Others doubted Diduk's nannying abilities with the comment: "There's no way that she knows how to change a diaper.". Diduk also wanted to address rumors that came up in Tiger King, painting Jeff to be an animal abuser. She is the wife of Jeff Lowe who is now the owner of the zoo that used to belong to Joe Exotic. While Lauren and Jeff work hard to reverse the sullied reputation the zoo gained under Joe’s ownership, it is still open. “I’m an easy to get along with guy. “I would just say we were completely forthright with the characters,” Chaiklin said. Lauren said, "I was wanting us to have our own little family, especially after we got married." As proof, she even recently posted a photo on Instagram at Joe Exotic's old zoo, the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, featuring herself with a baby tiger and wrote, "Tiger king who?" Sure enough, there was baby Sarah and the new nanny, Masha Diduk. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. “We were being looked at by the feds just like Joe was, so we knew that and we had to protect ourselves. They're also open about sharing details of their personal lives, including the arrival of their new nanny, Masha Diduk. And if it means turning over a guy to the federal authorities that killed not just five tigers — five tigers was just the tip of the iceberg. Closing his interview with TMX.news, Antle denied that his park was “raided” like the documentary stated at the end of the series. "I do take it for granted because I’m around them every day, but I would not trade it for anything in the world and to share it with someone who has the same passion as you makes all that love so much stronger.". Maldonado-Passage has filed a federal lawsuit against various government agencies, as well as Jeff. “Changed my medicine with illegal drugs, stole my animals under fraudulent reasons.”. Speaking with TMX.news in a separate interview, Jeff and Lauren reflected on the docuseries. The Lowes also caught fans' attention with their lifestyle. To be fair, Lauren is perfectly capable of speaking up for herself, and just because Diduk is beautiful doesn't mean she can't change a diaper! “They touched on about 10 percent of the story and, you know, the portrayal of us stealing the zoo from Joe was very unfair because we came here to help him, we got it back on its feet. My wife died 25 years ago, the mother of my son and daughter, my youngest ones, and I’ve never been married since. “Nothing more ridiculous has ever been said. “There was an inquiry made by the state of Virginia that came and asked us to participate in sharing some DNA samples about some lions that were part of another case. Lauren was pregnant by the end of the series and Jeff mentioned a nanny for their baby, even showing a photo of her to the camera. They know that that’s not true and that euthanizing cubs is illegal, immoral and absolutely never happens here and never has,” he said. Zoo after Joe Exotic was sentenced and with them, they brought the vision of doing better than he did. RELATED VIDEO: Jeff and Lauren Lowe Talk Tiger King Docuseries. He said of the nanny, "She's hot," pointing to Lauren he added, "but she's hotter." "We love them and I, we, would do anything for them. This is a salacious, outrageous ride through a television show," Doc Antle said. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. (It seems no one, Exotic included, can stop talking about this woman!) Now they have changed the name of the zoo to “The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park”. The team is half men. So it just really upset me to find out that the guy I was trying to help avoid the claws of this woman in Tampa that he would, once I turned my back, that he would stick so many blades into it,” he said of Maldonado-Passage. “With any project that goes on for five years, things evolve and change, and we followed it as any good storyteller does. “He was the main person in this entrapment scheme to take my zoo for free,” Maldonado-Passage alleged. Back in 2015, Jeff met Joe Exotic when he visited the zoo to buy a tiger, a cub, and a tiger hybrid, which the zoo is known for featuring. “They are just looking for something to be outrageous. Maldonado-Passage owned an exotic animal park and boasted of having the largest number of big cats in America. While it seems celebratory, the comments said otherwise. “Every day, it wasn’t about caring for the tigers, it wasn’t about taking care of your staff — it was about: ‘How do I eliminate Carole Baskin?’ We all knew it and it just got to the point where once Joe started making aggressive moves towards a plan, we knew we had to get out of here.”, Antle and the Lowes all said they believe Baskin could have killed her husband Don, who disappeared in 1997 and has since been declared dead. This massive judgmentalness [sic] of somehow I’m not supposed to have girlfriends or something is just off my rocker here with how they got to this point,” he said. Fans of Tiger King will instantly recognize Jeff and his hat/bandana combo alongside Lauren, who was beautiful with fiery, red hair. Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness — from co-directors and writers Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin — examines the life and crimes of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, a former country musician, Oklahoma zookeeper, gun enthusiast and big-cat keeper known as Joe Exotic. The girls that they are showing throughout the facility … these are the girls that are the wives of staff who live here, these are my grandchildren, these are my grandchildren’s fiancés, this are my son’s fiancée, this is a variety of ladies who devote their time here that are part of a team. "Remember, this is not a documentary. Lauren and Jeff took over ownership of the G.W. Jeff Lowe is returning to the small screen! But Lauren added of her husband, "He's a wonderful dad, I mean, it's so cute watching him interact with her. Jeff Lowe, Maldonado-Passage’s ex-business partner who now runs his zoo, was also featured in the documentary alongside his wife, Lauren Lowe. More than a week after the seven-part docuseries was released on the streaming network, Antle is slamming the project and how he was portrayed to audiences, many of whom have binge-watched the show as they adhere to social-distance and self-quarantine guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. She told Beastly in an interview that she and Jeff think of their exotic animals as their own children. We could have never known when we started this project that it was going to land where it did.”, Added Goode: “Carole talked about her personal life, her childhood, abuse from her first and second husband, the disappearance of her ex, Don Lewis. It explains what led to him being found guilty of a multitude of federal crimes, including violating the Endangered Species Act. tour to interact with the zoo’s wild and exotic animals. She’s also younger than Jeff, so she hasn't been in the business quite as long as him, but she is just as invested in their zoo now. followed by, "What an amazing group of people here, loving all their babies.". And when it came to his personal portrayal as polygamist with a cult of female employee followers, Antle said the docuseries didn’t paint the whole picture of his animal park. As recently as Feb. 26, the official Facebook page for the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park posted a notice encouraging people to book a V.I.P. While it seems like paradise at home, fans online aren't exactly convinced that the unique family situation between the Lowes and their hot nanny will work out. ), The series also gave audiences a behind-the-scenes look at Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari. RELATED: Tiger King‘s Doc Antle Shared the Stage with Britney Spears at the 2001 VMAs, Maldonado-Passage — who alleges in the Netflix series Baskin killed her 60-year-old husband, Jack “Don” Lewis, and disposed of his remains by feeding them to her tigers and lions — is now serving 22 years in prison for the attempted murder plot. ", Inevitably, the nanny came up during the interview and Lauren said, "Me and the nanny, we all get along." Meanwhile, Jeff said, "The nanny's nothing compared to Lauren." The Tiger King star tells PEOPLE that he and his wife, Lauren Lowe, "are now signed for a reality TV show." … She’s gotta go.’ It just became almost normal. In the documents, he accused Jeff of filing false statements to federal agents. Did you see any men in the series? Who is Lauren Lowe from 'Tiger King'? Over and over, that was the intention, and that’s what we worked towards.”, Antle also denied allegations that he and other big cat zookeepers euthanize their animals, calling those claims “outrageous TV.”, “They pushed several notions, the worst of which is that somehow tiger cubs exist in copious amounts and that these tiger cubs have a value only as children, and that that is a super short time, and then they’re just killed off afterwards,” he said. In real life, Lauren is just as dedicated to the silent plight of animals as she is in the docuseries. The pair talked about how they would attend swingers parties in Las Vegas, bringing with them tiger cubs … (She flatly denies the accusation, and has never been charged. “Remember, this is not a documentary. Lauren smiled and said, "Aw, you're so sweet!". Jeff also discussed cooperating with the federal government’s investigation into Maldonado Passage. Zoo, but that hasn't stopped viewers from wondering who she is outside of Tiger King. He would have staff meetings at the end of the night and the first thing out of his mouth would be, ‘Who’s going to go down and take care of this woman?’ ”, “It was a constant,” Jeff said of Maldonado-Passage’s talk of having Basking killed. On their Oklahoma Zoo's Instagram page, they shared a picture of Diduk standing between Jeff and Lauren with the caption: "Our #hotnanny is here!!" Jeff and Lauren both credit themselves as helping to bring down Joe Exotic. She knew that this was not just about … it’s not a Blackfish because of the things she spoke about. I was never accused of any wrongdoing, no one was blaming me for anything. Jeff and Joe Exotic developed a friendship and grew so close that Jeff eventually put the park in his name to protect it in case Joe Exotic’s competitor, Carole Baskin, tried to take it over if something happened to Joe Exotic. Zoo, as it’s referred to in the show. “I’m a single guy. Towards the end of the interview, Lauren asked if she could introduce her baby and her husband added, "The baby and the nanny." She just works part-time. Netflix’s newest docuseries Tiger King chronicles Joseph Maldonado-Passage’s fall as Joe Exotic, the caretaker and owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, or G.W. The comment garnered over 1,800 likes, so it seems to be a popular opinion. Tiger King subjects Bhagavan “Doc” Antle and Jeff Lowe are speaking out against the Netflix documentary. Added Lauren, “We do believe she did kill her husband, but she had help, she had to have help.”, Said Antle, ” ‘Holy mackerel, Carole killed her husband.’ Sure looks like it.”. Get push notifications with news, features and more. (Baskin has adamantly denied having any involvement in his disappearance. Now that daughter Sarah is born, according to iNews, fans want to know the truth about this new nanny and what's really going on. Tiger King also shows how Jeff and Lauren Lowe took over the business in the wake of his arrest and eventual conviction. And Lauren is still instrumental in the park’s day to day operations with Jeff.

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