Who is Joe Exotic’s husband? What we know as convicted Tiger King protagonist alleges spouse was deported

On March 3, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported Jorge Marquez Flores, Joe Exotic's partner. Recently, he had to return to Mexico after serving time for illegally staying in the United States.

Expressing his sorrow following the news of deportation, Joe Exotic appealed to Donald Trump on social media, as per Distractify. He wrote:

"They took him away from me today to deport him 2 days before my birthday. Now you want me to beg you @realdonaldtrump to let me out so I can go save him."

Additionally, he addressed the chances of gold cards and stated,

"I will give you my first 5 million I make to get one of these gold cards if that's what it takes."

The original post has been deleted from Exotic's social media.

However, a day back, Joe shared further updates about Flores's deportation. He wrote,

"For my Birthday the Trump Administration has inherited the Bureau of Prisons in such a mess that no one knows what the hell is going on that they Did NOT deport Jorge. We have 3 more months to work on his asylum case or get Trumps GOLD card. 🙏 Thank you God, Thank you to whoever made this happen@realdonaldtrump"

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Everything we know about Joe Exotic and his husband, Jorge Marquez Flores

Taking to his official website, JoeExoticOfficial.com, Tiger King protagonist announced the news of applying to marry Jorge Marquez Flores in October 2024. They met while imprisoned at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.

Joe Exotic was incarcerated for murder-for-hire charges that were filed against him. Jorge Marquez Flores was arrested for living illegally in the US. Along with many people, he was discovered in a car from Mexico.

Talking about his partner, Joe shared,

"Jorge has no drug or violence on his record at all."

He further added:

"The only mistake Jorge has made is being born in a country of violence and poverty. In fact, Jorge's cousin was just killed two days ago in Mexico from the violence that has plagued parts of the country."

While they had wished to marry in December of last year, they had to wait for official approval after submitting their application. Following his announcement of filing a marriage application, there was no official news of them getting married.

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Joe Exotic was married multiple times

Before announcing his marriage plans with his now-husband Flores, Joe got married five times. Per a report in Women's Health Magazine, his first husband was Brian Rhyne. They met in Texas in the 1980s and were together for years before Rhyne died in 2001 after suffering from HIV.

Soon, Exotic met J.C. Hartpence, and were together for some time. However, their relationship worsened soon after. Hartpence was arrested for threatening Exotic with guns and other violent crimes.

Joe met his third husband, John Finlay, in 2013 and married him a year later. It was a three-way wedding with him and Travis Maldonado. Tired of Exotic's rude behavior and an unexpected attack, Finlay decided to end their marriage.

In 2017, Travis Maldonado passed away after shooting himself. Reportedly, it was an unexpected and accidental gunshot.

Joe Exotic married Dillon Passage in 2017. He found his next husband shortly after his fourth husband's unfortunate demise. According to a Pink News report, the couple was together for around two years. They decided to go their separate ways and started the process of legally ending their marriage in 2021.

Lastly, he submitted a marriage application to be with Jorge Marquez Flores while incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center.