Cue the disco lights and courtroom drama music, because this billionaire breakup is juicier than a Real Housewives reunion in a sauna. Legendary music mogul David Geffen, 82 years young and worth a casual $8.7 billion (yes, with a “B”), is in the middle of a divorce that’s turning into a Beverly Hills bonanza of legal tea.
His soon-to-be ex-husband, Donovan Michaels — a 32-year-old former go-go dancer who likely danced his way into Geffen’s heart and possibly his offshore accounts — just filed some spicy new legal docs that basically scream, “Show me the money!”
According to TMZ, Donovan’s attorney, Samantha Spector (yes, the celeb lawyer who probably has a loyalty card at the L.A. Superior Court), checked the very special box that says, “Judge, we need to talk about the money. All of it. Even the quasi stuff.”
Let’s break this down: David Geffen hasn’t worked in over 15 years because when you’re richer than Atlantis, you don’t need a 9-to-5 — you just collect dividends and occasionally sell off a mansion the size of a football stadium. But even if he’s lounging in linen and living on passive income, Donovan says, “Excuse me, I danced for this. I deserve spousal support.” And plot twist — David already agreed to it in the original divorce filing. Supportive king? Or just trying to avoid courtroom chaos?
Now, here’s where it gets super Kardashian-level messy: there’s no prenup. Zip. Nada. Not a single protective clause. That means the door is WIDE open for Donovan to potentially walk away with half of whatever they made while married — which, to be fair, might include a couple of yachts, three Picasso originals, and a Calabasas zip code.
California law says that because they were married for just under two years (a.k.a. 14 minutes in celebrity time), Donovan can only get one year of spousal support. But with no prenup? The legal wrangling over what’s considered “community property” could get messier than a $2 margarita night at a Vegas wedding chapel.
So stay tuned. Whether this ends in a quiet cash-out or a courtroom cage match, one thing’s for sure: when billionaires break up with their 32-year-old go-go dancer husbands, the drama is RICH.
