Published 16:30 IST, April 3rd 2020

Netflix's 'Tiger King' a.ka. Joe Exotic tests positive for Coronavirus while in jail

Netflix's 'Tiger King' documentary star Joe Exotic has reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus. The former zoo operator is currently serving his jail term.

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Netflix's Tiger King documentary star Joe Exotic has been tested positive for Coronavirus. Joe Pass or famously kwn as Joe Exotic is currently serving his 22-year jail sentence. former zoo operator is back in limelight after release of a Netflix documentary about him titled Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.

Netflix’s 'Tiger King' a.k.a. Joe Exotic tests positive for COVID-19

Many countries are currently under complete lockdown due to ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Amidst this lockdown, people are heavily relying on video and music streaming platforms for ir entertainment. Currently, one of most popular documentaries on Netflix is about a former zoo operator turned imprisoned criminal Joe Pass famously kwn as Joe Exotic.

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w, amidst Coronavirus pandemic reportedly Joe Exotic has tested positive for Coronavirus. According to a media portal’s report, Joe Pass is serving his 22-year jail sentence in Oklahoma’s Grady County Jail. But after being tested positive for Coronavirus he has been transferred to Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

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For those of you who are t aware of this, re are 226,374 confirmed Coronavirus cases in US. While being tested positive Joe Exotic was placed in isolation at jail. media portal confirmed this news in a conversation with Joe Pass’s husband Dillon Pass.

While talking about his husband, Dillon said that he and his husband used to talk three-four times every day while he was in prison. But w he has been moved to a new facility and is under isolation due to Coronavirus. Dillon also revealed that he has t spoken to Joe since he has been transferred to this Federal medical facility.

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Netflix’s Tiger King documentary turned Joe Exotic into an overnight sensation. Pass and this documentary have been making headlines since its launch on OTT platform. Joe Exotic once owned early hundreds of exotic animals in Tampa, Florida but was soon accused of hiring somebody to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin.

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16:30 IST, April 3rd 2020