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Lily Waddell

Tiger King star Joe Exotic begs for Donald Trump pardon in most imaginative way

Jailbird Joe Exotic put a different spin on begging for a pardon from Donald Trump.

Tiger King's main star has been serving his 22 years behind bars for a murder for hire plot against his Big Cat Rescue rival Carole Baskin in 2017.

The prisoner has soared to new heights of fame after Tiger King became a phenomenon keeping the world amused during the lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak.

With his new-found fame behind him, Exotic has enlisted the help of larger than life characters to make up his new massive legal team.

Lead Investigator and Executive Manager Eric Love has landed the job to front the reality star's legal team.

Joe Exotic will be the face of a new streetwear brand (Netflix US/AFP via Getty Images)

In a direct plea to Trump, the legal team put together a Texas-style video begging for Joe's pardon.

One of the main stand-out features of their fresh campaign included a double decker bus.

It has the slogan: "President Trump please pardon Joe Exotic, TEAM TIGER".

(AFP via Getty Images)

Also in the video, the legal team put forward the case Joe was not guilty of the murder for hire plot and insisted he was framed.

It comes after the grand re-opening of his former zoo Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.

The park - which has been handed to new owner Jeff Lowe and his wife Lauren - has been rebranded as the Tiger King Park.

Tigers, bears, lemurs, bears, giraffes were available for fans to see.

It was initially closed amid the coronavirus pandemic while the park rocketed to fame because of the Netflix docuseries.

However, it has now been allowed to re-open as long as owners stuck to the CDC social distancing and sanitation protocols.

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