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Netflix is adding another documentary to its slate of films, this time looking at the world of big cat enthusiast Doc Antle in the three-part series Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doc Antle \u2013 also known as Bhagavan \u2013 appeared alongside Joe Exotic in the first Tiger King<\/a> film, which aired last year during the first COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n He is an animal trainer and the director and founder of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.), which according to the official website is \u201ca world-renowned 50-acre wildlife preserve located in South Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA\u201d.<\/p>\n Following Tiger King, Antle faced a lot of criticism and was indicted on 15 charges including animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking in October 2020 \u2013 claims he strongly denies.<\/p>\n The three-part series, which arrives on Netflix today (10th December), hopes to shed more light on Antle, with interviews from some of his former staff and his ex-wives.<\/p>\n But, who were Antle\u2019s wives? And who is he married to now?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Betsy is revealed as Doc\u2019s first wife in the documentary.<\/p>\n \u201cThey seemed like a happily married couple in a sense and Bhagavan used to use them as an example about how happy they were and what a wonderful couple they were which was sort of interesting,\u201d one of the contributors reveals in the documentary.<\/p>\n In the film, Betsy\u2019s brother claims she never \u201cdealt with\u201d the relationship. Betsy agrees she never \u201cgot over it\u201d and calls Doc the \u201clove of her life\u201d.<\/p>\n The pair met in high school. At the time, Bhagavan was known as Kevin.<\/p>\n After they got married, Doc and Betsy attended a one-month retreat at Yogaville to become certified yoga instructors. Besty says their names were changed by the leader, Indian guru Swami Satchidananda.\u00a0Betsy became Brahmi and Doc became Sri Mahatmayavi Bhagavan Antle.<\/p>\n Brahmi later fell pregnant with their child.<\/p> Sumati met Bhagavan in the 1980s in Virginia, when she was 14 and he was 22.<\/p>\n According to Sumati, the pair got married when she was 15 years old in a spiritual ceremony, which took place in his meditation room and involved him \u201cputting a wedding band on me and I was supposed to be his wife and he was supposed to be my husband\u201d.<\/p>\n Four years into their relationship, Sumati fell pregnant with Tilakam.<\/p>\n In a tape recording, Doc says about their child: \u201cTilakam\u2019s mum was a crazy little teenager, that you know I just happened to be hanging out with a little too long, and she got pregnant. I drag her ass to the Downtown Marriott in Washington DC and didn\u2019t follow through on the birth control like we were supposed to and lo and behold, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n Doc is said to have met Radha when he was 25 years old and she was 14.<\/p>\n According to Radha, the pair got married when she was 15.<\/p>\n \u201cWe forged my father\u2019s signature on the marriage licence because you are not allowed to get married at 15 without your parents\u2019 consent,\u201d she explains in the documentary.<\/p>\n The pair later split, however, as Radha reveals in the documentary that she fell out of love with him after an alleged confession.<\/p>\n Dawn is revealed as Doc\u2019s \u201cthird wife\u201d in the documentary. Not much is shared about their relationship in the three-part series and it\u2019s unclear how they met. However, Thurston and Antle were featured together in a 1989 article from the Macon Chronicle-Herald<\/a> and she\u2019s referred to as Mrs Bhagavan Antle in the issue.<\/p>\n According to a death notice in The Observer, a paper out of Charlottesville, Virginia, Dawn Marie Thurston died at the age of 29 in a car accident. She is the mother of Antle\u2019s two children, Kody and Tawny Antle.<\/p>\n Moksha Bybee, whose real name is Meredith, but is known as Monkey Mama, has been in a relationship with Doc since 2001.<\/p>\n She met him while working as an apprentice at T.I.G.E.R.S. and is currently the general manager of the zoo.<\/p>\n Rajani Ferrante \u2013 who is the assistant director \u2013 has also been linked to Doc, while China York, real name Michelle, is another rumoured girlfriend and is the director of the Miami branch.<\/p>\n Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story is streaming on Netflix now. You can also check out the best best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0best movies on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0to keep you entertained or visit to our\u00a0TV guide<\/a>\u00a0for more to watch.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Grace Henry Published: Friday, 10 December 2021 at 12:00 am Netflix is adding another documentary to its slate of films, this time looking at the world of big cat enthusiast Doc Antle in the three-part series Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story. 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Sumati Steinberg<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Radha Hirsch\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dawn Thurston<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Who is Doc married to now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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