New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.
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Orange County shooting leaves 20-year-old man in critical condition
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. โ A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting in the Orlando area Thursday evening, according to the Orange County Sheriffโs Office. Deputies said the shooting happened on 2nd Avenue around 6:25 p.m.[TRENDING: Animal nearly severs womanโs arm at Carole Baskinโs rescue | CDC: Avoid travel to Mexico | Brightline targets 2022 for OIA station]The victim was taken to an area hospital in critical condition to receive treatment for a life-threatening gunshot wound, records show. Authorities said the culprit fled the scene before they arrived and thus far a suspect has not been identified. The investigation is ongoing.
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Woman nearly loses arm in tiger attack at Carole Baskinโs Big Cat Rescue
TAMPA, Fla. โ A volunteer nearly had her arm torn off by a tiger Thursday morning at Big Cat Rescue, a Tampa animal sanctuary owned by Carole Baskin, WTSP-TV reported. โIt is against our protocols for anyone to stick any part of their body into a cage with a cat in it,โ Big Cat Rescue wrote in a statement, according to WTSP-TV. Couser was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries after staff and other volunteers at Big Cat Rescue sought to stop the bleeding, Baskin said. According to the TV station, another worker heard the attack and came running as the tiger dropped its grip. WTSP-TV, citing Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials, said the victim was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
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12 last-minute Halloween costume ideas that are perfect for 2020
(Photo by APEX/MEGA/GC Images) (2020 MEGA)Who: The other star of Netflixโs irresistible โTiger King." What youโll need: Your hair pulled back in a bun, glasses, a judgeโs robe and a fancy white collar. What youโll need: A banana costume and a loaf of bread to carry around. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (2020 Getty Images)Who: A video conferencing program that became very popular once the pandemic started in early 2020. What youโll need: A piece of cardboard cut with a whole in the middle to look like a screen.
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Carole Baskin of โTiger Kingโ fame sued for defamation
ORLANDO, Fla. โ Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflixโs docuseries โTiger King,โ is being sued for defamation by a former assistant. It also names Baskinโs current husband and her tiger rescue sanctuary as defendants. The lawsuit said that Baskin defamed McQueen by posting a video diary entry on YouTube earlier this month in which she said McQueen played a role in Lewis' disappearance. In retaliation, Maldonado-Passage raised questions about Lewisโ disappearance. The documentary extensively covered Maldonado-Passageโs repeated accusations that Baskin killed her husband and possibly fed him to her tigers.
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Tiger King star Carole Baskin to join Dancing With the Stars
Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to Dancing With the Stars.The reality TV star who became a pop culture sensation with Netflixs docuseries Tiger King is joining the new crop of celebrity dancers that includes TV and film actress Anne Heche, former NBA star Charles Oakley and Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean. On the Netflix series Tiger King, Baskin, who owns a big cat refuge, sought to shut down Joseph Maldonado-Passages for-profit breeding of big cats. In June, a federal judge awarded Baskin ownership of the private Oklahoma zoo run by Maldonado-Passage. Others slated to appear on the dancing show are cheer team coach Monica Aldama, Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe, NFL star Vernon Davis, actress Skai Jackson, actress Justina Machado, TV host Jeannie Mai, Jesse Metcalfe, rapper Nelly, TV host Nev Schulman, real estate agent Chrishell Stause and Olympian Johnny Weir. Supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks will host the new season after longtime co-host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announced their exits from the series in July.
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Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal
LOS ANGELES The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series. The Saturday Night Live star will play Carole Baskin, who sought to shut down Joseph Maldonado-Passages for-profit breeding of big cats. The conflict became a pop culture sensation with Netflixs docuseries Tiger King.The series, ordered without a pilot episode, will be based on the Wondery podcast Joe Exotic, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming said Tuesday. McKinnon also will be an executiver producer for the show with the working title of Joe Exotic, Maldonado-Passage's nickname. The Joe Exotic role has yet to be cast, NBCUniversal said.
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Lawsuit filed against โTiger Kingโ star Carole Baskin over millionaire husbandโs disappearance
TAMPA, Fla. โ Thereโs a new chapter for the โTiger Kingโ saga. Lewis is the missing millionaire who was married to Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, News 6 partner WJXT reports. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister had already reopened the law enforcement investigation a few weeks after the Tiger King series debuted on Netflix. The Tiger King documentary extensively covers repeated accusations that Carole Baskin killed her then-husband and possibly fed him to her tigers. โBut hopefully with all this help that we now have one day soon we and you, too, will know the truth and will all finally know happened to my dad.โ
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Sheriff: Will of Tiger King stars missing husband was forged
TAMPA, Fla. Someone forged the will of the missing husband of Carole Baskin, a woman prominently featured in Netflixs Tiger King" documentary series, a Florida sheriff said. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister told 10 Tampa Bay on Tuesday that two experts had confirmed the will of Jack Don Lewis is a forgery. The documentary extensively covered Maldonado-Passages repeated accusations that Baskin, killed her husband and possibly fed him to her tigers. Baskin, who founded Big Cat Rescue, has never been charged with any crime and released a statement refuting the accusations made in the series. On Monday, a federal judge in Oklahoma awarded ownership of Maldonado-Passages former zoo to Big Cat Rescue Corp. as part of a civil judgment.
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โTiger Kingโsโ Carole Baskin awarded Joe Exoticโs FMR Zoo
Carole Baskin won a major victory in court Monday against her โTiger Kingโ nemesis Joe Exotic. In Joe Exotic's worst nightmare scenario, Carole Baskin is now the owner of his infamous animal park. An Oklahoma judge ruled in favor of Baskin's Big Cat Rescue corporation in its lawsuit against Joe Exotic's zoo. The court is giving Baskin control of the 16-acre animal park in Garvin County, Oklahoma, with its array of big cats. An attorney for Jeff Lowe who currently owns Joe Exotic's park, told CNN Baskin's victory was not unexpected.
