Tiger King star Carole Baskin has hit back after being tricked into giving a shout-out to disgraced TV personality Rolf Horris in an online video message.
The big cat enthusiast and conservationist is currently listed on the personalised message site Cameo, where fans can pay to receive a short video message from her.
TikTok user Tom Armstrong revealed in a video posted on Tuesday morning that heād paid money for a message from Carole (which will have set him back $297 AUD), in which she not only gives a shout-out to Rolf Harris ā who she was seemingly told was Tomās father ā but also mentions his ābest friendā Jimmy Savile.
After the clip began doing the rounds on social media, Carole told The Mirror she considered the prank an attempt to ātrash her reputationā.
She also insisted that she would not have recorded the message had she been aware of Rolf Harrisā actual identity.
āI am amazed at the lengths (and expense) people will go to in order to trash my reputation,ā she told the newspaper. āOf course, I have never heard of Rolf Harris, and would not have done the Cameo had I known.ā
She added: āThe signature line in my email reads, āI ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made - Franklin D. Rooseveltā and I think that tells you all you need to know about the kind of people who abuse me in their efforts to make others hate me.ā
However, this isnāt the first time Carole has fallen victim to an internet prank since Tiger Kingās debut earlier this year.
Back in May, she was tricked into doing an online interview with who she believed were producers for Jimmy Fallonās US talk show, but were actually British YouTubers Josh Pieters and Archie Manners.