Princewill Pius
Joe Exotic’s niece, Chealsi Putman, gave an exclusive interview to the Daily Mail and shared details about Exotic’s son, Brandon Chappell. In the 1980s, Exotic was working as the chief of police in a town in Texas called Eastvale. According to New York Magazine, the town had a population of 503 people. He was living with his girlfriend, Kim, while he also explored Dallas’ gay night scene, per New York Magazine.
Exotic and Kim had Chappell, who is now 38 and has three kids of his own. Putman told the Daily Mail, “Joe was in and out of Brandon’s life when he was growing up, at one point just a few years ago Brandon and his then wife, both worked at the zoo with Joe.” Putman added that her uncle never tried to hide the fact that he had a son either.
Things got rocky between them when Exotic wanted his son’s wife to tweak the books and checking account at the zoo. Chappell was upset by this and moved back to Texas with his family, per Daily Mail.
Putman didn’t say more about Exotic’s son, but she did speak about people who are making Exotic into an icon and celebrities who are throwing their weight behind campaigns to get him out of prison. In the Daily Mail interview, her final words to her uncle capture her lingering feelings toward him: “I hope you rot in hell.”
Written by: Nicki
