Baskin, a star of Netflix's "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness," admitted she was tricked into offering a video interview to two YouTube personalities claiming they were producers with "The Tonight Show." YOUTUBERS CLAIM THEY TRICKED 'TIGER KING' STAR CAROLE BASKIN INTO FIRST PUBLIC INTERVIEW SINCE SHOW'S RELEASEYouTubers Archie Manners and Josh Pieters ran audio clips of "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon asking questions that they'd pulled from other, real-life interviews in order to hold a "conversation" with Baskin, who appeared on camera. NICOLAS CAGE TO PLAY 'TIGER KING' SUBJECT JOE EXOTIC IN 8-PART TV SERIESAs promised, no questions about "Tiger King" arose, but the YouTubers were able to discuss the effects of the spread of the coronavirus and the subsequent quarantine on her sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue. "Unfortunately, due to the loss of tourism revenue, we had to let go about half of our staff, and thankfully, all of our animal care is done by volunteers," Baskin said in the video interview. Finally, Baskin used the interview to spotlight the Big Cat Public Safety Act, urging viewers to voice their support of the bill to Congress via text message.

Source: Fox News May 04, 2020 23:15 UTC