A federal judge has resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison.

The former zookeeper - whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage - was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving his chief rival, Carole Baskin.

He was sentenced two years ago to 22 years in prison, but a federal appeals court ruled last year that the proper sentencing guidelines weren’t used.

He was resentenced Friday in Oklahoma City.

Prosecutors say Maldonado-Passage tried to hire two different people - including an undercover FBI agent - to kill Baskin, who’d criticized his treatment of animals.

But Maldonado-Passage’s attorneys say he wasn’t being serious.

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