United Kingdom, Jan. 27 -- Joe Exotic believes he is more deserving of a pardon than the newly-freed rioters.

The 'Tiger King' star - who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against rival Carole Baskin - has been campaigning for early release and thinks it is hugely unfair he is still behind bars when one of President Donald Trump's first actions when returning to office last week was to set free those who were involved in volent protests at the Capitol after he lost the 2021 election.

He told Entertainment Weekly: "I plead to President Trump. I'm not begging, but I'm asking that he take five minutes and look at the evidence.

"Being in prison with the evidence that I have is...