‘Hot Felon’ claims lovestruck fans fought over limited jail visit slots — leaving his 5-year-old shut out: ‘Too much’
By Marissa Matozzo
Published on March 24, 2026.
Jeremy Meeks, known as "Hot Felon" whose mugshot broke the internet in 2014, claims that his fame came with an unexpected downside: Fans hijacking limited prison visit slots and leaving his family locked out. Meeks was targeted for his fame after Stockton, Calif. cops posted his mugshot during a gang sweep and it attracted tens of thousands of likes, spawning the hashtag #FelonCrushFriday. The attention also led to a rise in model agencies and Meeks traded prison blues for designer threads after his release from prison in 2016. He shares two children with ex-wife Melissa Meeks and later married British socialite Chloe Green.
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