‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic is left without another husband as his prison-boyfriend-turned-hubby, Jorge Marquez Flores, was released from prison, only to be immediately deported to Mexico.
In April 2025, 62-year-old Joe Exotic revealed he married his 33-year-old prison boyfriend, Jorge Marquez Flores — who was serving time for immigration-related issues. According to KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City, Flores is in federal prison for illegally being in the U.S. They reported that he was set to be released sometime this year.
On social media, Joe Exotic, born Joseph Allen Maldonado, shared a picture of him and his man suited up for their big prison wedding. He captioned the post, “Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado.” The two got engaged behind bars.
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In October 2024, the Netflix star — who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot against former professional rival, Carole Baskin — shared the news. He said that despite his man’s reported immigration issues, he was working on getting Flores asylum. If they failed, he said they’d both be leaving America once they were both released from prison.
Joe Exotic also previously told fans that Flores helped him through his current prostate cancer battle. Previously, the ‘Tiger King’ was married to Dillon Passage in 2017. However, their on-and-off-again relationship ended in divorce, finalized in 2023.
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Now, TMZ reports that Joe Exotic’s husband was released from prison as expected, but he was immediately deported to Mexico. A rep for the ‘Tiger King’ said on Friday Flores was deported.
A day before this, Joe Exotic told his fans online that Flores was taken to an ICE Detention Center for his hearing to either stay in America or go back to Mexico. Hours later, he was transported south of the border.
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