“Tiger King” star Joe Exotic says he has prostate cancer and is requesting to be released from prison.
Joe Exotic, formally known as Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, tweeted on Friday that his PSA counts are high and would like President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the attorney general to spare him.
He is serving a 22-year sentence for violating wildlife laws and a 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Carole Baskin, his long-term enemy.
“John Phillips [Exotic’s lawyer] has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer,” he wrote.
“The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in. My body is tired, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight, the mouth sores are out of control, I throw up more than I eat.”
Phillips confirmed to the New York Post that Joe had not been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is still awaiting a biopsy. He also said it’s premature to say the star had prostate cancer.
Joe also tweeted that he has a May 27 appointment with an oncologist, and a few days later, he will see a urologist.
“Now they report a biopsy will also be scheduled on a tumor on my right side below my ribs. Also scheduling a colonoscopy and endoscopy to find everything.”
“I don’t want anyone’s pity,” Joe said in another tweet. “What I need is when John Phillips gets the evidence he is working on, I need the world to help him get President Biden, VP Harris, and the Attorney General to listen to the evidence and see that it’s not just city cops out of control with corruption, but his very own Department of Justice and make this right and sign that pardon that Trump left behind so I can go home and get proper medical care and proper food.”
