Dem Megadonor David Geffen Faces 'Grooming' Lawsuit From Porn Star Husband
Plus, left-wing group affiliated with Zohran Mamdani targets rich Jews with 'WANTED' posters
Dem-generate: Democratic megadonor David Geffen, 82, hosts the Obamas and media moguls on his $450 million superyacht. His name graces a building at Columbia Business School, a wing at the Museum of Modern Art, and the Yale School of Drama. He recently donated millions of dollars to the DNC and Chuck Schumer's Senate Majority PAC. He also stands accused of "plying his ex-porn star husband—50 years his junior—with drugs and trotting him around the globe as a 'paid sex worker' to show off to his famous friends," our Chuck Ross writes.
The lawsuit from his ex-porn star husband, 32-year-old David Armstrong, accuses the famed music mogul of "grooming" him through "control, promises of love, and lavish displays of wealth" in a case that centers on the "exploitation of a vulnerable, marginalized young gay Black man by a wealthy, powerful white gay billionaire who believed himself untouchable." Geffen and Armstrong met on the website, "Seeking Arrangement," which connects young people with older rich men. Armstrong says Geffen paid him $10,000 for sex shortly thereafter. The pair married in a quiet Beverly Hills ceremony in 2023. Geffen filed for divorce in May, and there’s no pre-nup.
"It remains to be seen how the salacious claims will affect Geffen's standing in Democratic political circles, where the DreamWorks co-founder has long used his vast wealth and extensive Hollywood rolodex to advance the careers of up-and-coming politicos, going back to Bill Clinton," writes Ross. "In his response to Armstrong's lawsuit, Geffen denies promising Armstrong anything, and counters that the marriage faltered due to Armstrong's habitual drug use and squandering vast amounts of Geffen's money." Curiously, that response does not address the alleged $10,000 payment. By the way, Soliciting prostitution is a crime in California.
With friends like these: Zohran Mamdani has lauded a left-wing activist group, New York Communities for Change (NYCC), as one of his "day one supporters." He attended its annual fundraising gala in April, where tickets sold for upwards of $50,000. But he's yet to weigh in on its latest political project: The "Department of Class Solidarity," a database that features mugshot-style photos of local business leaders, many of them Jewish or supporters of Israel, on "WANTED" posters.
Targets include hedge fund executive Bill Ackman, who emerged as a vocal critic of anti-Semitic student groups at schools like Columbia University in the wake of Oct. 7. His sin, according to NYCC, is contributing $500,000 to a super PAC that supports Mamdani's opponent, Andrew Cuomo. The database also features dossiers on billionaires like Jeff Bezos, a "Chief ICE Officer" who "manufactures consent for the oligarchy" and "mandated that the Washington Post's opinion section would only publish pro-neoliberal articles."
Mamdani has declined to condemn calls to violence against Jews. Asked to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada" in June, Mamdani responded, "That's not language I use," and, "I've heard from many Jewish New Yorkers who have shared their concerns with me." Good to know.
A bridge to nowhere: Every year, students at the University of Pennsylvania's global affairs hub, Perry World House, have the opportunity to learn about democracy, global justice, and security from "distinguished visiting fellows." The latest cohort includes Vox writer Zack Beauchamp, a man who once explained the "Israel-Gaza crisis" by accusing Israel of limiting traffic on a bridge between Gaza and the West Bank that …. never existed.
In his 2014 piece, "11 Crucial Facts to Understand the Israel-Gaza Crisis," Beauchamp informed readers that Gaza and the West Bank are "connected only by a bridge that Israel limits traffic on."
The geographical whoopsie did not impede Beauchamp's career. A Brown University grad, Beauchamp now has a bridge back to another Ivy, where he'll brief faculty, deliver guest lectures, and mentor students. The fellowship program aims to bring "knowledgeable and accomplished experts to campus," and past participants include former cabinet members and nonprofit leaders. That’s one way to put it.
In other news:
IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir addressed reservists at a base in central Israel after ordering tens of thousands of them to report ahead of Israel's Gaza City offensive. "We are going to increase and enhance the strikes of our operation, and that is why we called you," he said. "The IDF does not offer anything less than decisive victory."
Charles Blow, who for years held the cushiest job in journalism — New York Times columnist — said he "struggled to justify doing it for pay" because editors made his columns a "zombie thing" with just "a dwindling trace of my breath in it." The horror.
Abu Obeida, the late spokesman for Hamas's military wing, reportedly oversaw a massive propaganda operation that featured more than 1,000 operatives, stage-managed Israeli hostages, and was involved in crafting Hamas battle plans.
The Democratic Socialists of America are "energized" by Zohran Mamdani's primary victory and won't rule out primarying any Dem incumbents in New York City, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
New York AG Letitia James butchered the pronunciation of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s name while attempting to educate those who always "get it wrong."
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Disgusting leftist sicko's. They should all be arrested on felony hate crime charges.
Jews should retaliate with billboards describing the sick twisted beliefs of the left.
David Geffen should ride through a woodchipper running on slow speed feet first. And take his ex-husband with him. FFS