TIGER King star Joe Exotic has revealed he is confident he can raise a staggering $5 million in just six months to salvage his love life.
In a surprising revelation to The U.S Sun, the well-known reality TV personality currently in jail states that he is determined to provide President Donald Trump with a significant amount of money to prevent his husband from being deported.
The former zoo keeper has vowed to take “every measure possible” to prevent “the love of his life” Mexican inmate Jorge Marquez from deportation.
Earlier this year, Trump proposed a scheme where non-US citizens could pay five million dollars to obtain a “Gold Card” for entry into the country. This proposal has sparked hope in Exotic that he may be able to save Marquez from being sent back to his home country.
As of now, Marquez, who formed a romantic relationship with the famous star known for his passion for wild cats at the Fort Worth Medical Center last year, is facing the threat of deportation by ICE officials and Texas legislators before the end of May.
However Exotic, who claims the pair became legally wed in fall 2024, has had lawyers write to The White House in a desperate bid to keep his partner close by.
So far his efforts at pardon from Trump have failed.
Now the 62-year-old Netflix star – who backed Trump for President – reckons that his business acumen and celebrity appeal could generate the vital cash needed by Marquez – if Trump also pardons him from his 21-year sentence.
Besotted Exotic also offered to be transferred to Mexico to be closer to Marquez if his efforts fail.
In an exclusive statement Exotic explained his plan to keep “rock” Marquez by his side, as he continues his fight to clear his name of murder-for-hire and animal cruelty convictions.
He said, “Jorge has been in America nearly 10 years and if Trump would consider signing my clemency I would work my a** off to give him the first five million for Jorge to have a gold card, which should not take me 6 months to pay for.
“But I need President Trump to see that everyone that testified against me admitted to perjury and a plot to kill me on world television on season two of Tiger King and allow me to go home and work to pay for a gold card,” he claimed.
Exotic was found guilty of offering over $7,000 to an undercover government agent to kill “arch enemy” Carole Baskin, the owner of a Florida animal sanctuary.
Exotic has always vehemently denied the crime, alleging that he was “framed” and that all witnesses lied – without proving any concrete evidence.
Exotic now says he has found “true love” behind bars with fourth official husband Marquez after several failed romances.
“We are hoping to be able to keep Jorge in America the legal way as I respect our laws and policies however if that is not possible I have reached out to Claudia (Sheinbaum Pardo) the President of Mexico to call President Trump and put in a good word for me that the evidence shows I am innocent and ask him to please sign my Clemency application that is on file or my pardon,” Exotic added.
“And I will go live in Cozumel Mexico with Jorge until I can get him to be able to come to America.
“Just because he was born in the wrong country does not make him a bad person.
“He has no drug or gang affiliation. Just illegal. And I hope Trump remembers that our beautiful first lady was not a citizen of America before they got married.
“Jorge and I love each other and they say love has no boundaries or borders as long as no one is hurting anyone else.”
IN CRISIS
Exotic famously earned huge sums from selling wildlife across the US and from wacky money-making schemes out of his Oklahoma zoo.
Last month, Exotic opened up to The U.S Sun in a shocking phone call expressing his darkest thoughts about his future amid his relationships crises.
Exotic sobbed during an exclusive interview admitting he wants to die immediately behind bars if he is separated from Marquez.
The reckless US former zoo keeper is unsure how he will survive without his “rock” caring for him as he battles many health issues, including cancer.
Exotic’s heartbreak comes amid a secret TV comeback with a show called The Exotic Truth.
Exotic plans to make waves through a new documentary, overseen by Emmy-winning documentarian Serene DC, about his incarcerated life, freedom efforts and ongoing fight with nemesis Carole Baskin.
He has reportedly discussed his heartbreak and ongoing perilous health problems, expressing hope Serena’s show can help change his life.
NEW SHOW
Exotic will also open up on how he feels Netflix misrepresented his life and criminality in Serena’s show.
“No-one knows my real story and the truth behind Tiger King – and it is time to tell it. Serena is the first one to sit down with me in seven years,” he said.
“‘I would just say honestly, I have never done anything wrong to deserve being here.
“People think I killed somebody, but everybody has got it confused.”
Exotic, who suffers from auto immune deficiency disorder, has had a tumultuous existence behind bars.
Amid the covid pandemic he found himself repeatedly in prison hospital as he dealt with non stop vomiting, constant flu, and stress.
The long haired reality star claimed that he was days from dying after “aggressive” prostate cancer before having potentially harmful colon polyps removed.
Adding to his suffering, Joe has contracted scabies amid a prison outbreak, which lawyers claims are a direct result of the appalling and unsanitary conditions, including infestations of rats and a lack of proper medical care.”
The Exotic Truth will be released at some point in 2025.
