Editing David Geffen (section)

=== Wealth ===
As of October 2023, Geffen has an estimated net worth of $9.1 billion, making him one of the [[List of celebrities by net worth|richest people in the entertainment industry]].<ref name="dav_net3">{{cite web |date=2023-10-03 |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index: David Geffen |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/david-geffen/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]}}</ref>

In February 2020, Geffen sold his [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] estate to [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] CEO [[Jeff Bezos]] for $165 million, a price believed to be the highest ever paid for a home in a California real estate transaction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clarke |first=Katy McLaughlin and Katherine |date=2020-02-12 |title=WSJ News Exclusive {{!}} Jeff Bezos Buys David Geffen's Los Angeles Mansion for a Record $165 Million |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-buys-david-geffens-los-angeles-mansion-for-a-record-165-million-11581542020 |access-date=2021-02-09 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> In June 2020, Geffen purchased [[Casey Wasserman]]'s Beverly Hills estate for $68 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leitereg |first=Neal |date=June 9, 2020 |title=David Geffen completes $68-million deal for Wasserman estate in Beverly Hills |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/story/2020-06-09/david-geffen-completes-68-million-deal-for-wasserman-estate-in-beverly-hills |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In 2007, Geffen bought a half-share in friend [[Larry Ellison]]'s [[luxury yacht]] [[Rising Sun (yacht)|''Rising Sun'']], then at {{convert|138|m}} the sixth largest motor yacht in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffower |first=Hillary |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Jeff Bezos partied on billionaire David Geffen's $590 million superyacht in the Balearics — here's a look at the yacht, which has hosted everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Barack Obama |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/rising-sun-yacht-david-geffen-jeff-bezos-barack-obama-2019-8 |access-date=2020-02-14 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> After Ellison ordered a new and more compact {{convert|91|m}} yacht, he sold his remaining half share in ''Rising Sun'' to Geffen in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 25, 2010 |title=David Geffen Takes Possession Of "Rising Sun", World's Sixth Largest Yacht |url=http://boatworktimes.com/yacht-mainmenu-26/luxury/4439-david-geffen-takes-possession-of-qrising-sunq-worlds-sixth-largest-yacht.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206032409/http://boatworktimes.com/yacht-mainmenu-26/luxury/4439-david-geffen-takes-possession-of-qrising-sunq-worlds-sixth-largest-yacht.html |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |publisher=boatworktimes.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2009, Russian billionaire [[Roman Abramovich]] agreed to a divorce settlement with his wife Irina that resulted in her taking ownership of the {{convert|115|m|adj=on}} yacht [[Pelorus (yacht)|''Pelorus'']]. Approached on Geffen's behalf by broker Merle Wood, Geffen bought ''Pelorus'' in 2011 for $300 million.<ref>{{cite web |author=David Pelly |title=Iconic yachts: Pelorus |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/iconic-yachts-pelorus |access-date=2012-12-25 |publisher=boatinternational.com}}</ref><ref name="BizInsider">{{cite web |author=Jared Paul Stern |date=July 14, 2011 |title=David Geffen's New $300 Million Yacht Gets Upstaged By A Russian Businessman's Boat In Mallorca |url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-14/lifestyle/30021324_1_pelorus-megayacht-fingerprint-scanner |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107074624/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-14/lifestyle/30021324_1_pelorus-megayacht-fingerprint-scanner |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=October 2, 2011 |publisher=businessinsider.com |df=mdy}}</ref> Later that year Geffen sold ''Pelorus'' to Sheikh [[Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] for €214 million, way below its former price.<ref>{{cite web |title=Superyacht Coral Island |url=https://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_coral_island.html |website=Superyachtfan.com}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Geffen drew backlash for posting on [[Instagram]] that he and a 45-member crew were self-isolating in the [[Grenadines]] on the ''Rising Sun''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liz Flynn |title=A Closer Look at David Geffen's Yacht Rising Sun |url=https://moneyinc.com/david-geffens-yacht-rising-sun/ |access-date=28 March 2020 |work=Money Inc. |quote=45 crew members}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yachtfan |first=Peter |title=David Geffen &#124; Net Worth $ 9 billion {{!}} Rising Sun Yacht {{!}} Lurssen |url=https://www.superyachtfan.com/superyacht_rising_sun.html |access-date=April 17, 2020 |website=SuperYachtFan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Luscombe |first=Richard |date=March 28, 2020 |title=Billionaire David Geffen criticized for tone-deaf self-isolation post |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/billionaire-david-geffen-isolation-coronavirus |access-date=April 17, 2020 |newspaper=The Guardian |via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Abram |date=March 28, 2020 |title=Long Live David Geffen, Yachtmaster And New King Of Tone-Deaf Instagram Posts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/03/28/long-live-david-geffen-yachtmaster---and-new-king-of-tone-deaf-instagram-posts/ |access-date=April 17, 2020 |website=Forbes}}</ref>

Geffen has been ranked the most polluting individual American and second most polluting individual in the world, largely due to his yachts.<ref name="theconversation.com">{{cite web |date=16 February 2021 |title=Private planes, mansions and superyachts: What gives billionaires like Musk and Abramovich such a massive carbon footprint |url=https://theconversation.com/private-planes-mansions-and-superyachts-what-gives-billionaires-like-musk-and-abramovich-such-a-massive-carbon-footprint-152514 |access-date=2 October 2021 |website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]}}</ref>