Earlier this week, nation music famous person Miranda Lambert posted a throwback pic with Joe Maldonado-Passage (aka Joe Exotic), his ex-husband John Finlay, and GW Zoo staffer Kelci “Saff” Saffery after hundreds of thousands noticed the trio within the Netflix docuseries Tiger King: Homicide, Mayhem, and Insanity. Nevertheless, Lambert’s followers weren’t precisely thrilled that she had a connection to a convicted animal abuser.
In her put up, Lambert shared three photographs that featured her with Joe Exotic close to some cages and a cellular Humane Society of Tulsa facility. Within the caption the Tin Man singer wrote, “Right here’s somewhat Monday reminiscence for y’all,” together with the hashtags #TigerKing and #WayTooPrettyForPrison.
Many followers preferred the pics, and wrote within the feedback that they have been shocked Lambert had any sort of reference to Joe Exotic. However, a few of Lambert’s almost four million followers slammed her for being in photographs with a person who’s now in jail for animal abuse – to not point out his alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot to kill his rival, Carole Baskin.
“Did you understand how badly these animals have been being handled? I’ve been a fan of yours for 10+ years, however he killed harmless and wholesome tigers,” wrote one dissatisfied fan, whereas one other added, “Stunned that you’d put up this contemplating your love of animals???? Odd!”
A 3rd fan famous: “I wouldn’t be bragging about Tiger King. Have you ever seen hidden movies of him punching tigers within the face? Disgrace on anybody who’s in his nook.”
After seeing the adverse response, Lambert tried to clear issues up. She adopted up with some “backstory” for the pics and defined that they have been taken throughout Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Lambert mentioned that in that pure catastrophe, her and her group from the MuttNation Basis (which she based in 2009 to rescue animals and assist animal shelters) went to Houston to assist relocate current shelter canines to unencumber shelter area for animals that have been separated from their homeowners.
“MuttNation requested for volunteers who might transport some canines from Houston to shelters in Oklahoma, the place there was extra room they usually could possibly be handled and adopted,” defined Lambert. “Some man named Joe volunteered his trailer and workers. Now I do know it’s ‘Joe Exotic.’”
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Miranda Lambert made it clear that she has by no means visited Joe Exotic’s zoo and he or she had no thought he owned tigers. Lambert mentioned that she would “clearly” by no means condone unhealthy remedy of animals.
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