Small Hands claims he has tried endlessly to settle, accusing Joanna of trying to leave him with nothing despite judicial rulings favoring him.
Joanna is reportedly furious, mocking Small Hands' definition of 'amicable' and lamenting that she is working well into her 90s just to pay for this legal mess.
Joanna filed for divorce in New York in November 2024. The dispute centers on an LA home where a 2018 deed explicitly identified the property as Joanna's sole and separate asset.
If this is what 'amicable' looks like, I wouldn't want to see a contested battle. The receipts on the house deed are brutal for Small Hands.
The divorce between adult film icons Joanna Angel and Small Hands has officially stopped being quiet. What began as a sealed filing in New York back in November 2024 has erupted into a very public, very nasty legal war. TMZ has obtained court documents confirming that the case has remained active for nearly two years, with both parties locked in a fierce struggle over the division of their marital estate.
While the docket might be sealed, the vibes are anything but hidden, and the drama is spilling out in statements that would make a daytime TV host blush. At the heart of the dispute is a Los Angeles-area home that Joanna purchased before the marriage. This isn't just a sentimental issue; itβs a hard financial one.
According to the source, Small Hands, whose real name is Aaron Thompson, signed a deed in 2018 that explicitly waived any interest in the property, identifying it as Joannaβs sole and separate asset. Despite this paper trail, insiders suggest there has been significant back-and-forth over who gets what, indicating that Small Hands is not taking the deed lying down. The legal maneuvering here suggests a strategy to challenge the classification of the asset, despite the documented waiver.
Small Hands is playing the victim card hard. In a statement to TMZ, he claimed, "I have tried endlessly to settle this, but it is Joanna who has sought to leave me with nothing, even while each judicial decision has been against her." He framed the narrative as Joanna being unreasonable, stating he hopes she will "come to her senses" so they can reach a resolution. It is a classic PR move to paint the opposing party as the stubborn one, but the specifics of his legal losses remain vague, leaving us to wonder exactly which judicial decisions he is referring to.
Joanna, however, is not having any of it. She fired back with a scathing quote that highlights the absurdity of his claims. "Aaron told me, my lawyer, and Instagram that he wanted an 'amicable divorce' -- when I left two years ago -- and goddamn, I'd hate to see what a non-amicable divorce looks like to him," Joanna told TMZ.
She went on to lament the financial toll, joking that "sucking d*** into my 90s to pay legal bills" was not part of her retirement plan. Her final zinger? "In retrospect, maybe starting a business at 21... and buying a house was where I went wrong.
I should've bought more handbags." The couple, who began dating around 2013 and married in a Halloween ceremony in Las Vegas in 2016, now seem worlds apart. Joannaβs comments suggest deep resentment over the legal costs and the perceived betrayal of the "amicable" agreement. With the case still active and the home deed clearly in Joanna's favor on paper, Small Hands has an uphill battle. For now, the internet watches as two industry titans turn their private breakup into a public spectacle, with Joanna seemingly ready to let the receipts do the talking.
