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Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Joe Exotic's husband is DEPORTED to Mexico after release from prison... one month after wedding
Joe Exotic 's worst fear came true when his husband Jorge Flores Maldonado was picked up by ICE upon his release from prison. Joe - real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage - posted a photo on Instagram with his husband on Saturday. 'They have officially taken him to an ICE detention Center for his hearing to either stay in America or go back to Mexico.' Maldonado was deported to Mexico just hours after the immigration hearing, TMZ confirmed Sunday. Jorge was serving time for immigration-related issues while Joe is behind bars for 21 years for his alleged involvement in attempting to have his rival Carole Baskin killed. Exotic rose to fame from the 2020 Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness that followed his life as he looked after exotic big cats at his G.W. Zoo in Oklahoma. Joe's big mistake was offering $10,000 to an undercover FBI agent to kill Baskin. was imprisoned in 2024 for 'unlawfully reentering the US from Mexico after previously being deported' per The Sun. In October, after announcing their engagement, Exotic said he was working on 'getting asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out.' He doubled down on that claim in answering a comment on social media wishing him luck in his appeal. Exotic wrote that he has 'no problem going to Mexico' with his husband when released. That might not be as easy as Exotic thinks it is with his felony conviction. Mexico can deny entry to felons with dangerous convictions such as attempted murder. On Saturday, Joe shared a photo of his husband on Instagram and included a long and heartfelt message and hope that they can be together again someday. 'You know, I could die tomorrow, and I could go knowing what true love was really all about,' Joe began. 'Jorge gave me the most loving and devoted 10 months of my life. I pray God will give me the chance to experience life with him again.' He went on to say when he went outside, prisoners came up to him to check on how he was 'holding up since he left.' 'You know, they all respected us because we weren't the typical gay people just causing drama and bed-hopping. They saw that we were real and serious about our devotion to each other, which is amazing that some of the worst of the worst society has to offer saw that in us.' Joe then went on to throw his hope behind a Presidential pardon from Donald Trump. 'We need to get some serious campaigns going to get Trump to let me go. No matter where I am, I'm fine with Mexico or America, as long as I spend my last days with Jorge. 'Pray that we make it back together one day. I am falsely incarcerated in my own country I don't belong here I pray President Trump signs my pardon soon.' Joe shocked fans last month when he announced he'd married a fellow prisoner. Speaking to Sydney, Austrailia's 2DayFM's Jimmy & Nath Show, Joe revealed whether the couple had consummated the marriage. Sharing a photoshopped snap of the couple wearing suits for the big day, he quipped: 'Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado.' Joe shared the news of their engagement back in October, as he told fans: 'Meet Jorge Marquez. He is so amazing and is from Mexico.' He added: 'Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out. 'Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago.' Joe, also known Joseph Maldonado-Passage, submitted a marriage application to the federal prison to wed Jorge.
Extra.ie
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Tiger King ties the knot—from a cell block!
The Tiger King is officially off the market! Joe Exotic has announced that he's tied the knot despite serving a 21-year federal prison sentence. The 62-year-old revealed on Tuesday that he had gotten married to fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado. The Tiger King is officially off the market! Pic: Netflix/THA/REX/Shutterstock The courtship comes as Joe is currently serving his sentence after being convicted in 2019 of hiring hitmen to kill his zookeeper rival, Carole Baskin. Sharing a photoshopped image of the newlyweds in suits, the star quipped: 'Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado.' He originally shared news of their engagement back in October, telling fans: 'Meet Jorge Marquez he is 33. He is so amazing and is from Mexico.' Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado — Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) April 22, 2025 'Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out,' he added, from his cell at the Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth. 'Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago,' he added. The Tiger King, also known Joseph Maldonado-Passage, submitted a marriage application to the federal prison to wed Marquez. The 62-year-old revealed on Tuesday he got married to fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado. Pic: Netflix/THA/REX/Shutterstock According to CBS News, Marquez is serving time for immigration-related issues. Joe Exotic became known worldwide after Netflix released the docu-series 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' right in the midst of lockdown, forcing millions to stay at home and binge watch the tantalising series. The documentary series focused primarily on Joe's life, his ongoing feud with Carole Baskin and his now closed zoo in Oklahoma, proving a breakout hit for Netflix at the time. A sequel began streaming in November but did not receive similar acclaim as the original series. Amazon had also planned a series surrounding Joe's story, in which Nicolas Cage was to play the role of the zoo keeper. The project was later scrapped after producers deemed the story 'no longer relevant.' Joe is scheduled to be released from prison in March of 2036. If all goes according to plan, he will be 73 years of age when he is freed.
