Billionaire music mogul David Geffen has responded to his estranged husband’s recent lawsuit, dismissing it as a ”work of fiction” designed to embarrass him.
The 82-year-old’s ex-husband, 32-year-old model Donovan Michaels, filed the lawsuit last month. In it, he alleged that Geffen treated him like ”a living social experiment—a trophy to show off to his wealthy friends, under the guise of benevolence.”
Michaels also alleged that Geffen got him addicted to drugs that he used as “tools of coercion” to increase his dependency on the DreamWorks co-founder.
Geffen was also accused of controlling Michaels’ appearance and demanding “sexual access at will,” including acts Michaels found degrading.
Michaels argued that he felt exploited by Geffen, who had taken advantage of him, “masquerading