Overview

• Donovan Michaels filed a 33-page breach of contract complaint on July 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging David Geffen broke oral promises to share assets and support him for life.
• The suit recounts how their 2016 meeting on SeekingArrangements.com began with a $10,000 payment for sex and grew into an alleged agreement that led Michaels to give up his modeling career.
• Michaels accuses Geffen of exploiting his past trauma through controlling behavior, including forced cosmetic and dental treatments, demeaning sexual demands and drug provisioning.
• Geffen’s attorney Patty Glaser has denied that any express, implied or oral contract existed, calling the lawsuit “false” and promising a vigorous defense.
• Following court-ordered financial disclosures in May, both sides are preparing to exchange evidence in discovery over the existence and terms of the alleged oral agreement.