IOL News
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Joe Exotic marries fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado in prison
Joe Exotic has married fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado in prison. The 62-year-old reality star - who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against rival Carole Baskin - found love behind bars with Jorge Marquez and confirmed on Tuesday that they have now tied the knot. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ He wrote on X: "Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado." Joe previously shared his hopes that making their union official would give his partner a reason not to be deported back to his home country, and that he was ready to follow him to South America if need be. Joe told "Whether it helps his immigration status or not, we love each other enough to get married. We even got tattooed matching wedding bands already on. "What it would do is, it would assure him, and it would show the court, that he has a little bit of financial stability to stay in America."It's gonna look better for his asylum case to be married. We're just hoping that the prison will allow us to get married and stay in the same prison."He told the outlet that if he can't get help from the government to "keep him here", then "I guess I'm going to Mexico." Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado — Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) April 22, 2025 Announcing their engagement in October last year, Joe described his fiancé as "so amazing" and admitted he wished he had "met him long" shared a photo of them together on his X account and wrote: "Meet Jorge Marquez he is 33. He is so amazing and is from Mexico. "Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out. Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago." The former 'Tiger King' star then confirmed the engagement to Entertainment Weekly. He told them in a phone call from prison: "We filed our official papers for the marriage license from the prison yesterday, so we're just waiting for an approval. He has picked out December 12 as the date we're hoping to get this approved by." The former zoo keeper seemed hopeful at the time that this relationship will turn out better than his previous marriages to Dillon Passage, who he finalised his divorce from in January 2023, and Travis Maldonado, who died in 2017. He said: "We love each other very much, spend every minute of the day together. "I've been through some s*** in my days."I buried two husbands, the third one ran off with 2.6 million bucks from Netflix and left my a** here, but Jorge is a very amazing young man."
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tiger King star Joe Exotic marries fellow inmate in prison
Joe Exotic has married fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado in prison. The 62-year-old reality star - who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against rival Carole Baskin - found love behind bars with Jorge Marquez and confirmed on Tuesday (22.04.25) that they have now tied the knot. He wrote on X: "Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado." Joe previously shared his hopes that making their union official would give his partner a reason not to be deported back to his home country, and that he was ready to follow him to South America if need be. Joe told "Whether it helps his immigration status or not, we love each other enough to get married. We even got tattooed matching wedding bands already on. "What it would do is, it would assure him, and it would show the court, that he has a little bit of financial stability to stay in America." It's gonna look better for his asylum case to be married. We're just hoping that the prison will allow us to get married and stay in the same prison." He told the outlet that if he can't get help from the government to "keep him here", then "I guess I'm going to Mexico." Announcing their engagement in October last year, Joe described his fiancé as "so amazing" and admitted he wished he had "met him long" before. Joe shared a photo of them together on his X account and wrote: "Meet Jorge Marquez he is 33. He is so amazing and is from Mexico. "Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out. Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago." The former 'Tiger King' star then confirmed the engagement to Entertainment Weekly. He told them in a phone call from prison: "We filed our official papers for the marriage license from the prison yesterday, so we're just waiting for an approval. He has picked out December 12 as the date we're hoping to get this approved by." The former zoo keeper seemed hopeful at the time that this relationship will turn out better than his previous marriages to Dillon Passage, who he finalised his divorce from in January 2023, and Travis Maldonado, who died in 2017. He said: "We love each other very much, spend every minute of the day together. "I've been through some s*** in my days. "I buried two husbands, the third one ran off with 2.6 million bucks from Netflix and left my a** here, but Jorge is a very amazing young man."
Perth Now
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Tiger King star Joe Exotic marries fellow inmate in prison
Joe Exotic has married fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado in prison. The 62-year-old reality star - who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against rival Carole Baskin - found love behind bars with Jorge Marquez and confirmed on Tuesday (22.04.25) that they have now tied the knot. He wrote on X: "Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado." Joe previously shared his hopes that making their union official would give his partner a reason not to be deported back to his home country, and that he was ready to follow him to South America if need be. Joe told "Whether it helps his immigration status or not, we love each other enough to get married. We even got tattooed matching wedding bands already on. "What it would do is, it would assure him, and it would show the court, that he has a little bit of financial stability to stay in America." It's gonna look better for his asylum case to be married. We're just hoping that the prison will allow us to get married and stay in the same prison." He told the outlet that if he can't get help from the government to "keep him here", then "I guess I'm going to Mexico." Announcing their engagement in October last year, Joe described his fiancé as "so amazing" and admitted he wished he had "met him long" before. Joe shared a photo of them together on his X account and wrote: "Meet Jorge Marquez he is 33. He is so amazing and is from Mexico. "Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out. Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago." The former 'Tiger King' star then confirmed the engagement to Entertainment Weekly. He told them in a phone call from prison: "We filed our official papers for the marriage license from the prison yesterday, so we're just waiting for an approval. He has picked out December 12 as the date we're hoping to get this approved by." The former zoo keeper seemed hopeful at the time that this relationship will turn out better than his previous marriages to Dillon Passage, who he finalised his divorce from in January 2023, and Travis Maldonado, who died in 2017. He said: "We love each other very much, spend every minute of the day together. "I've been through some s*** in my days. "I buried two husbands, the third one ran off with 2.6 million bucks from Netflix and left my a** here, but Jorge is a very amazing young man."
