Baskin has a long-running feud with the former owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, who goes by the nickname Joe Exotic.[1][26] Joe Exotic claimed that Baskin was involved in the disappearance of Lewis.[3] Exotic engaged in a pattern of harassment against Baskin, including trademark infringement.[27] In 2013, a court ordered Joe Exotic to pay her $1 million in damages, leading to his bankruptcy.[5] In 2020, he was convicted of attempting to hire a hitman to kill her.[6][28]