BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (CelebrityAccess) Jeremy Geffen, 40, music agent and manager, was reportedly found dead in his home Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 22. Geffen died of a suspected overdose according to The Blast.
Geffen, no relation to music exec David Geffen, was president and CEO of Creative Rights Group, which was created to “help songwriters recapture and monetize their fights and ensure their legacies,” according to Billboard. He was also manager to d12, Bone Thugs ‘n Harmony, Three 6 Mafia and production team Trackboyz at his management firm, Jeremy Geffen Management. He was previously general manager of Creative Management Group and a partner at Wright Entertainment.
He sold his management firm to Sanctuary Group then regained ownership, renaming it Geffen Management Group where he repped performers like Jacob Latimore and the estate for Marvin Gaye. His mother is press and marketing exec Jo-Ann Geffen of JAG Entertainment PR.
Geffen was reportedly close friends with “Keeping UP with the Kardashians” star Scott Disick and helped Disick seek treatment for substance abuse.