Jared Leto Dressed Up As Joe Exotic From "Tiger King" And I Want To Pet His Big Cat
Jared's a cool cat.
Everyone's obsessed with Netflix's newest limited series, Tiger King.
Everyone, including Jared Leto!
On Thursday, the actor live-tweeted the first episode of the show while socially distancing at home like the rest of us:
But he didn't stop there. The 48-year-old dressed up as Joe Exotic, the former zoo operator the docuseries revolves around.
If anyone could make cowboy-meets-zookeeper look chic, it's Jared fucking Leto.
He even brought out his stuffed lion and I just wanted to pet it.
Jared started out by promising to take his 4.4 million followers on a "wild ride" with his live tweets:
For the record I’ve seen the entire series. Hold on to your 🤠 and get ready for a wild 🐯 ride. 😳😳😳😂😂😂😂
He gave Joe a shoutout for keeping fringe in style:
Thanks to joe for keeping fringe alive 🕺🏻
Exhibit A:
The actor paid close to attention to every detail...
I saw that tiger just bite his finger 👁👁👁
Including the moment Shaquille O'Neal made a random appearance at Joe Exotic's zoo to take photos with some wild animals...
I mean for @shaq a tiger IS basically a house cat... 🤔🤔🤔
...and this "WTF" quote from a cashier at the gun store:
“Do you need any explosives today” 😳😳#tigerking @netflix
Jared recognized one of the shirts Joe wore in a scene:
I swear to god I wore that shirt on tour @Gucci @30secondtomars
But it was the ex-zookeeper's hair that kept Jared tuned in:
I’m not gonna lie I’m into that hair
I mean, how could you not be a fan???
As a fashion icon himself, Jared was mainly here for the lewks:
Can someone send me that turquoise necklace?
He was digging Carole Baskin's pink bohemian shirt so much that he pulled out the receipts to prove he once wore something similar:
Now I DEF wore this on tour
Don't worry — Jared acknowledged Joe's country bops as well. The Thirty Seconds to Mars musician dubbed "I Saw A Tiger" a "YouTube classic."
Maybe a YouTube classic? https://t.co/Y5VvRGgwer
He loved it so much he thought he should cover it with Finneas:
I swear to god I love that song #isawatiger SHOULD WE COVER THIS?? @finneas
All jokes aside, Jared pointed out the importance of protecting endangered animals and their natural habitats:
For the record no one should keep these animals in cages like this. Not ok. We need to protect exotic / endangered animals and their wild habitats @WWF
In the end, Jared said his mind was "blown again."
Wow. Mind blown again - end of episode one. Masterful direction and great job to all involved with the production!!! #TigerKing @netlix
Literally me, after watching the first episode as well.
I say Jared should continue doing viewing parties on Twitter while we're all stuck in quarantine. Just as long as he brings his stuffed lion with him, amirite?
CORRECTION:
An earlier version of this post misstated the stuffed animal Jared is holding in his photos.