Media magnate David Geffen’s rumoured new husband reportedly has a murky past, with claims he changed his name a number of times.
Billionaire media magnate David Geffen’s new husband is a former go-go dancer with a murky past who has changed his name a number of times.
While 80-year-old Geffen – worth $US7.7 billion ($11.5 billion) – can usually be found on his mega-yacht or one of his palatial homes around the world, one-time model Donovan Michaels, 30, is more used to picking up odd jobs in New York and Miami, former pals tell the New York Post.
Born David Armstrong in Michigan, he started going by Brandon Foster around the time he moved to Florida in 2014 and began dancing and promoting parties at Miami’s gay clubs including “clothing optional” pool parties “along with plenty of other hot sexy guys”.
On a social media account from the time he frequently flaunted his toned physique in raunchy photos and in post from September 2014 said he was “doing a little camming tonight”, adding he would “put on a good show” for anyone who would pay to access his footage.
Michaels left Florida around 2016 or 2017 for the New York City modelling scene, around which time he also adopted his current name.
A former girlfriend who asked not to be identified said she only knew Michaels to date women.
The ex said Michaels was the type to always jump headfirst into any adventure, and wasn’t shocked by news of his nuptials.
“I wouldn’t be surprised. I mean, he’s very attractive,” she said. “He would tell me people just assumed that he was into guys from what he posts on Instagram.
“I know that he was getting comments like that from gay men, that he was really attractive and in really good shape.”
It’s unclear how they met but a source told The Post that Michaels trained Geffen, who famously posted a picture of him and staff quarantining in 2020 on his $US400 million ($600 million) mega yacht called the Rising Sun.
Geffen and his much-younger husband were spotted touching down at a New York City heliport last Monday.
Pictures of the pair’s Big Apple arrival show Geffen flashing a gold band on his ring finger.
It was unclear if his new husband was wearing his.
Just weeks earlier, Showbiz411 reported the couple were married in March in a ceremony attended by only four people.
Angela Armstrong, one of Michaels’ sisters, would not confirm – nor deny – reports of the pair’s nuptials when contacted by The Post.
But one of Michaels’ friends, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Post the former fitness trainer “was always looking for his next adventure and was really determined to improve his life”.
Geffen co-founded DreamWorks as well as several record labels.
Forbes lauded him as a “luxury property aficionado” who boasts “an impressive contemporary art collection”.
He owns several sprawling estates throughout the country, including one of New York City’s priciest apartments, according to the report.
As of Thursday, Forbes estimated Geffen was worth a whopping $US7.7 billion ($11.5 billion).
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