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The “Tiger King” is no longer trying to become president.

"Joe Exotic" — real name Joseph Maldonado — of the popular 2020 Netflix documentary ended his presidential campaign on Thursday, according to a termination report filing with the Federal Election Commission reviewed by Raw Story.

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“Tiger King”-star-turned-presidential-candidate Joe Exotic is earning income in creative ways while in prison — despite facing a hefty liability from his big cat rescue foe Carole Baskin, according to a new federal financial disclosure filing.

Exotic — real name Joseph Maldonado — reported just one liability on his disclosure report, a requirement for all presidential candidates: a “$814,465 judgment from “Big Cat Rescue (Carole Baskin).”

Maldonado is in federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, serving a 21-year sentence for two counts of murder-for-hire related to alleged plans to kill Baskin, along with 17 other crimes, including violations of a law prohibiting illegal wildlife trading. ...