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Clips from Tiger King - Cult of Personality (S01E01)

And they're using those animals as the way of forcing these people

"And they're using those animals as the way of forcing these people"

Tiger King

Weddings, funerals, and relationships at Christmas fade away

"Weddings, funerals, and relationships at Christmas fade away"

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because the 80 tigers will still be standing there

"because the 80 tigers will still be standing there"

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but it's, like... it's my lifestyle, it's what I want to do.

"but it's, like... it's my lifestyle, it's what I want to do."

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[man] So many of us are programmed to believe that, you know,

"[man] So many of us are programmed to believe that, you know,"

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Um, that, you know, in some ways,

"Um, that, you know, in some ways,"

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Except instead of having, you know, hand grenades, we have tigers.

"Except instead of having, you know, hand grenades, we have tigers."

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Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue has an army of people working for free.

"Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue has an army of people working for free."

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She is not a stupid woman.

"She is not a stupid woman."

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Because we're gonna have so many people here today,

"Because we're gonna have so many people here today,"

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we have brought in 76 of our own volunteers,

"we have brought in 76 of our own volunteers,"

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-This is Regina and Bonnie... -Hello.

"-This is Regina and Bonnie... -Hello."

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I love those.

"I love those."

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then you have to have your yellow for a full year.

"then you have to have your yellow for a full year."

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-[man] And that's blue? -That's a navy blue.

"-[man] And that's blue? -That's a navy blue."

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-Navy blue. -There's royal blue.

"-Navy blue. -There's royal blue."

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You know, that's when they really start showing up on my radar.

"You know, that's when they really start showing up on my radar."

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All right.

"All right."

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♪ In the forests, on the plains ♪

"♪ In the forests, on the plains ♪"

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♪ And you can feel their spirits... ♪

"♪ And you can feel their spirits... ♪"

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and think they're going to the world's greatest big cat sanctuary.

"and think they're going to the world's greatest big cat sanctuary."

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Come a little closer.

"Come a little closer."

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And it just aggravated Joe.

"And it just aggravated Joe."

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and on this tour, we only saw 12.

"and on this tour, we only saw 12."

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[volunteer] We're going to to the gift shop.

"[volunteer] We're going to to the gift shop."

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Feel free to look around as much as you want.

"Feel free to look around as much as you want."

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and I said, "Well, in a couple hours, you know,

"and I said, "Well, in a couple hours, you know,"

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look up, it'll be me."

"look up, it'll be me.""

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[Carole] He wanted to get footage of the cages and the enclosures

"[Carole] He wanted to get footage of the cages and the enclosures"

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but he had clearly done it to antagonize us.

"but he had clearly done it to antagonize us."

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we have a cat who,

"we have a cat who,"

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I wish that helicopter would go away!

"I wish that helicopter would go away!"

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but if we were to say, "You know what? This is dangerous.

"but if we were to say, "You know what? This is dangerous."

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Let's just stop,"

"Let's just stop,""

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My email says, "Judge me by the enemies I have made." [laughs]

"My email says, "Judge me by the enemies I have made." [laughs]"

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So I really appreciate the fact that none of these people like me.

"So I really appreciate the fact that none of these people like me."

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Hi, little man. Hi, little man.

"Hi, little man. Hi, little man."

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And how big will this cat get?

"And how big will this cat get?"

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And his chain's not been cleaned properly,

"And his chain's not been cleaned properly,"

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[handler] He had to see his girlfriend.

"[handler] He had to see his girlfriend."

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He chose all of our outfits.

"He chose all of our outfits."

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We were supposed to be sexy, because we're luring people in.

"We were supposed to be sexy, because we're luring people in."

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China came right after I came.

"China came right after I came."

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Moksha was named Meredith.

"Moksha was named Meredith."

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Rajnee, when I met her, her name was Renee.

"Rajnee, when I met her, her name was Renee."

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Changing your name is a very quick way to change everything else about you.

"Changing your name is a very quick way to change everything else about you."

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but also, they were pushing me to get implants...

"but also, they were pushing me to get implants..."

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which I don't remember agreeing to.

"which I don't remember agreeing to."

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It was more like...

"It was more like..."

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the appointments were made and they had decided,

"the appointments were made and they had decided,"

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And also, I got to sleep for a few days...

"And also, I got to sleep for a few days..."

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to heal from that,

"to heal from that,"

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Nothing else but work, work, work, work, work.

"Nothing else but work, work, work, work, work."

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They're being held by a thousand, like, social ties

"They're being held by a thousand, like, social ties"

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and how are they gonna even go

"and how are they gonna even go"

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-What? -I'm gonna do something.

"-What? -I'm gonna do something."

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[Joe] He's got his little cult, and I've got my little cult, you know.

"[Joe] He's got his little cult, and I've got my little cult, you know."

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But it tends to work for him,

"But it tends to work for him,"

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and the way I do it tends to work for me.

"and the way I do it tends to work for me."

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they'll work hard enough to keep it.

"they'll work hard enough to keep it."

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They have no family, nowhere to go, and now they're on the side of the road."

"They have no family, nowhere to go, and now they're on the side of the road.""

