Editing Joe Exotic (section)

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{{Villain_Infobox
|Image = Joe Exotic (Santa Rose County Jail).png
|fullname = Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage
|alias = Joe Exotic<br>The Tiger King<br>Joe Maldonado<br>Cody Ryan<br>Aarrron Alex
|origin = Garden City, Kansas, United States
|occupation = Owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma (formerly)
|type of villain = Homicidal Abuser
|goals = Open G.W. Zoo (succeeded, backfired upon closure)<br>Get rid of his rival Carole Baskin (failed)<br>Become Governor of Oklahoma (Failed)
|crimes = [[Cruelty to animals]]<br>Conspiracy to [[murder]]<br>Involuntary manslaughter<br>Extortion<br>[[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Polygamy]]
|hobby =Buy and sell tigers<br>Bossing his employees around<br>Insulting Carol Baskin |skills = Big Cat Breeding, Manipulation}}{{Quote|If they don't wanna walk, pop them in the ass and make them walk!|Joe Exotic instructing his employees to abuse tigers}}'''Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (né Schreibvogel;''' born March 5, 1963), better known as '''Joe Exotic''', is an American media personality and convicted felon. The former owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Exotic had claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States. He twice unsuccessfully ran for public office, first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent, and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.

In 2019, Exotic was convicted on 17 federal charges of animal abuse (eight violations of the Lacey Act and nine of the Endangered Species Act) and two counts of murder for hire, for a plot to kill Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin, with whom he had a completed rivalry. He is serving a 17-21 year sentence in federal prison. Well known for his eccentric and dynamic personality, Exotic is one of the most controversial zookeepers in history. He has been subject to substantial criticism, especially for the controversies surrounding his feud with Baskin and the treatment of animals at the G.W. Zoo. Some former zookeepers who worked with him claimed that Exotic lost his love for animals towards the end of his zookeeping career.

On July 15, 2021, a US appeals court ruled that Exotic's sentence was too harsh and that the 2 separate murder attempts were treated as separate convictions. His sentence was reduced to 17-21 years.