Tiger King Joe Exotic in coronavirus isolation in jail, husband tells Andy Cohen
THE TIGER King’s husband Dillon Passage has said that Joe Exotic is in ‘coronavirus isolation’ in jail.
The former zoo owner is practising social distancing from other prisoners whilst he serves his 22-year sentence.
While speaking with Andy Cohen on the SiriusXM Radio Andy show on Wednesday, Dillon told the host that his husband Joseph Maldonado-Passage has been placed on “COVID-19 isolation”.
Dillon told Cohen, who was recently diagnosed with coronavirus: “We speak like three to five times every day, but since he’s been moved to this new facility, they are putting him on a COVID-19 isolation because of the previous jail he was at, there were cases.
“I’ve yet to speak to him since he moved.”
When questioned if the 57-year-old former zoo keeper was in his own quarantine, Dillon replied: “From what I know, yes. From what he told me.”
The Netflix star is serving a jail sentence after being found guilty of paying a hitman to kill animal activist Carole Baskin, and of killing tigers to make room for more exotic cats in his animal park.
Exotic has reportedly filed a $94 million federal lawsuit against the government for alleged civil rights violations.
According to his lawsuit, obtained by PEOPLE, Joe is seeking $73,840,000 for loss of personal property.
He says this includes “18 years of research and care of 200 generic tigers and cross-breeds for 365 days a year, at a boarding rate of $60/day per animal.”
A further $15 million is for “false arrest, false imprisonment, selective enforcement and the death of his mother, Shirley.”
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The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Department of Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and government agents.
The King’s coronavirus quarantine was announced as the US death toll reach 4,528.
The number of confirmed cases in the country has now soared to at least 205,438.
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