Miranda Lambert started the week off by sharing several surprising throwback photos for Tiger King fans.
On Monday (April 13) the country star posted three old photos of herself posing with the Tiger King star, Joe Exotic, his ex-husband John Finlay, and his former employee, Saff.
"Here's a little Monday memory for y'all. #TigerKing #WayTooPrettyForPrison 😂😂🙋♀️," Lambert wrote in the caption, referring to her song, "Way Too Pretty For Prison" with Maren Morris.
Exotic, who is currently in prison, has been accused of abusing, exploiting and killing animals. Considering Lambert is a longtime animal lover, many people were confused and quick to criticize the photos. After receiving backlash, Lambert decided to provide some context for when and where the photos were taken.
"Backstory: During Hurricane Harvey, the MuttNation Team went to Houston to help relocate existing shelter dogs to free up shelter space for animals separated by their owners," Lambert wrote in a message to her social media. "MuttNation asked for volunteers who could transport some dogs from Houston shelters in Oklahoma, where there was room and they could be treated and adopted."
She continues, "Some guy named Joe volunteered his trailer and staff. now I know it's 'Joe Exotic' I've never been to his zoo and I didn't even know he had tiger. OBVIOUSLY I'd never condone animals being treated badly."
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