'Tiger King' Fans Are Totally Grossed out Over Walmart Meat Truck Scenes
03/31/2020 12:03 am EDT
"[Joe] is absolutely ecstatic about the series and the idea of being famous," Tiger King co-director Eric Goode said about the show's subject, who's currently incarcerated. "He's absolutely thrilled. I think he's trying to be an advocate for — no surprise — criminal justice reform. He is in a cage and of course he's gonna say that he now recognizes what he did to these animals."
The Safdie brothers, who released the critical smash Uncut Gems late last year, also had a connection to the series. "We worked for Eric and his turtle conservancy for a few years, then went down to Florida to start what became Tiger King," Benny and Jeff Safdie said. "Only Eric Goode could have made this show."
The show has proved to be a huge smash for Netflix, shooting to the number-one most-streamed show at the moment. It's so popular, in fact, that actors are taking to social media to call dibs on characters to play in the assumed movie adaptation.
PETA has also weighed in, and in a lengthy statement said that "Roadside zoos and other tourist traps that exploit lions, tigers, and other animals are often even worse than Tiger King lets on."
"However, the series does a good job of accurately portraying animal exhibitors... as exploiters and abusers who would do anything to keep the money coming in."
Cardi B, meanwhile, posted on social media that she was going to start a GoFundMe for Joe Exotic, but later clarified "Omg... I was just playing." Though she did clarify that she considered herself a fan of the former roadside zookeeper.
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