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in one of them trailers out there at the park

"in one of them trailers out there at the park"

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There was a truck that picked up meat from all these Walmarts in the area

"There was a truck that picked up meat from all these Walmarts in the area"

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If you go to Walmart and you put a brisket in your basket

"If you go to Walmart and you put a brisket in your basket"

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Ain't nothin' wrong with it, man. I like my shit medium rare.

"Ain't nothin' wrong with it, man. I like my shit medium rare."

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The washing machine didn't work.

"The washing machine didn't work."

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-What's in there? -Fuckin' rat, right there.

"-What's in there? -Fuckin' rat, right there."

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-Oh, fuck! -[rat squeaking]

"-Oh, fuck! -[rat squeaking]"

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[Fisher] I was really looking for somebody to tell me what to do.

"[Fisher] I was really looking for somebody to tell me what to do."

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At first, it was only, like, a couple of litters a year,

"At first, it was only, like, a couple of litters a year,"

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Oh, this was my favorite tiger ever,

"Oh, this was my favorite tiger ever,"

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And he...

"And he..."

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That was like a turning point for me there.

"That was like a turning point for me there."

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and just making suggestions, you know,

"and just making suggestions, you know,"

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He just trusted me so much.

"He just trusted me so much."

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because...

"because..."

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"You can't keep 'em all."

""You can't keep 'em all.""

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that Doc Antle euthanizes his cubs when he's done with them.

"that Doc Antle euthanizes his cubs when he's done with them."

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and say that they've heard a gunshot in the middle of the night

"and say that they've heard a gunshot in the middle of the night"

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but they don't know where the cat went.

"but they don't know where the cat went."

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[McCarthy] She thinks she's the Cleopatra of big cats.

"[McCarthy] She thinks she's the Cleopatra of big cats."

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And any time anyone attacks her,

"And any time anyone attacks her,"

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which she inherited from her husband that's dead and missing for years now.

"which she inherited from her husband that's dead and missing for years now."

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She's got a missing husband that's supposedly buried in her property.

"She's got a missing husband that's supposedly buried in her property."

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Her husband disappeared.

"Her husband disappeared."

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and seems, in my opinion,

"and seems, in my opinion,"

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for them to speculate that I fed him to the tigers, which is...

"for them to speculate that I fed him to the tigers, which is..."

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have been quoted as saying that they believe Carole fed him to a tiger.

"have been quoted as saying that they believe Carole fed him to a tiger."

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[instrumental folk music]

"[instrumental folk music]"

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[woman] We've got an employee that was attacked by a tiger.

"[woman] We've got an employee that was attacked by a tiger."

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And he's hurt bad.

"And he's hurt bad."

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Go get the gurney here.

"Go get the gurney here."

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You all right? Stay with me. Stay with me, Saff.

"You all right? Stay with me. Stay with me, Saff."

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Make a sweep through the park and make sure there's no other customers

"Make a sweep through the park and make sure there's no other customers"

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[door creeks]

"[door creeks]"

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Ladies and gentlemen, before you hear it on the news, I'm gonna tell you.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before you hear it on the news, I'm gonna tell you."

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About an hour ago, we had an incident

"About an hour ago, we had an incident"

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where one of the employees stuck their arm through the cage

"where one of the employees stuck their arm through the cage"

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Why don't you come back another day?

"Why don't you come back another day?"

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What do you want me and Paul to do right now?

"What do you want me and Paul to do right now?"

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-Do chores. Be safe. -Do chores.

"-Do chores. Be safe. -Do chores."

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-Okay. Back to it then. All right. -Do not stick your hands in any cages.

"-Okay. Back to it then. All right. -Do not stick your hands in any cages."

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Oh, my god.

"Oh, my god."

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I'm never gonna financially recover from this.

"I'm never gonna financially recover from this."

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[reporter 1] A woman is fighting to keep her arm

"[reporter 1] A woman is fighting to keep her arm"

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after it was mauled by a tiger.

"after it was mauled by a tiger."

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[reporter 2] The victim was airlifted

"[reporter 2] The victim was airlifted"

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to OU Medical Center for lifesaving surgery.

"to OU Medical Center for lifesaving surgery."

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[woman] The story hit the news.

"[woman] The story hit the news."

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It was a tiger mauling in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

"It was a tiger mauling in Wynnewood, Oklahoma."

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[Safferty] Joe and John Reinke

"[Safferty] Joe and John Reinke"

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had already come to the hospital to see me,

"had already come to the hospital to see me,"

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and I picked it up and I wrote my name, and then I handed it back to him.

"and I picked it up and I wrote my name, and then I handed it back to him."

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just really bandaged up and in a lot of pain.

"just really bandaged up and in a lot of pain."

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the surgeon came in and said,

"the surgeon came in and said,"

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about two years of reconstructive surgery."

"about two years of reconstructive surgery.""

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He said, "Or you can amputate it."

"He said, "Or you can amputate it.""

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My biggest thing, and it was...

"My biggest thing, and it was..."

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he said, "Our mission is to give these animals a fighting chance."

"he said, "Our mission is to give these animals a fighting chance.""

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So I knew...

"So I knew..."

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