Just when you thought the Tiger King saga couldn’t get any wilder, Joe Exotic has gone and added another jaw-dropping chapter to his already chaotic life story: he’s officially tied the knot… from behind bars. Yes, really.
The mullet-wearing, tiger-loving, country-singing icon of Netflix fame is now a married man once again. This time, his lucky partner is fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado, and from the sounds of it, love is roaring inside the prison walls. Joe announced the nuptials via social media with all the pride you’d expect from the man who once ran a zoo in fringe jackets.
While serving a 21-year sentence for plotting a murder-for-hire and various wildlife violations, Joe has somehow found time to not only fall in love—but also keep pushing for a presidential pardon. His legal team claims new evidence might flip the script on his original conviction. Could this be his shot at redemption? Or just more exotic drama?
As if that wasn’t enough, Joe’s also facing major health battles, reportedly fighting both prostate and lung cancer. But true to form, he’s staying defiant and hopeful, talking about spending the rest of his life with his new husband—hopefully outside prison gates.
So yeah, Joe Exotic may be caged, but his flair for the theatrical? Alive and well. From wild animals to even wilder headlines, the Tiger King continues to prove that in his world, anything—literally anything—is possible.
