Incarcerated Tiger King star, Joe Exotic, is “in danger” in prison, according to his husband, Dillon Passage.
Exotic is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence, after being found guilty of animal abuse and murder for hire. Speaking on The Sunday Project, Passage revealed that he fears for his incarcerated husband’s health.
“His life is in danger,” Passage said, “when he found out he had COVID all of his organs started shutting down.”
“It all started with the ulcers on his face, and so once that starts, it’s downhill from there. From the last thing we’ve heard he is starting to get the ulcers and they’re not healing. It’s very detrimental.”
Passage also revealed that Exotic has been in solitary confinement for four months, which has meant it has been difficult for the couple to communicate.
“I’ve only been able to speak to him maybe six times since the show dropped. It’s pretty ridiculous. The only time I can chat to him is with the lawyers on call.”
“He’s not doing good,” Passage lamented.
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“He’s doing his best to stay hopeful and wishing for the best, but its heart-wrenching for him. He can’t necessarily grasp and stay updated with what’s happening out here.”
Exotic himself detailed his health problems in a recent letter obtained by TMZ.
“I’m loosing [sic] weight, sores won’t heal, I’ll be dead in 2-3 months. It’s like I have been sent to death row,” he wrote.
“My soul is dead, I struggle everyday to hold on to what little hope I can find.”
News of his ailing health caps off a bad couple of weeks for the Tiger King star. At the beginning of June, a judge awarded the site of Exotic’s former zoo to his arch nemesis, Carole Baskin.
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