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Judge gives control of Joe Exotic's zoo to Carole Baskin
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Santa Rose County Jail in Milton, Fla., shows Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as Joe Exotic. A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's Tiger King docuseries to Joe Exotic's rival, Carole Baskin. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Scott Palk granted control of the Oklahoma zoo that was previously run by Joseph Maldonado-Passage also known as Joe Exotic to Big Cat Rescue Corp. Baskin previously sued Maldonado-Passage for trademark and copyright infringements and won a $1 million civil judgment against him. Palk's judgment Monday found that ownership of the zoo was fraudulently transferred to Maldonado-Passage's mother in an attempt to avoid paying the judgment.
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Finished โTiger Kingโ? 5 over-the-top things to watch next
Will anything ever compare to the antics of Joe Exotic, Doc Antle or Carole Baskin, of โTiger Kingโ fame? But we have to assume youโve finished the show by now, which leads us to this next question: What will you watch next? The following five recommendations seem to be just as crazy as โTiger Kingโ -- not necessarily the same brand of crazy, but on par when it comes to unbelievability, like, โHow can this possibly be real?โ(OK, and from the sounds of it, No. 5 miiiiight be the same genre as โTiger King.โ)Anyway, to compile this list, we asked around and brainstormed ourselves. Iโll never get those two hours back.โThose werenโt exactly ringing endorsements, but we thought it was worth a mention.
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The โTiger Kingโ reunion special is out and itโs as bonkers as youโd hope
Itโs the moment weโve all been waiting for: the rumored โTiger Kingโ reunion episode has officially dropped, and itโs just as wacky and bonkers as youโd hope it would be. Most fans would probably want to hear from the โTiger Kingโ himself, Joe Exotic, but as we all know, Exotic is currently in jail, so that wasnโt really a possibility. It also seems that everyone in the cast has moved on from Exotic and thinks that he is a terrible human being. McCale also asked the cast members what celebrity theyโd want to play them in a movie version of โTiger King,โ and it was pretty funny to hear their answers. Hop on Netflix and soak in every minute of the bonus episode of โTiger King.โ
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We might be getting one more โTiger Kingโ episode, according to showโs Jeff Lowe
One of the stars of the series, Jeff Lowe, made a personalized Cameo for Los Angeles Dodgers player Justin Turner, and Lowe announced that one more episode is still to come in the epic โTiger Kingโ saga. So our friend @christie_dish listened to the podcast, @HoldingKourt and after last weeks episode decided to send us this!!! ๐จBREAKING NEWS FOLKS๐จThere will be 1 more episode of #TigerKing on@Netflix pic.twitter.com/YeRSIlDKTJ โ Justin Turner (@redturn2) April 4, 2020โNetflix is adding one more episode. Netflix hasnโt actually confirmed a new episode of the show, but given its huge popularity while everyone is stuck inside quarantining, it makes sense for the streaming network to capitalize on the โTiger Kingโ phenomenon while itโs still hot. Oh, and if you still havenโt hunkered down on your couch to watch โTiger Kingโ yet, what are you waiting for?
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Welp, now O.J. Simpson thinks Carole Baskin from โTiger Kingโ killed her husband
Anyone who has watched Netflixโs new binge-worthy true crime series โTiger Kingโ is currently asking themselves the biggest questions the series left unanswered, including: Did Carole Baskin kill her husband? While none of us know the answer, that hasnโt stopped fans from speculating (and making memes) about Baskin and her past. And now, as it turns out, one of Americaโs most notorious felons -- best known as a football star and for being tried in the death of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson -- is weighing in on the โTiger Kingโ mystery. Simpson, also known as โthe Juice,โ recently posted a video of himself discussing โTiger King,โ and he said he believes that not only did Baskin kill her husband, but she also fed him to her tigers, therefore making โtiger sashimi,โ as Simpson references in the video. โWe never close a cold case.โSo what do you say, you cool cats and kittens?
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Rejoice: Kate McKinnon will play Carole Baskin in TV show, reports say
Variety reports that there is a limited series being made about the big cat lovers, which is based off a podcast called โJoe Exotic," and it will star โSNLโs" Kate McKinnon as Baskin herself. McKinnon signed up to play Baskin in the fall, long before the masses knew anything of the epic feud between Exotic and Baskin, according to the report. Since we have McKinnon cast, the next obvious question is what actors should play the other colorful characters from โTiger King,โ such as Exotic or Doc Antle. Matthew McConaughey comes to mind, especially if youโve seen him in โDallas Buyers Club.โDanny McBride, who is known for playing trashy characters, would also nail Exotic. As for who should play Antle, who is equally as zany as Exotic, heโd have to be played by Will Ferrell.
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Netflixโs โTiger Kingโ is essential quarantine viewing
We all know that Netflix has hundreds of movies and TV shows for us to watch, but thereโs a new true crime documentary series that just landed called โTiger King,โ and itโs the perfect show to watch while youโre quarantined inside your home. The story mostly follows the self-proclaimed โTiger King,โ also known as Joe Exotic. Exotic (as well as the other exotic animal owners featured in the series) has a nemesis, and her name is Carole Baskin, who owns the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. He hates Baskin more than anything in the world, and wonโt stop at anything until he sees her destroyed. Let us know what you think of โTiger Kingโ in the comments once youโve finished.