Prosecutors said that Tonia Haddix perjured herself to avoid giving up custody of Tonka, who had appeared in the movies ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Buddy.’

Tonia Haddix, star of the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy,” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied about that Tonka the chimp had died.

Prosecutors said that Tonia Haddix perjured herself to avoid giving up custody of Tonka, who had appeared in the movies ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Buddy.’