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The original sentence for abusing animals and trying to kill an animal welfare activist was reduced to 21 years in prison by a federal judge.
The zoo that was shut down in 2020 had an interview with Joseph Maldonado-Passage. This photo was taken by Sue.
The star of the hit show Tiger King, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in April 2020 after he was convicted of trying to hire two men to kill an activist.
An undercover FBI agent was one of the men he hired to kill Baskin.
The lower court should have combined the two murder-for-hire attempts during sentencing instead of treating them separately, according to an appeals court.
The Associated Press reported that Baskin said she was afraid that her husband could threaten her.
Some people wearing shirts that said "Free Joe Exotic" filled the courtroom.
According to the AP, his attorneys plan to appeal Friday's resentencing and petition for a new trial.
Attorneys for the former zookeeper said last month that he was postponing receiving treatment for his cancer until the resentencing.
The documentary about him, Tiger King, was streamed around 64 million times within a month. The relationship between him and Baskin was the focus of the show. Baskin criticized the zoo for housing animals such as lions, tigers and big cat cross-breeds. There was tension between the two after Maldonado-Passage renamed one of his animals. Baskin won a $1 million legal battle over the name, and Maldonado-Passage filed for bankruptcy as he couldn't pay his legal fees. Baskin was killed in a failed attempt to retaliate. The zoo closed in August 2020 after legal battles over the treatment of tigers.
The launch of a cannabis brand named Joe's Exotics was announced by Maldonado-Passage from prison. He made a licensing agreement with two people. A month before that, he auctioned off a collection of digital and physical assets ranging from his favorite gun to the jacket he wore on the show.
Joe Exotic was resentenced to 21 years in prison.
Tiger King's attempted murder conviction was thrown out because of a technicality.
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