{"id":31977,"date":"2022-12-10T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/joe-exotic-urges-biden-to-free-him-from-prison-after-brittney-griner-swap\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:23:44","slug":"joe-exotic-urges-biden-to-free-him-from-prison-after-brittney-griner-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/joe-exotic-urges-biden-to-free-him-from-prison-after-brittney-griner-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Exotic Urges Biden to Free Him From Prison After Brittney Griner Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-ed1548bb41d786d6cb0007f392d850ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221209_f96278f7715c460a90e576b56dfaa66e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:36f7bb12-8b0c-4ddf-aea1-905dfad8b250\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f9\/4by3\/2022\/12\/09\/f96278f7715c460a90e576b56dfaa66e_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ed1548bb41d786d6cb0007f392d850ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2c114182452994ee3ba65ed46cb0183\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-exotic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joe Exotic<\/strong><\/a> feels he must be subsequent in line after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\"><strong>President Biden<\/strong><\/a> struck a cope with Russia to free WNBA star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brittney Griner<\/strong><\/a>, and he is stating his case for freedom &#8230; from behind bars.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2c114182452994ee3ba65ed46cb0183--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-440770fede791493c283173798df81f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In audio obtained by TMZ &#8230; The &#8220;Tiger King&#8221; star says, &#8220;The complete Brittney Griner and <strong>Trevor Reed<\/strong> prisoner swap is a slap in each American&#8217;s face that&#8217;s wrongfully detained within the American Federal Prison System, together with myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-440770fede791493c283173798df81f8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5738d312622aa75432dd45289a373f51\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e5d44828-c0cf-4da0-938f-a5939198e407-1719516703-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e5d44828-c0cf-4da0-938f-a5939198e407-1719516703-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/16by9\/2022\/12\/09\/d357a40354a34adcb88112e42d6fc1fe_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5738d312622aa75432dd45289a373f51--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40f94efff4df698219b271b6f95ef767\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He goes on to plead his case to the Prez, saying he is harmless of any crimes and calling out his ex-costar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/carole-baskin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Carole Baskin<\/strong><\/a> within the course of.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40f94efff4df698219b271b6f95ef767--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1a0e534b5026e868557b290e964b9895\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Quite frankly, Joe&#8217;s drawing a ridiculous parallel right here, between Brittney and himself. While she was imprisoned as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s political pawn, Joe was tried and convicted for hiring a hitman, and varied crimes tied to the therapy of animals at his notorious wildlife park.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1a0e534b5026e868557b290e964b9895--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-892bf28f92c2d238a83b85a6ca1558b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-0d2f2508-ae18-4d8a-83a6-a4c8319b58a8-1939431481-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-0d2f2508-ae18-4d8a-83a6-a4c8319b58a8-1939431481-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/41\/16by9\/2022\/12\/08\/41b9fcb225a741d1aecceeb0054e75ef_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TASS<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-892bf28f92c2d238a83b85a6ca1558b9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-beb0df1fee903f370fa15b16a1ef9857\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After she spent almost 10 months incarcerated, U.S. officers lastly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/12\/08\/brittney-griner-freed-russia-agrees-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>struck a deal<\/strong><\/a> this week &#8212; Russia agreed to free Brittney in alternate for Russian arms supplier <strong>Viktor Bout<\/strong> &#8230; AKA the &#8220;Merchant of Death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-beb0df1fee903f370fa15b16a1ef9857--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7ce7ec29fe32a313ca085df3f661a19c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>You&#8217;ll recall, BG was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/05\/wnba-star-brittney-griner-detained-russia-customs-officials-drug-charge-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>accused of bringing cannabis oil<\/strong><\/a> in her baggage to a Moscow airport, again in February, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/08\/04\/brittney-griner-apologizes-in-russian-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sentenced to 9 years<\/strong><\/a> in jail.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7ce7ec29fe32a313ca085df3f661a19c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2a7e0cc75d5947ba5bf05631061b844d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n      <a id=\"gallery-link-f418938c-a95a-4820-ab78-eb37fa46ac33\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2020\/03\/27\/joe-exotic-animal-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f418938c-a95a-4820-ab78-eb37fa46ac33\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:36f7bb12-8b0c-4ddf-aea1-905dfad8b250\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a3\/4by3\/2020\/03\/27\/a3e7676e1e16410aae0d03141aadca48_md.png\" alt=\"Joe Exotic's Wild Photos\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2a7e0cc75d5947ba5bf05631061b844d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-212b29e5a99145ca1415e9640b3cf541\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Joe is serving a 21-year sentence, however insists he is harmless &#8212; jury be damned &#8212; and completely deserving of freedom &#8230; one thing he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/09\/08\/joe-exotic-asks-trump-for-pardon-says-he-was-sexually-assaulted-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>been pushing for<\/strong><\/a> since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> was within the White House.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-212b29e5a99145ca1415e9640b3cf541--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-437e61848b21a46717d697fa739ed6bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He says, &#8220;a harmful man was launched for Brittney Griner to be free. It&#8217;s time Joe Exotic will get to go house for Christmas to be house with [boyfriend] <strong>Seth<\/strong> and his son for the primary time in 5 Christmases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-437e61848b21a46717d697fa739ed6bc--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Joe Exotic feels he must be subsequent in line after President Biden struck a cope with Russia to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, and he is stating his case for freedom &#8230; from behind bars. In audio obtained by TMZ &#8230; The &#8220;Tiger King&#8221; star says, &#8220;The complete Brittney Griner and Trevor Reed prisoner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31977","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}