[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] David Geffen’s split from much younger husband David Armstrong is nearing the finish line, but the mess around it has not exactly faded. The latest twist came when Geffen reportedly told the court he had reached a divorce settlement with Armstrong, the performer also known as Donovan Michaels.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] That update landed after months of legal sparring, dropped claims and intense attention on both their age gap and Geffen’s enormous fortune. What once looked like a long, ugly public fight now seems to be shifting into its final phase.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] Geffen first filed for divorce in May 2025, just before the couple’s second wedding anniversary. Almost immediately, reports that the pair had no prenuptial agreement turned the split into a money story as much as a relationship story.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] That angle kept the case hot well beyond the initial filing and made it more than a routine divorce story. Later coverage said the marriage was legally set to end in November 2025, but support and property issues kept moving on a separate track. That meant the financial side of the split stayed active even as the marriage itself was winding down.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] The separation then got uglier when Armstrong filed a civil lawsuit in July 2025. He accused Geffen of breaking promises of lifelong financial support, while other reports painted the relationship as deeply imbalanced.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] Geffen’s side pushed back hard, denying the claims and arguing Armstrong was trying to pressure him publicly. When Armstrong dropped that civil lawsuit in October 2025, some of the loudest accusations fell away and the fight moved back toward mediation.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] Even then, the money issues kept the story alive. Later reports said Geffen claimed he had already provided major support while trying to become legally single, including housing and other financial help, though Armstrong’s camp did not publicly echo every detail of that version.
[David Armstrong (stage name: Donovan Michaels) / Credit: Instagram] That is why this never felt like a routine billionaire split. The age gap, the no-prenup angle and the ugly claims gave it a sharper edge than the usual rich-people breakup story. The legal end may now be close, but the public aftertaste of this one is likely to last much longer.
