Gallery: 'I remember he took the foil off of this bottle and put it on my ring finger. . . ' The lovers who fell for Amber Heard (BANG Showbiz)Joe - whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage - first met John while they were both behind bars in Fort Worth, Texas, in February 2021 - explained that while prison life is "tough", he believes that he and John were "in love" at one point and he intends to keep in touch with him in the future.