The driver had been told to remain on call Wednesday, in case Exotic’s fortunes changed at the last minute. The lawyers asked him to drive them to a local steakhouse, where he joined them for lunch. “I was showing off the limo to people that were there,” says Debose, who did a few interviews himself with restless reporters in the parking lot. “We have good reason to believe it will come through.”. "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic, a former zookeeper made famous during the quarantine release of the Netflix docuseries, and his husband are calling it quits. “We still had hope that it was going to happen at any time.”. He drove the lawyers back to their offices and dropped them off in the parking lot. Spirits remained high, according to Debose. It has disco floors, indoor and outdoor seating, two sound systems and a light show. Debose says Exotic’s lawyers, who call themselves “Team Tiger,” were expecting a pardon for their client from President Donald Trump around noon that day — the president’s last full day in office. So confident was Team Tiger of Exotic’s imminent release that it also hired a hairdresser, who was waiting in Debose’s limo to coif Exotic’s signature platinum-blond mullet. Have a question about our commenting policies? He even got on the news. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. That’s pretty much all we talked about.”, “Mr. “Since his trial, the evidence has made it clear that Joe is not guilty but, rather, … Debose pulled up to the law offices of Francisco Hernandez in the super-stretch turbo diesel limo at 10:30 a.m. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Reporter covering culture, food and the arts, Inside the stretch limo where ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic’s team waited for a pardon that never came. Joe Exotic was born Joseph Allen Schreibvogel in Garden City, Kansas, on March 5, 1963., to parents Francis and Shirley Schreibvogel. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Joe Exotic of “Tiger King” fame has found new attorneys who say they plan to file a motion for a new trial in a matter of months. It was an unusual day on the job for Jerry Debose, a Fort Worth limousine driver. Joe Exotic, with limo waiting outside prison, fails to get Trump pardon ... had been optimistic earlier about Exotic’s prospects of being released from Fort Worth’s Federal Medical Center. “He doesn’t want anyone to see him until his hair is done,” Love told an ABC News affiliate. Fans Throw Wild Street Party After Winning Title. “This time tomorrow, we’re going to be celebrating,” Eric Love, the Texas philanthropist who had lobbied for the pardon, told the British tabloid Metro. He released a statement that read, in part: “140 million Joe Exotic fans had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. (“It was against our policy, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity,” Debose says. Joe Exotic, the focus of Netflix true crime series 'Tiger King' had five husbands and was even married to two of them at the same time in a three-way wedding. ©2021 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. Joe Exotic is NOT living it up on the Vegas strip with 'Tiger King' stars Jeff and Lauren Lowe-- he's still behind bars, and the guy hanging with the couple is all about show biz. He pilots a 2019 Dodge Ram “super-stretch turbo diesel” limo — “the longest limo in Dallas,” he claims. The list of 143 pardons, released after midnight, included former presidential adviser Stephen K. Bannon, Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy and rapper Lil Wayne. There is one way to get a message across and that is with music. “The way Joe explained it, Dillon’s getting lonely with Joe locked up and wants a boyfriend.” Devoted “Tiger King” fans will remember that Exotic, 58, and Passage married in December 2017, two months after Joe’s previous husband, Travis Maldonado, died in a self-inflicted, accidental shooting. Exotic feels disdain for Trump, he says partly because 45 ended up just hiding out in the White House after the riot ... never saying a word about the people who died. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. But noon came and went with no word from the White House. Get TMZ breaking news sent right to your browser! ... Lori Loughlin's Hubby Mossimo Released from Prison Early Reportedly in Home Confinement 4/3/2021 12:50 PM PT Trump had less than 24 hours left in office, and the clock was ticking. He grew up on a working farm in Kansas.When he was five years old, he was raped by an older boy. “I was a little disappointed that we didn’t actually get a chance to pick him up yesterday,” Debose says. