'We filmed for five years to make 'Tiger King' because we were told that it was going to be the 'Blackfish' of big cats, exposing all of the abuses that these cats face.' Baskin said. 'Instead you got the freak show 'Tiger King' was.'
Her"Tiger King" rival, Joe Maldonado-Passage , is serving a 22-year federal prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot to try to kill Baskin."We filmed for five years to make 'Tiger King' because we were told that it was going to be the 'Blackfish' of big cats, exposing all of the abuses that these cats face. And people would demand better laws to protect the animals," Baskin said when meeting the media before"DWTS" started.
During last Monday's first episode, the family of Don Lewis, Baskin's former husband who went missing in 1997 – paid for a commercial requesting information about his mysterious disappearance. The commercial aired in Tampa and Jacksonville, Florida, according to Lewis family attorney John M. Phillips, who appears in the ad and mentions Baskin. Suspicions of her involvement were explored in the Netflix docuseries."Nothing would please me more than for Don to finally be found, as it would certainly prove my innocence," she wrote.
Baskin has brought the documentary to"DWTS," dancing the paso doble to"Eye of the Tiger" during Monday's first show. Her first performance earned low judges' scores and dropped Baskin to last place. Baskin will need strong call-in support from her fans to vote her through to the second"DWTS" episode and beyond, which could explain her willingness to show her vulnerable side to the camera. The big cat activist will dance the Viennese Waltz to"What’s New Pussycat" by Tom Jones.
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