Trivia

According to press reports published after the series aired, the country music "performed" by Joe Exotic and excerpted in various episodes--like other aspects of his life--is not entirely what it seems. Joe Exotic reportedly commissioned up-and-coming country musicians Danny Clinton and Vince Johnson to produce the music for the stillborn G.W. Zoo reality series, with Joe's creative contributions reportedly being limited to background vocals and suggesting song topics. Joe allegedly did not actually write, play instruments, or sing lead on any of the songs.

Johnson claims to have been taken aback when Joe produced the music videos and posted them on YouTube, depicting himself as the main performer and taking credit for music he did not write or produce.

On March 25th, 2020 John Finlay posted a photo to his Facebook page which shows him smiling broadly, displaying a perfect set of teeth. He captioned the photo, "Yes I have my teeth fixed. The producers of the Netflix series had video and pictures of this, but chose not to show it."

John Finlay has stated in multiple interviews that his missing teeth were not the result of his past meth use, as indicated in the series, but were "messed up before that due to genetic reasons."

John Finlay, Joe's husband, was asked by the producers to remove his dental bridge for filming, according to an Us Weekly interview with Doc Antle. "John (Finlay) was forced to take his teeth out for the series." "He had bridgework done ... But the show wanted him portrayed a certain way, so the teeth had to come out. He had a full set of teeth before taping."

Ironically, the series had turned the tables on the plot of Joe Exotic mistreating big cats and Carole Baskin wanting to protect them: Joe has become a cult hero for his flamboyant personality, and Carole has become unpopular, making her speak out against the series.