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'Tiger King': John Finlay admits Joe Exotic did not sing in the documentary, fans say he was 'lip-syncing'

John Finlay made the revelation on the new episode of 'Tiger King,' which answered a question that had bothered fans for a long time

Spoilers for 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness'

'Tiger King' is making much noise and sadly, it talks about everything else but the tigers. In a new episode titled 'The Tiger King and I', host Joel McHale interviews several key characters from the documentary.

John Finlay, one of Joe Exotic's ex-husbands, is a part of it and he sheds light on the big cat abuser's singing skills during the interview. In the documentary, Finlay is portrayed as Joseph Maldonado-Passage's husband, and a 23-minute video of a three-way wedding ceremony among Joe Exotic, John Finlay and Travis Maldonado is out on YouTube.

In the new interview, Finlay is introduced as "one of the men who captured Joe Exotic's heart" and "one-third of the Tiger King throuple." A man of few words and even fewer teeth, he is a changed person. He wears a shirt (in the documentary, he is seen shirtless most of the time as he flaunts his tattoos), has got all his teeth fixed and even flaunts a goatee. McHale asks him, "You were in a relationship with Joe and were also involved with a woman in the zoo. Were there a lot of people hooking up at GW Zoo?" Finlay coyly says yes.

In the fourth episode titled 'Playing With Fire', Joe can be heard recording his own songs and says, "I use music to escape the reality." He then adds, "I drive here and listen to myself singing." When asked about the songs that Joe dedicated to him, Finlay says, "I don't exactly remember the words. Some of them were bad. Some of them were great. Some of them were just way off the wall." 

In a candid confession, John Finlay accepts that "it is not him singing" in the documentary. Finally! That is one clarification fans desperately wanted. After watching the interview, many viewers are relieved. "Ironically if Joe Exotic had stuck to singing he probably would have done alright. #tigerking," one Twitter user said and another wondered, "So who was singing instead of Joe Exotic?"

Another one posted, "This IS NOT Joe Exotic singing. This is The Clinton Johnson Band who made and sung this song along with the others that Joe claims to have sung and the ones you saw on Netflix. Joe was just lip singing! He screwed over this band. Research it for yourself. JOE EXOTIC DOES NOT SING." One went on to say, "So joe exotic wasn’t singing.. he was lip syncing!? Lmaooo."

Moreover, Finlay expresses his apprehensions of being in the movie. "I was portrayed as a drugged-out hillbilly and that was not me then." Apparently, he vowed never to do drugs once his daughter was born. The Internet seems to be stirred after watching Finlay's new avatar. "SHOOK I want new teeth now," one said and another posted, "Joe Exotic and John Finlay, is the couple costume gays deserve." 

The story keeps on getting more bizarre by the day, doesn't it? It seems the barrage of confessions by the other 'Tiger King' stars isn't over yet. If you haven't watched the docuseries, tune into Netflix and catch all eight episodes along with the after-show hosted by McHale.