitive read for anyone who binged the ârivetingâ (Vanity Fair) documentary and finished it hungry for more. A memoir unlike any other, it proves that they can cage the Tiger King, but they canât silence his roar.