Tiger King star Joe Exotic diagnosed with prostate cancer Leah Sinclair
The former zoo owner shared his cancer diagnosis on Twitter on Friday, and once again pleaded for a pardon from President Joe Biden in the wake of his illness.
In his social media post, Mr Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, wrote: “John Phillips [Joe’s lawyer] has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer.
“The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in. My body is tired, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight, the mouth sores are out of control, I throw up more than I eat.”
The former zoo owner, 58, took to Twitter on Friday to share his cancer diagnosis
In his social media post, Exotic wrote: My PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer. The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in
Exotic once again pleaded for a pardon from President Joe Biden in the wake of his illness, but claimed he didn t want anyone s pity
He was convicted on 17 federal charges of animal abuse and two counts of attempted murder for hire in his plot to kill his rival Carole Baskin in 2019
Exotic is currently serving a 22 year-sentence in prison