Tiger King 2 chaos: Joe Exotic announces shock cancer diagnosis as his war with Carole Baskin rages on – but she’s too busy suing Netflix

Nov 5 , 2021

Joe Exotic revealed a shocking cancer diagnosis while Carole Baskin is suing Netflix just days ahead of the Tiger King season 2 release. Photo: Netflix

The reality TV docuseries emerged an Emmy-nominated hit amid pandemic lockdowns in 2020, even landing Baskin a spot on Dancing With the Stars

The season 2 trailer, set for a November 17 release, teases an investigation into the disappearance of Baskin’s first husband – which she’s suing the streaming giant over

When the world went into lockdown in March 2020, Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness became an unexpected worldwide hit. And with the upcoming release of Tiger King 2 on Netflix on November 17, the madness surrounding the show and its stars is not only back – the chaos is unfolding in real time too.

With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo, the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with Tiger King 2 as new-found revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners.

Here’s what you need to know about Exotic, Baskin and their ongoing feud.

Joe Exotic reveals he has “very aggressive prostate cancer”

Tiger King star Joe Exotic recently asked for release from jail following a cancer diagnosis. Photo: Netflix

Exotic says he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

His lawyer John M. Phillips confirmed the news in a statement, along with a 45-second recording of a conversation with Exotic from prison.

“They diagnosed me last Wednesday with a very aggressive prostate cancer,” Exotic says in the recording, adding that he doesn’t know what stage of cancer he has.

Joe Exotic was convicted of hiring hitmen to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin in 2019. Photo: AP

Phillips also provided a handwritten letter from Exotic, in which he writes: “Right now I dont want anyones pitty [sic] and I’m sure Carole will have her own party over this.”

Exotic is asking for compassionate release from prison, pleading in his letter for “the world to be my voice to be released”.