Joe Exotic.Photo: Animal Planet/YouTube
Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka “Joe Exotic,” is ready to begin a new chapter in his life fiancé John Graham.
“Mr. Maldonado-Passage is seeking a divorce from jail,” said Blackledge, “because he desires to marry his new love interest, Mr. John Graham whom he met in prison.”
Joe, meanwhile, expressed his excitement to forward with his divorce so he can be with Graham.
“God works in amazing ways,” he said in the statement.
After four years of marriage, Joefiled for divorcefrom Dillon on Thursday in Santa Rosa County. His lawyer claimed that while the couple did break up last year, Dillon allegedly “failed to serve his husband and did not follow through with obtaining a divorce through the legal system.”
“Joe isnearing the end of his cancer treatmentand has fallen in love,” Blackledge said in a previous statement to PEOPLE. “He has no ill will toward Dillon, but has been trying for a while to reach him to get a divorce settlement.”
Dillon Passage and Joe Exotic.Dillon Passage/Instagram
“My understanding is that both Joe and Dillion have moved on romantically and they should both have the freedom to love again free from the bonds of marriage,” she added.
Dillon’s manager, Jeff Duncan, told PEOPLE that his client “is pleased to get some finality to the divorce.”
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Two years into the pair’s marriage, Joe was convicted of orchestrating a murder-for-hire scheme tokill his rivalCarole Baskin. He wasrecently resentenced to 21 years in prisonfor the charge.
Added Dillon, “We are on good terms still and I hope it can stay that way. I will continue to have Joe in my life and do my best to support him while he undergoes further legal battles to better his situation.”
source: people.com
