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Need a unique Valentine's Day gift? Joe Exotic is selling phone calls from prison

Joe Exotic offers five- or 10-minute paid prison calls via Venmo, Cash App, or PayPal to raise funds aimed at his legal defense and potential release.

  • Joe Exotic, Netflix's 'Tiger King' star, is offering paid prison phone calls from Jan. 15 to Feb. 28 as a Valentine's Day gift, his Instagram account says.
  • Joseph Maldonado, known as Joe Exotic, has a criminal record that includes convictions for murder-for-hire and wildlife crimes and formerly owned GW Exotic Animal Memorial Park.
  • To reserve a call, fans must send payment via Venmo @joeexoticworldwide, Cash App $tigerkingtv or PayPal @josephmaldonado0305 and send a receipt screenshot; Joe's team schedules calls for five-minute or ten-minute options.
  • Framed as a Valentine's Day novelty, the drive invites fans to connect while Joe Exotic said the money will `help free him.`
  • Offering paid prison calls highlights ethical and legal questions since Joseph Maldonado's campaign leverages Netflix's 'Tiger King' fame and revives interest in his controversial past.
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Need a unique Valentine's Day gift? Joe Exotic is selling phone calls from prison

He said the money will "help free him."

·Oklahoma City, United States
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Koco News5 broke the news in Oklahoma City, United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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