David Geffen's Estranged Husband Requests Spousal Support amid Divorce from Billionaire Music Exec

Published: May 28, 2025

David Geffen's estranged husband, David Armstrong, has filed a response to the billionaire's divorce filing, requesting spousal support and more. According to documents filed on Tuesday, May 27, and obtained by PEOPLE, Armstrong, 32, requested spousal support from Geffen, 82, as well as attorney's fees and costs.

Geffen, who is worth $8.7 billion, according to Forbes, filed for divorce on May 16, citing irreconcilable differences. He listed the couple's date of separation as Feb. 22, though Armstrong said their split date was "TBD" in his response. They were married on March 7, 2023.

A court order was issued on May 27, requiring both Geffen and Armstrong to share their financial information, including statements, valuations, important facts, and access to records about all current income and expenses and community and separate property assets and debts. Each party has 60 days after filing to complete the court order.

Geffen, who is now retired, rose to fame as the co-founder and founder of a number of record labels, including Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and DGC Records. In 1996, he also co-founded DreamWorks Animation with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Spousal Support and Financial Information

According to TMZ, much of Geffen's income consists of stocks and equities in property, and California law states that dividends from stocks remain separate, meaning Armstrong likely will not walk away with much cash. State law also requires divorce petitioners to pay spousal support for half the length of the marriage, meaning Armstrong will likely receive payments for one year.

Geffen dated Cher for a year and a half in the early 1970s and came out as gay in 1992. He and Armstrong largely kept their relationship out of the public eye, though the media mogul did share a now-deleted photo of the pair on a boat in December 2021.

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