The last time we heard from Tiger King star Joe Exotic, he was sitting in prison begging for a pardon from the President. He also fell in love while a 33-year-old Mexican man while behind bars. They got engaged and were planning their happily ever after. Now, a health update from Joe is putting their future in jeopardy.
Tiger King Joe Exotic is battling prostate and lung cancer
Joe spoke to Radar Online from behind bars and unloaded a ton of life updates. The 62-year-old is still serving a 21-year prison sentence for cooking up a murder-for-hire plot. While behind bars, he complained about his deteriorating health and eventually received a prostate cancer diagnosis.
Last year, he said it went into remission after a year of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. However, he just received devastating news from his doctors. It’s back, and it spread.
“The prostate cancer is back out of remission, the lung cancer is there now,” he told the outlet, noting that he had been throwing up and not feeling well.
Although Joe previously predicted that he would die in 2020, he shared that his doctors feel confident that he can live with his cancer for many years to come. He doesn’t plan on seeking treatment and wants to ride things out until he can get released from prison, whether that’s through a presidential pardon or some other miracle.
“All of the doctors on the outside I’ve talked to said I can make it another 10 or 15 years without it killing me,” Joe explained. “And I really want to wait until I get out and get some real doctors with some class act medical care and take care of it then.”
Meanwhile, Joe tied the knot with his prison lover, Jorge Marquez. When they both get out of prison, they hope to move to Cozumel, Mexico. However, Joe pointed out that Jorge’s complicated immigration status might result in deportation. He has a hearing scheduled soon, and Joe is concerned.
“He doesn’t want to go back,” Joe told the outlet. “Not only because of me, but because it’s so dangerous there. He’s been through so much sh*t already.”
Joe’s fighting cancer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a 21-year prison sentence. He has a long road ahead, and all of this is definitely Carole Baskin’s fault.
Tiger King is streaming on Netflix.
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