The Curse of the Tiger King Stars. Now the next actor from the Netflix documentary is threatened with jail.
Tiger King star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, 62, was arrested by the FBI on Friday. The accusation: money laundering! He is due to address the allegations before a court on Monday.
Doc Antle in the Netflix series Tiger KingPhoto: 2020 NETFLIX
Antle, wildlife trainer and owner of Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina, is one of the main characters in Tiger King. He was previously charged with animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking in 2020. A verdict is expected in June of this year.
Antle was also accused in the Tiger King documentary “The Doc Antle Story” of having had sexual relations with several minors as an adult. He rejected the allegations.
Cancer, prison, death
The Netflix documentary “Tiger King” about the sometimes bizarre life of tiger breeders and private zoos in the USA turned many actors into stars. But fame has brought little to most.
︎ Main actor Joe Exotic (58) was sentenced to 21 years in prison for a murder plot against competitor Carole Baskin (60). He was already in prison when the first season aired in 2020. In jail then the shock diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Joe Exotic is now in jailPhoto: Courtesy of NETFLIX
︎ The zoo keeper of the Netflix documentary, Erik Cowie, died on September 3, 2021. Cause of death: acute and chronic alcohol consumption.
︎ Jeff Lowe took the zoo away from the “Tiger King”, but he wasn’t the last to laugh. He lost all of his pets in a legal battle with Carole Baskin after the first season aired — and had a stroke!
︎ “Tiger King” star Jeffery Lynn Johnson died in Oklahoma in 2021 at the age of 58. The circumstances – dramatic! He shot himself during an argument with his wife.
