The "tiger king" himself, Joe Exotic, has some ideas about which Hollywood actors he would like to portray him onscreen in a hypothetical film about his life, and his choices could not be more opposite. The currently incarcerated star of the wildly popular Netflix docu-series, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, spoke to the show's co-director Rebecca Chaiklin about how thrilled he is about the success of the show. While he may currently be serving 22 years in prison for ordering a hit on his nemesis, Florida tiger sanctuary-owner Carole Baskin, Joe, real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage, would love for the adaptations of his life and the big cat conservatory world to continue. In fact, Chaiklin told The Hollywood Reporter that Joe knows exactly who should portray him onscreen—well, not exactly, considering he doesn't seem to know the real name of one of these actors.
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“[Joe] would like Brad Pitt or David Spade to play him," Chaiklin revealed; however, "he doesn’t refer to David Spade as David Spade." Instead, Joe knows Spade best as one of his most famous fictional characters who bears the same first name as the "tiger king": Joe Dirt from Spade's 2001 film of the same name.
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While plenty of fellow actors, such as Edward Norton and Dax Shepard, have expressed interest in taking on the role of Joe Exotic in a potential film adaptation of the docu-series, Spade and Pitt are Joe's top picks.
Spade even spoke to one of the Netflix series' stars, Saff Saffery, about who should play Joe, and Saff was definitely in favour of Spade taking on the role.
Travis Scott Shoots Some Hoops With Daughter Stormi
Travis Scott spent some quality quarantine time with his daughter, Stormi, playing basketball together.
Travis Scott is making sure to teach his 2-year-old daughter, Stormi, some valuable life skills, including how to shoot a basketball. The rapper and his little girl were making the most of their quarantine time by hitting the court on Tuesday to shoot some hoops, although one of them was a little more successful than the other. Travis shared a video of himself and his child with ex-girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, each practicing their jump shots.
Travis goes first, shooting a three-pointer with ease, and Stormi quickly follows suit. The toddler attempts to throw the ball towards the hoop just like her daddy, but she’s still a bit too small right now to get much air. However, she gets an A for effort and for being so cute.
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Travis, who revealed that he’s been working on new music while in quarantine, also included a photo of some speakers in the post, captioned “…!..” It’s unclear whether the court where the father-daughter duo were shooting hoops is on public or private property, as fans have speculated that Travis is self-isolating at Kylie’s house along with Stormi. While it was practically certain earlier this month that the two co-parents had reconciled their romance, according to Kylie’s nephew, Mason Disick, that is not true. The 10-year-old son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick denounced these claims when he went live on Instagram on Tuesday, after a viewer asked if his aunt and her ex had gotten back together. It’s possible that Mason just doesn’t have all the facts yet, but he seemed pretty certain about Kylie and Travis’ relationship status.