'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic accepts Carole Baskin's offer to help him get out of prison

Joe Exotic is turning to an unlikely source to help him get out of prison — his rival and Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin. 

Entertainment Tonight spoke to Joe, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, from Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas where he discussed Howard recently telling the Mirror that, despite his attempt to have his wife killed, they would be willing to help him get released if he supports a piece of legislation designed to end private big cat ownership. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, which already passed in the House of Representatives, would effectively ban the breeding and ownership of big cats like lions and tigers in the U.S. without a license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The ease with which people can own and operate businesses involving big cats was one of the many startling revelations in "Tiger King."