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Shaquille O'Neal Defends Appearance in Netflix's 'Tiger King'

Shaquille O'Neal defended his appearance on the Netflix Show Tiger King on Monday, saying he "had no idea" about the events occurring at the Oklahoma ranch owned by featured character Joseph Maldonado-Passage.

Maldonado-Passage, who goes by "Joe Exotic," was sentenced to 22 years in prison in January after being found guilty in a murder-for-hire plot. He was also found guilty of illegally selling tiger cubs.

"So we go in there, and it's a beautiful place, and the character that was there was Exotic Joe," O'Neal said on The Big Podcast With Shaq.