Joe Exotic and husband Dillon Passage set for DIVORCE as Tiger King star reveals he got dumped over the phone from prison
Tiger King’s Joe Exotic and husband Dillon Passage are divorcing after over three-years of marriage.
The docuseries star reportedly learned Passage, 24, is pulling the plug on the relationship via a phone call to the Fort Worth, Texas prison where the 58-year-old former animal trainer is currently serving out a sentence for plotting to murder rival Carole Baskin.
Exotic – full name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage – is heartbroken according to his lawyer Francisco Hernandez, who spoke to TMZ.
Jilted Joe is considering rushing to file a petition to divorce in order to beat Passage, according to one source but another said he is still weighing his options.
It’s over: Tiger King star Joe Exotic and husband of three-years Dillon Passage are getting a divorce after Passage dumped the Netflix persona over the phone while Exotic continues to serve out his prison sentence
He reportedly emailed a friend while fresh from the phone call, telling them he feels ‘abandoned and alone and just wanted to mean something to someone,’ per TMZ.
Though the former owner of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park appears upset about the split, Dillon says that there are no hard feelings and he will still support Joe through his prison sentence.
Passage reportedly wants to split with Joe because he’s grown lonely during his husband’s time behind bars and would like to date again.
Maldonado-Passage was previously wed to Travis Maldonado, who shot himself in the head at Joe’s animal park in October of 2017, just two-months before tying the knot with Passage.