'Tiger King' Asks For Another Pardon After Claiming Signs of Cancer On 5/17/21 at 4:25 PM EDT "Tiger King" Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic," is asking for another presidential pardon—this time from President Joe Biden—after claiming he is showing signs of cancer. In a Twitter post shared last Friday, Maldonado-Passage said the medical records his lawyer, John Philips, recently received from the correctional facility he is at has shown that his prostate-specific antigen, a protein produced by both normal and malignant cells, is high. "John Philips has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer. The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in," Maldonado-Passage wrote. "My body is tired, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight, the mouth sores are out of control, I throw up more than I eat."