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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Joe Exotic's Estranged Husband Dillon Passage Speaks Out amid Divorce, Hits Back at 'False' Claims - PEOPLE

On Monday, Dillon's attorneys, Chris Kirker and Holly Davis of Kirker Davis LLP, released a statement and disputed claims that were made by Joe in last week's divorce filing.

According to documents previously obtained by PEOPLE, Joe's lawyer claimed that while the couple did break up last year, Dillon, 25, allegedly "failed to serve his husband and did not follow through with obtaining a divorce through the legal system." Joe, 59, then allegedly tried contacting Dillon multiple times to no avail, per his lawyers.

However, Dillon's lawyers claim the divorce unfolded quite differently, arguing that Joe is "well known for stretching the truth for personal gain, so we are unsurprised to find him doing the same in his divorce case against our client."

"Despite Joe's false claim that Dillon did not attempt to obtain a divorce through legal means, the Kirker Davis Law Firm presented a full and comprehensive settlement agreement to Joe's lawyer, Francisco Hernandez, on September 3, 2021," Kirker and Davis said in their statement. "On September 8, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. CST, our office received an email from Joe that said, 'It will be a cold day in hell before I sign these papers' and 'Your out of your f—n mind' (sic)."

"Given this response and Joe's revelation shortly after that date that he was fighting cancer, Dillon paused pursuing litigation out of respect for Joe's health crisis," Kirker and Davis continued. "Our firm always urges clients to take the high road, and we applauded...



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