David Geffen is reportedly ready to pay big bucks to fast-track his single status as his messy divorce drags on.

The 82-year-old media mogul is currently involved in a contentious separation from his much younger husband, David Armstrong, a 32-year-old former go-go dancer who previously went by the stage name Donovan Michaels.

The pair tied the knot in 2023 without a prenup, a stunning move considering Geffen’s fortune is pegged at $8.7 billion by Forbes.

Just two years later, the billionaire filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, and the financial fallout is jaw-dropping. 

In new legal documents, Geffen says he’s willing to hand over up to $50,000 a month in spousal support — but only for a year, and only if he gets credit for what he’s already forked out, according to TMZ.

And fork out he has: Court filings reveal Geffen’s already shelled out $200,000 in cash since their February split, another $200,000 for rehab, plus the keys to a $15,000-a-month Manhattan pad rent-free, per the outlet. 

David Geffen is ready to pay big bucks to fast-track his single status as his messy divorce drags on; (pictured 2019)

The 82-year-old media titan is in the middle of a bitter breakup with his much younger husband, David Armstrong (pictured) — a 32-year-old ex–go-go dancer who once performed under the name Donovan Michaels.

In new legal documents, Geffen says he’s willing to hand over up to $50,000 a month in spousal support — but only for a year, and only if he gets credit for what he’s already forked out; (pictured 2023)

Armstrong is also reportedly sitting on a $5 million stash of art, jewelry, and watches gifted to him during the whirlwind romance. 

In the fresh court filings handled by Hollywood’s go-to divorce shark Laura Wasser, Geffen claims he’s bent over backwards to settle the ugly spousal support fight — but mediation tanked, and he accuses Armstrong of trying to squeeze him with a media smear campaign, according to TMZ.

The mogul also reminds the court of the obvious: he was already 80 and long retired when he walked down the aisle, meaning there was no community property built up during the whirlwind 23-month marriage. 

In another filing, Geffen cut to the chase, asking the judge to legally declare him single, per TMZ.

He said the marriage is ‘undoubtedly irremediably broken down’ and makes it crystal clear he wants out as soon as possible.

Geffen and Armstrong reportedly tied the knot quietly in Beverly Hills.

Just weeks later, the pair were spotted stepping off a Manhattan helipad, with Geffen flashing a gold wedding band — the first public clue the mogul had made it official with his much-younger beau.

But Armstrong — who now goes by Donovan Michaels — has a past that’s anything but polished. 

And fork out he has: Court filings reveal Geffen’s already shelled out $200,000 in cash since their February split, another $200,000 for rehab, plus the keys to a $15,000-a-month Manhattan pad rent-free, per the outlet; (pictured June 2024)

His career has consisted of stringing together odd-jobs while socializing in NYC modeling circles, sources told The New York Post.

Michaels was born in small town Michigan with the name David Armstrong, a friend told The Post, saying he came from ‘very humble beginnings’ in a family of 13 kids.

He changed his name to Brandon Foster by the time he moved to Florida in 2014, and began working as a dancer and promoter at Miami gay clubs. 

Friends told The Post he was frequently seen ‘along with plenty of other hot sexy guys,’ and attending ‘clothing optional’ swim parties.

His social media posts included numerous shirtless shots where he flaunted his fit body, including one from that year that said he would be ‘doing a little camming tonight.’ He noted that for paying customers he would ‘put on a good show.’

Sometime between 2016 and 2017 he moved to New York City and started going by Donovan Michaels.

A former girlfriend said she only knew of him dating women, but that she ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if he were with men.

In the fresh court filings handled by Hollywood’s go-to divorce shark Laura Wasser, Geffen claims he’s bent over backwards to settle the ugly spousal support fight — but mediation tanked, and he accuses Armstrong of trying to squeeze him with a media smear campaign 

‘I mean, he’s very attractive,’ she told The Post. ‘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.’

A friend of Michael’s said he wouldn’t be surprised if he’d married Geffen, noting he was ‘always looking for his next adventure and was really determined to improve his life.’

Geffen came out as gay in 1992 after years of being linked to a string of well-known women, including Cher.

It was not Geffen’s first age gap romance. In 2012, when he was 69, he split from Jeremy Lingvall, who was 41 at the time, after six years together. 

Geffen (R) co-founded Dreamworks in 1994 with Jeffrey Katzenberg (L) and Steven Spielberg (C); they are pictured in 1996

In 2012 the music mogul also dated 20-year-old former college football player Jamie Kuntz, and at one point filed a restraining order against him. 

Earlier in his storied career, Geffen founded Asylum records, which signed musical sensations like Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and the Eagles. 

He later founded Geffen records, which went on to release the work of artists including Elton John, Cher, Aerosmith, Blink-182, Guns N’ Roses, and Nirvana.

Along with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg, Geffen co-founded DreamWorks in the 1990s.