David Geffen’s divorce gives new meaning to an old term

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2025-08-09 00:00

Hypergamy is dating above your station, but it also has a darker meaning.
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August 8, 2025

Amid a torrent of salacious accusations in the ongoing divorce drama between the entertainment mogul David Geffen and his estranged husband is the claim that the couple met on a dating website that promotes hypergamy.

David Geffen and David Armstrong stand outside in Paris and smile for the camera.

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