Joe Exotic is embarking on a new chapter.
The Tiger King star (real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage) recently shared that he has found love in prison and is engaged to fellow inmate Jorge Marquez on social media.
“Meet Jorge Marquez,” Joe wrote in an Oct. 28 post on X, alongside a screenshot photo of the couple with the words “Got Engaged to Jorge Marquez” written across the bottom, “He is 33. He is so amazing and is from Mexico.”
And he further shared insight into their future plans.
“Now, the quest of getting married in prison and getting him asylum or we be leaving America when we both get out,” Joe continued, “Either way, I wish I would have met him long ago.”
And while Joe has found happiness at the Florida prison where he resides, he recently said he was looking to overturn his conviction for the attempted murder-for-hire of rival Carole Baskin—which initially landed him with 22 years in prison, before the judge reduced it by one year.