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Download the TMZ App on the Apple App Store, Download the TMZ App on the Google Play Store. Joe Exotic’s husband Dillon Passage has announced that he and the Tiger King have filed for divorce. Joe Exotic Maldonado and his "Tiger King" co-star Dillon Passage are divorcing. Everyone was “just joking, trying to pass the time,” Debose says. Exotic claims he was "too gay" to ever receive a pardon from Trump in the first place. Comments are not available on this story. [1] [2] The park has been known by multiple names over the years, including "G.W. He and his family moved to Texas, where he joined the Eastvale, Texas, police department, soon becoming chief of the small department. There were reporters around. CBS DFW, Jan. 20, 'Tiger King Joe Exotic' Not On White House List Of 73 Pardons Released After Midnight' Associated Press, Sept. 9, 2020 , Joe Exotic … Early life. Joe Exotic of “Tiger King" fame has found new attorneys who say they plan to file a motion for a new trial in a matter of months. He finally drove members of the legal team to the prison, but just for a brief news conference during which the lawyers declared that Exotic was innocent. Rental rates for the super-stretch truck limousine at Heaven on Wheels, Debose’s employer, start at $165 an hour, not counting Debose’s driver fees (which he declined to share). Exotic has maintained his innocence since his 2019 conviction. Love declined to answer questions on Wednesday about why he had been so certain Exotic would be pardoned. “It was delicious.”), Still no word from the White House. Since his trial, the evidence has made it clear that Joe is not guilty but, rather, he is a victim of the persons he trusted most.”. Biden, on the other hand, issued a sweeping executive order on his first day in office to protect LGBTQ+ people from being discriminated against. Finally, around 10:30 p.m., Debose was released from duty. He released a statement that read, in part: “140 million Joe Exotic fans had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. “And mostly, just being on TV and all the media presence that was around. After feeling spurned by Donald Trump, Joe Exotic's officially moving on to the next POTUS ... and keeping the faith that President Biden will grant his freedom. He’s used to carrying carloads of bachelorettes out to bars, prom-goers to hotel ballrooms and visiting celebrities to fancy restaurants. Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Maldonado-Passage), who rose to fame after the release of 2020 Emmy-nominated Netflix NFLX documentary Tiger King: … He says he enjoyed “Tiger King” and believes Exotic, who is not due for release until 2037, deserved that pardon. Debose had been hired to pick up Joseph Maldonado-Passage, the eccentric former private zoo owner better known as Joe Exotic from the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King,” at the federal prison where he is serving a 22-year sentence for violating federal wildlife laws and for his role in a murder-for-hire plot targeting his professional rival, tiger sanctuary owner Carole Baskin. At the moment, he had nowhere to drive. 'Napalm' Weed Company yanked from dispensary ... Patrick's Hangin' With Joseph Baena for First Time!!! © 2021 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. ... Netflix released a … File Photo courtesy of Netflix March 27 (UPI) -- Dillon Passage has announced on … Long story short ... it seems Joe is all pro-Joe now, and even claims in his emails to have new evidence in his case that he hopes the Biden administration will consider. TMZ's obtained emails Joe's sent out to his team from prison, in which he expresses hopefulness that the new administration will come through with a pardon ... after failing to make Trump's last-minute list. Inside the limo, members of Team Tiger chatted about “what was going to happen, how the pardon was going to go,” Debose says. Joe Exotic's pivoting his plea for a pardon to the Biden administration. Exotic says he always looked up to him for being a straight-shooter and never backing down, but that all changed after January 6. Review. He was paid to eat steak and do mostly nothing. Eric Love kept the interviews up,” Debose says. It was a fitting sideshow to the end of the Trump administration, with the elements that defined it: celebrity, unfounded confidence, appeals to showmanship and a hankering for McDonald’s. It is only because of you 140 million fans that Joe’s Pardon was even a possibility. Love even spoke of swinging by McDonald’s to get Exotic a McRib sandwich. Exotic says he has more confidence in Biden regarding criminal justice and prison reform, and claims he watched a TV special on VP Kamala Harris ... leading him to believe she can "help clean up the corruption in the DOJ and other agencies.". Still, it was a great day for Debose. We are disappointed that The President did not sign Joe’s Pardon, as we were confident yesterday that he would. This goes without saying, but in case you missed the hit Netflix documentary from 2020, Dillon Passage was featured as Joe Exotic’s husband on … The mood there, he says, was jubilant. “That was my first time taking it to a jail,” Debose says. The Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park was established in 1999 by Joe Exotic and dedicated to the memory of his brother Garold Wayne Schreibvogel, who had died in a car crash in 1997. Exotic joe exotic released maintained his innocence since his 2019 conviction even spoke of swinging by McDonald s! “ that was my first time!!!!!!!!!... 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