The Los Angeles Times reported that Michael Jackson "seven alligators and a crocodile died" in a fire that en...
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The Los Angeles Times reported that Michael Jackson "seven alligators and a crocodile died" in a fire that engulfed the video production studio at Joe Exotic's Oklahoma zoo.
The alligators and crocodiles were reportedly housed in the warehouse where Joe shot his videos for Joe Exotic TV, and in 2014, the controversial zookeeper uploaded a video titled, "Michael Jackson's Alligator." The alligator from the video is pictured above.
After the blaze, Joe Exotic TV posted an episode about an "arsonist" allegedly "killing all but one of Michael Jackson's Alligators and one Crocodile." The Kansas native also described how the animals "boiled alive in a towering inferno."
Authorities suspected arson started the fire, as did Joe. He later vowed to avenge the creatures' deaths, declaring on his show, "They might have shut me up for just a little while, but let me tell you they have awoken a monster."
Joe's ex-husband, John Finlay (who he was never legally married to), seemingly confirmed during an appearance on David Spade's Lights Out with David Spade that Jackson's alligators lived at the G.W. Zoo.
"One of the previous managers had gotten us Michael Jackson's alligators from Neverland Ranch," Finlay claimed to Spade. However, a spokesperson from the singer's estate told People it "cannot confirm if said alligators had belonged to the late singer."
