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New York Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Tiger King' Joe Exotic's husband deported to Mexico after being detained by ICE
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic's husband, who was already doing time behind bars for immigration crimes, has been deported to Mexico by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to a report. Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, is now pleading with President Trump and members of his administration to give his partner a reprieve. Exotic posted a picture with his husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado, on Instagram Saturday with the caption, 'They have officially taken him to an ICE detention Center for his hearing to either stay in America or go back to Mexico.' Advertisement Maldonado was released from prison and deported to Mexico just hours after the immigration hearing, TMZ confirmed Sunday. 3 Joe Exotic's husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado, was deported to Mexico after an ICE immigration hearing. Instagram/@joe_exotic The newlyweds had tied the knot just a few weeks ago while in a Texas federal lockup, where Exotic, 63, is currently serving a 21-year sentence for plotting to hire a hitman to murder big-cat arch-rival Carole Baskin and violating federal wildlife laws. Advertisement '@potus @stephenm don't you think between losing my life's work. My parents and now this that I've suffered enough and it's time to watch season 2 of Tiger King and see they admitted on world television the committed perjury and let me go,' Exotic wrote Saturday, tagging the accounts of the Trump administration and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Maldonado, a Mexican national, was serving time for immigration issues, the reality star previously said, according to CBS News. 3 The newlyweds had tied the knot just a few weeks ago while in a Texas federal lockup. @joe_exotic/X He was caught allegedly driving a car with six other undocumented immigrants across the border, according to federal court documents obtained by the US Sun. Advertisement Exotic posted back in October after he announced his engagement that he was working on 'getting [Maldonado] asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out.' In response to one social media user wishing him luck in his case appeal, Exotic said he has 'no problem going to Mexico' with his new husband if released. 3 Exotic also shared an abstract drawing he said was left behind by his husband before he was taken to his ICE hearing and ultimately deported. Instagram/@joe_exotic Exotic also shared an abstract drawing he said was left behind by his husband before he was taken to his ICE hearing and ultimately deported. Advertisement 'Guys!! I forgot to show you what Jorge left me to remember him,' he wrote as a caption for an Instagram picture of the illustration. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The eccentric prisoner gained worldwide fame from the Netflix 2020 docuseries 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' that showcased his work and personal life as he looked after exotic big cats at his G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. He was arrested in September 2018 in the middle of filming the show after he offered $10,000 to an undercover FBI agent to kill Baskin, according to the feds.
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.
New York Post
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Tiger King' star Joe Exotic gets married behind bars to inmate doing time for immigration crimes
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic has gotten married again while locked up in prison — to an inmate doing time for immigration crimes whom he hopes to help get asylum in the US. The incarcerated former zookeeper shared a picture his new husband, 33-year-old Mexican national Jorge Flores Maldonado, Tuesday night posing together in tuxedos and plain white hats with white boutonnières to match. 'Never been more proud of someone,' wrote the Netflix star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage. Advertisement Joe Exotic has announced that he's tied the knot to Jorge Flores Madonado despite being in the midst of a 21-year federal prison sentence. @joe_exotic/X 'Meet my husband Jorge Flores Maldonado.' Maldonado's new husband is currently serving time for immigration issues, the reality star previously said, according to CBS News. Exotic posted back in October after he'd announced his engagement that he was working on 'getting [Marquez] asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out.' Advertisement In response to one social media user wishing him luck in his case appeal Tuesday, Maldonado said he has 'no problem going to Mexico' with his new husband if released. Joe Exotic announced his engagement to Jorge Marquez. @joe_exotic/X The convicted felon had previously married Dillon Passage in December 2017 — just two months after Exotic's previous husband, Travis Maldonado, died in a self-inflicted, accidental shooting. They split in 2020. Maldonado is currently serving a 21-year sentence for plotting to hire a hitman to murder big-cat arch-rival Carole Baskin and violating federal wildlife laws. Advertisement The eccentric prisoner gained worldwide fame from the Netflix 2020 docuseries 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness' that showcased his work and personal life as he looked after exotic big cats at his G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. He was arrested in September 2018 in the middle of filming the show after he offered $10,000 to an undercover FBI agent during to kill Baskin.
