Joe Finlay, star of Netflix's Tiger King, has just confirmed something that a lot of us have suspected: Joe Exotic isn't actually singing in those infamous music videos.

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Finlay was once in a relationship with the disgraced former zookeeper and became a memorable face in the documentary series due to his numerous tattoos and very few teeth.

He participated in a recent aftershow special with comedian Joel McHale to discuss living in a post-Tiger King world.

One of the biggest reveals to come from the newly released episode is the (unsurprising) confirmation that Joe Exotic isn't really the singer of his bizarre cat-themed songs.

Many viewers noted the disparity between Exotic's regular voice and the husky vocals of his music, prompting suspicion that he was lip-syncing to somebody else's work.

Finlay claims "that is not him singing" and went into more detail about the strange experience of having Exotic dedicate a song to you.

He said: "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."

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The new episode also shows off Finlay's brand new set of teeth, which render him almost unrecognisable, while also giving him a chance to voice his dissatisfaction of his portrayal in the series.

He added: "I was portrayed as a drugged out hillbilly and that was not me then. At the time, I was four to five years clean. When my daughter was born, I decided to never touch another drug ever again."

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Tiger King is streaming now on Netflix

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