Tiger King star Carole Baskin comes out as bisexual: ‘I could just as easily have a wife as a husband’
Carole Baskin publicly came out as bisexual in an interview with PinkNews.
Speaking to the outlet in a video, published on Monday, the Tiger King star said that while she has been married three times to men she ‘could just as easily have a wife.’
The 59-year-old animal activist also took aim at Joe Exotic in the same interview saying ‘he’s an embarrassment to the human community.’
Coming out: Carole Baskin publicly came out as bisexual in an interview with PinkNews, out Monday
‘I’ve always considered myself to be bisexual,’ she said. ‘Even though I’ve never had a wife, I could just as easily have a wife as a husband.’
‘I just don’t see us as being different genders,’ the star added.
Carole became the subject of internet conspiracies theories after her first marriage to Don Lewis, and his subsequent suspicious disappearance was featured in the show.
She and Lewis married in 1991 and she was granted a divorce in 2002 after he disappeared. Prior to Lewis she was married to Michael Murdock from 1979 until 1990.
Always: ‘I’ve always considered myself to be bisexual,’ she said. ‘Even though I’ve never had a wife, I could just as easily have a wife as a husband’
Three time wife: Carole has been married three times to men, and is currently married to Howard Baskin. Her second marriage to Don Lewis became subject of internet conspiracies after his suspcious disappearance was featured in Tiger King (pictured in September 2020)
The Big Cat Rescue CEO went on to marry Howard Baskin in 2004, and he was also featured in Tiger King.
The interview turned to her foe Joe Exotic, who famously married multiple men at the same time in the Netflix series Tiger King.
‘It’s not a matter of what your sexual preferences are,’ she said of Joe who was convicted of attempting to murder Carole with a hit man.
‘This man is just a deviant in the way that he treats human life and animal life and that it’s all about him,’ Carole added. ‘It doesn’t have anything to do with the communities he may associate himself with.’
Currently: The Big Cat Rescue CEO went on to marry Howard Baskin in 2004, and he was also featured in Tiger King
Foe: ‘It’s not a matter of what your sexual preferences are,’ she said of Joe who was convicted of attempting to murder Carole with a hit man. ‘This man is just a deviant in the way that he treats human life and animal life and that it’s all about him,’ Carole added. ‘It doesn’t have anything to do with the communities he may associate himself with’
She recently competed in the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars but was eliminated in week three.
In the interview, Carole also said that her work to save big cats, and the attempt on her life by Joe Exotic has made her anxious when meeting strangers in person.
Describing a recent encounter, she explained that she worried if someone would try to harm her when a fan asked for a selfie.
‘I’ve always been a little anxious when people approach me in public because I don’t know if they’re friend or foe,’ she said. ‘Joe was just one of these people who wanted to see me dead.’
Anxiety: In the interview, Carole also said that her work to save big cats, and the attempt on her life by Joe Exotic has made her anxious when meeting strangers in person. Describing a recent encounter, she explained that she worried if someone would try to harm her when a fan asked for a selfie