EXPLAINER: Who is Geoff Ogunlesi and why is he trending?

Geoff Ogunlesi is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Ogunlesi Group, an entertainment and music management company. He started the company in 2022, and it is based in Los Angeles. The roster includes Young Thug, Charlieonnafriday, Myles Frost and Alabama Barker.

He is the son of Nigerian-American investor Adebayo ‘Bayo’ Ogunlesi, who is serving as a managing partner at the private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners.

In 2024, Ogunlesi bought an American jewelry designer, Jennifer Meyer, a diamond engagement ring worth $500,000.

According to Daily Mail, Meyer, who divorced American actor and film producer Tobey Maguire in 2020, proudly showed off the ring on Saturday. (https://punchng.com/ogunlesis-son-buys-500k-ring-for-american-actors-ex-wife/)

The duo were at the Baby2Baby gala in Los Angeles at the event, which also had American female celebrities like Jessica Alba, Nicole Richie, and Paris Hilton in attendance.

The two were seen cuddling at the event, much to the admiration of the famous personalities present.

Why are Geoff and Meyer trending?

On Saturday, Meyer, 49, married Geoffrey, 34. The couple said “I do” at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii.

Meyer’s ex-husband, Tobey Maguire, best known for playing Spider-Man in the Marvel movies, officiated the ceremony. This came shortly after the two finalized their divorce on September 21, 10 years after they split and six years after they filed.

According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a US-based news platform, the judgment was filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 1.

“Judgment of dissolution is entered. Marital or domestic partnership status is terminated, and the parties are restored to the status of single persons,” the document reads.

Meyer’s request to bifurcate their marital status was granted, with the court granting them a separate trial to work out “other issues.”

The former couple agreed to appoint a private judge to mediate any remaining disputes as they finalize a larger settlement, per documents Meyer previously filed on Sept. 16.

Maguire and Meyer married on Sept. 3, 2007. They welcomed two children together, daughter Ruby, 19, and son Otis, 17, before splitting in June 2016. In October 2020, Meyer filed for divorce, and Maguire filed his response in July 2025

Why did Maguire officiate the wedding?

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According to the PEOPLE, Tobey Maguire reportedly officiated the wedding of his ex-wife and Ogunlesi because he and Meyer have maintained a close friendship and a healthy co-parenting relationship despite their divorce.

The Spider-Man actor’s decision appears to reflect the respect and affection they still have for each other, rather than any romantic reconciliation.

Their children come first. They share two children, Ruby and Otis, and have continued celebrating holidays, birthdays and family occasions together.

Maguire and Geoffrey are also friends. Meyer previously said Geoffrey loves Maguire and Maguire loves Geoffrey, suggesting no obvious hostility between them.

They have built a blended family. Meyer and Geoffrey welcomed a daughter in 2026, and the family has maintained close ties with Maguire.

What are Nigerians saying?

Reacting to the news, a user on X identified as Alain Nzeyimana said, “He (Maguire) just wanted to make sure she’s gone for sure.”

Another user, Geekoshi, said, “He double-checked she was gone.”

“Tobey Maguire went from ‘with great power comes great responsibility’ to ‘with great divorce comes great officiating duties.” The guy spent years as Spider-Man swinging in to save the day, only to end up as the human version of a participation trophy at his ex-wife’s wedding, smiling while reading vows for the new guy like a particularly enthusiastic wedding planner who still has a key to the old house. That’s not amicable co-parenting; that’s method acting for a role nobody asked for: the friendly-neighborhood emotional-support cuck.

“Geoff Ogunlesi, the billionaire heir, somehow managed to turn marrying a successful jewelry designer into a group project that required her famous ex to seal the deal. You have the money, the connections, and a newborn, yet the ceremony still needed Tobey Maguire holding the script and waving like he was about to web-sling out of there. That’s not confidence; that’s the softest flex of the year. Most guys would rather eat glass than have their partner’s ex run the show, but here we are.

The whole thing is peak “we’re all adults here” performance art. Tobey gets to play the enlightened ex who “just wants everyone happy,” Geoff gets the wife and the optics of the most modern wedding imaginable, and everyone claps while pretending this isn’t bullshit.

“One of them is still hanging around the family he left, and the other is fine with it being broadcast,” another user who identified as Daninonify wrote.