US Edition'Chimp Crazy' Star Sentenced for Lying that Primate Had Died
MISSOURI, AUG 9 – Tonia Haddix pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction after hiding a chimpanzee in violation of court orders, drawing praise from animal rights groups for the 46-month sentence.
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'Chimp Crazy' star sentenced for lying that primate had died
A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised release after her 46-month prison sentence ends. Tonia Haddix in HBO’s ‘Chimp Crazy.’ (Photograph Courtesy of HBO) Haddix, who ran a primate facility the St. Lo…
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