Ivy Getty, the billionaire heiress and great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, has filed for divorce from actor Tobias Engel after four years of marriage. They had a private ceremony in December 2020 and an opulent wedding in November 2021, covered in Vogue. The couple reportedly has a prenuptial agreement in place to protect Getty’s family wealth, given her cautious approach to legal matters due to being a member of the Getty family.
Legal documents show Getty filing for divorce in January 2024 in a contested manner, indicating that the parties did not reach a settlement before the filing. Pictures of Engel have been removed from Getty’s Instagram account, although he still appears in some images from their lavish wedding festivities. The wedding events included a mod-themed pre-wedding party at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco with performances by Mark Ronson and Earth, Wind & Fire, and the main ceremony officiated by Nancy Pelosi, with Anya Taylor-Joy as a bridesmaid and several notable attendees.
At the wedding, Getty wore a custom John Galliano gown with a veil embroidered with walnuts as a tribute to her grandmother, and guitar players performed as a homage to her late father. Engel, originally from Vienna, proposed to Getty in Capri, Italy after meeting at Paris Fashion Week. J. Paul Getty, her great-grandfather, was once the richest man globally and became famous for his handling of his grandson’s kidnapping, where he initially refused to pay the ransom but eventually paid after his grandson’s ear was sent to a newspaper.
Getty’s mother is a jewelry designer named Alyssa Boothby, but representatives for Getty did not comment on the divorce news, and Engel could not be reached for a comment. The divorce filing and removal of images from social media suggest an end to the couple’s relationship after their lavish wedding celebrations. Despite their affluent backgrounds and connections to elite circles, the couple appears to be heading towards a separation, highlighting the challenges that can arise even among wealthy and influential individuals in relationships. The details surrounding the divorce and any potential settlements may become clearer as the legal process unfolds.
