Billionaire David Geffen, 82, Files for Divorce from David Armstrong, 32, After Less Than 2 Years of Marriage and No Prenup
The former record executive and the dancer did not sign a prenup before marrying in March 2023
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Billionaire David Geffen has filed for divorce from his husband David Armstrong after less than two years of marriage.
According to the divorce filing, the 82-year-old music mogul and the 32-year-old dancer (who also goes by Donovan Michaels) did not sign a prenup before marrying in March 2023.
In the petition, filed in Los Angeles on Friday, May 16, Geffen cites “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.
The couple’s date of separation is marked as Feb. 22, 2025, and celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser is representing Geffen.
TMZ was the first to report the news.
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Much of Geffen’s income consists of stocks and equities in property, and California law states that dividends from stocks remain separate, probably leaving Armstrong without much cash in the split, according to TMZ. However, California law also requires divorce petitioners to pay spousal support for half the length of the marriage, meaning that Armstrong would receive payments for one year.
Geffen will also pay his now-estranged husband’s spousal support and attorney’s fees, per the filing.
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Geffen was previously romantically linked to Cher in the 1970s, and later came out as gay in 1992.
Although Geffen and Armstrong have not shared how they met, the New York Post previously reported that Armstrong, who used to work as a model, dancer and fitness instructor, trained Geffen.
Although the two were private about their relationship over the course of their marriage, Geffen shared photos of himself and Armstrong on Instagram, including in December 2021, when he posted a now-deleted photo of the pair enjoying time together on his mega yacht, the Rising Sun (valued at $400 million).
“Merry Christmas indeed!” Geffen captioned the photo.
