Joe Exotic saw what happened with Brittney Griner and now he wants to be released as well.
In newly released audio obtained by TMZ, the 59-year-old Tiger King star said the deal was a “slap in the face” to every American who is wrongly detained. As you are well aware, Joe is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence for animal abuse charges and a murder-for-hire attempt on his longtime rival and Tiger King co-star, Carole Baskin.
He then stated his innocence in the recording and urged President Joe Biden to secure his freedom. He also wanted to know why the United States was so quick to negotiate Griner’s release, while he and other “wrongfully detained” Americans remained behind bars.
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that Griner was heading home, after Russia agreed to release the athlete in exchange for Viktor Bout. This ended nearly 10 months after Griner, a 32-year-old WNBA star, was arrested in Russia for allegedly bringing hash oil to a Moscow airport.
“The whole Brittney Griner and Trevor Reed prisoner swap is a slap in every American’s face that is wrongfully detained in the American Federal Prison System, including myself,” Joe said in the recording. “A dangerous man was released for Brittney Griner to be free. It’s time Joe Exotic gets to go home for Christmas to be home with [boyfriend] Seth and his son for the first time in 5 Christmases.”
Last month, he vented on Instagram about how unhappy he was with his current living arrangement.
“I have officially landed at the bottom of hell, at the Federal Prison in Atlanta GA,” the reality-star-turned-inmate wrote. “Senator Ossoff [sic], Warnock and Walker are all lying to you Black Voters of Georgia because the Animals at the Atlanta Zoo are living better then [sic] your loved ones are in here I promise.”
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Griner has yet to speak out since her return. She is likely getting help with her mental state after dealing with grueling prison conditions while being in Russia.
