Dillon Passage can’t contain his excitement as his divorce from Joe Exotic nears completion (Picture: Instagram)
Tiger King’s Dillon Passage has been celebrating his newfound freedom after his ex-husband Joe Exotic ‘finally’ signed their divorce papers.
Dillon, 25, initially announced he had made the difficult decision to part ways from the former zookeeper and star, who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence, in March 2021.
And, over one year later, it looks like proceedings are close to being finalised as he awaits the judge to give the all-clear.
Dillon took to Instagram to mark the milestone moment where he admitted to feeling ‘so free’.
‘WOOHOO! 🎉,’ he captioned the post. ‘I don’t think anybody can understand the excitement I feel today! Divorce papers have finally been signed by the other party and I FEEL SO FREE!
‘It’s been a battle and tens of thousands of dollars spent over the past year and a half trying to be released from my own kind of prison but it was all so worth it!’
He continued: ‘Excited to move forward with my life and with my amazing partner John @devarti_j who supports me in all things! Next step: engineering school!’
Dillon’s friends and fans rallied around him to celebrate the update.
‘I am so excited for you to take on this new chapter of life and so proud of your determination, perseverance & strength through all of this. Incredible things are coming your way my love,’ one said.
Another added: ‘Congratulations bro I’m so happy for you and you deserve be happy.’
Dillon married Exotic in 2017 (Picture: Joe Exotic/Instagram)
Exotic remains behind bars where he is serving a 21-year prison sentence (Picture: AP)
Exotic’s official Twitter account also addressed the news, and posted: ‘Just waiting on the final order from the Judge.’
In June, it was reported that Exotic, 59, had rekindled a romance with his former partner, Seth Posey, following his split from Dillon.
Speaking in an audio clip from behind bars, the television star said: ‘Me and Seth have decided to pick up where we left off.
‘I don’t expect anyone to respect this but I would like to have everyone let me just be happy for a change.’
Meanwhile, Dillon went public with his relationship with John last July.
Exotic has had five husbands, first marrying Brian Rhyne in the late 1980s. He died of HIV complications in 2001.
He then met his next partner, JC Hartpence, who helped him to create his travelling show.
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John Finlay and Travis Maldonado were Exotic’s third and fourth husbands and featured on Tiger King. They got married in 2014 in a three-way ceremony however, less than a year later, Finlay wanted out.
Then, in 2017, Maldonado died tragically after accidentally shooting himself. Exotic went on to meet Passage on a dating app.
His most recent husband was Dillon, also featured on Tiger King.
Tiger King is available to stream on Netflix.
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‘Excited to move forward with my life.’
