Jailed Netflix star Joe Exotic, 61, reveals he's undergoing tests for LUNG ... trends now
Tiger King star Joe Exotic fears his cancer has returned - and is adamant he will refuse treatment and succumb to the disease in prison should doctors confirm the devastating news.
The former zookeeper, 61, who is five years into a 21-year sentence for a murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin, is waiting to find out if he has lung cancer after doctors found an abnormality during a routine scan last year.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com from Santa Rosa County jail in Florida, Exotic revealed that he has already planned his funeral - which will feature in a new film documenting the 'true' story of his Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park.
'In October of last year, I had X-rays, and something showed up on my left lung,' Joe - who has smoked for 40 years - said.
Joe Exotic is awaiting test results for lung cancer and will refuse treatment should doctors confirm he has the disease
The 61-year-old former zookeeper - who has smoked for 40 years - is serving a 21-year sentence for a murder-for-hire plot
'I had a CT scan in January and then I had a PET scan the Friday before I shipped out to come down here to verify that it is cancer in left lung. I still have not got the results, so I may be fighting lung cancer now.'
However, Exotic said although he adores his fan base - who have prevented him from hitting rock-bottom in jail - he is going to refuse treatment.
'I'm going to decline cancer treatments this time around if it is lung cancer because I just can't do it again,' he said. 'I can't. I can't live in a six by 12-foot concrete room with no TV, no radio, nobody and puke every day.
'I will just let this take me this time. I've watched too many of my friends die in here.'
Exotic, who is currently in remission, battled prostate cancer behind bars in 2021 and received treatment in Federal Medical Center, Butner in North Carolina.
He said he did not want to treat the disease at the time but decided to do so for the sake of his loved ones, including his partner Seth Posey.
'I did it for Seth and I did it for my team because they weren't giving up on me,' he said. 'But I'm losing hope that this system is ever going to admit they're wrong.'
Exotic has made arrangements for his death, confirming that he will leave everything to Seth and his son, and that he wants his ashes to be scattered next to his second husband, Travis Maldonado, who fatally shot himself in 2017.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Exotic said that he has made plans for his funeral
He confirmed he will be leaving everything to his boyfriend Seth (pictured)
He said: 'I've already got an advanced directive and a DNR (do not resuscitate). I already have the will all set up for Seth and his son.
'I have power of attorney,
