Overview

• Donovan Michaels filed a 33-page breach of contract lawsuit on July 22 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging David Geffen reneged on oral promises of lifelong financial support and equal asset sharing.
• The complaint recounts their 2016 meeting on SeekingArrangements.com, when Geffen paid Michaels $10,000 for sex and later pledged to treat him as an equal partner with a share of his estimated $9 billion fortune.
• Michaels’ suit details alleged coercive control, including forced cosmetic and dental procedures, demeaning sexual demands, provision of illicit drugs and an eviction from their New York home.
• Married in 2023 without a prenuptial agreement, Michaels is seeking lifetime financial maintenance and an equal division of both pre-marital and community property under California law.
• Patty Glaser, representing Geffen, called the claims “false and pathetic,” insisting no express, written, oral or implied contract ever existed and vowing a vigorous defense.