in the world. After Ellison ordered a new and more compact yacht, he sold his remaining half share in Rising Sun to Geffen in 2010. In 2009, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich agreed to a divorce settlement with his wife Irina that resulted in her taking ownership of the yacht Pelorus. Approached on Geffen's behalf by broker Merle Wood, Geffen bought Pelorus in 2011 for $300 million. Later that year Geffen sold Pelorus to Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan for €214 million, more than €15 million below its former price. 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. David Geffen has been ranked the most polluting individual American and second most polluting individual in the world, largely due to his yachts. References External links Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People Is David Geffen gearing up to buy the LA Times? 'I Remember David Geffen', by Steve Holt 1943 births 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American billionaires American chief executives Film producers from New York (state) American film studio executives American film production company founders American music industry executives American talent agents American theatre managers and producers Businesspeople from New York City Jewish American art collectors Jewish American philanthropists American LGBT businesspeople American LGBT entertainers Gay Jews LGBT people from California LGBT people from New York (state) Living people People from Borough Park, Brooklyn Philanthropists from California Santa Monica College alumni People named in the Panama Papers Philanthropists from New York (state) New Utrecht High School alumni 21st-century American Jews 21st-century LGBT people