It’s time to dust off the TLO Joe Exotic Engagement Beat!
Back in 2017, before he became the most famous jailed celebrity in the world, Joe Exotic sent us a Twitter message with the exclusive news that—just months after one of his husbands infamously died by an apparent involuntary(?) suicide—he was engaged to his boyfriend, Dillon. Remember that one?
I guess Joe appreciated our coverage of his 2018 gubernatorial run and wanted to pay us back with the scoop. Although I found it a bit odd that Joe Exotic found a new fiancé quicker than most people find a new dog after putting their old one down, I played along and wrote a little fluff piece about it.
It got some traction at the time, but thanks to being a front-page Google search result for “Joe Exotic Husband,” it went re-viral in 2020 when Tiger King became an international phenomenon. Now, it’s one of the most viewed and read articles in this site’s nearly 18-year (!!!) history.
Pretty sad, huh?
What's also sad is that Joe and Dillon’s marriage wasn’t able to survive Joe’s prison sentence for murder-for-hire charges.
But, fortunately for Joe, federal prison is apparently a great place to meet new men, and he’s now engaged to one of his fellow inmates.
Meet Jorge Marquez—a happy little man serving time for “immigration issues.”
That’s sweet and all. They seem like a cute, totally normal couple. But… who would want to marry a fellow prison inmate? Marriage is, in many ways, already like a prison, so I can only imagine what it’s like to be married in one! If I were Joe, I’d simply marry a weird pen pal like most locked-up serial killers.
Either way, I hope their marriage not only survives their close confinement but also the years they’ll spend apart after Jorge is freed while Joe continues serving his time.
If it doesn’t, oh well. If there’s one thing Joe Exotic is good at, it’s finding a new husband.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
