Billionaire oil heiress Ivy Getty files for divorce from husband Tobias Engel after four-year marriage

Billionaire heiress Ivy Getty, great-granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, files for divorce from husband Tobias Engel after four years of marriage. The couple had a private ceremony in December 2020, followed by a lavish wedding covered in Vogue in November 2021. They have a prenup to protect the family's wealth. Getty family member Ivy is cautious about legal issues, as per a source. A court docket obtained by media reveals a divorce filing made by a Getty lawyer in January 2024. It's listed as "contested," indicating no settlement with a mediator before Getty filed.

Engel's pictures seem to be removed from the socialite's Instagram feed, although he still appears in some wedding pics. The wedding began with a mod-themed "British Invasion" pre-wedding party at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif., featuring Mark Ronson and Earth, Wind & Fire performances. The couple got married at San Francisco City Hall by Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker, and Anya Taylor-Joy, star of “Queen's Gambit,” was a bridesmaid. The event was attended by many prominent individuals, including the Governor. Gavin Newsom, London Breed, Vanessa Getty, Princess Olympia of Greece, Wes Gordon, Mimi Wade, Hamish Bowles, Fletcher Cowan, and Christian Coppola attended.

Getty stunned in a custom John Galliano gown by Maison Margiela Haute Couture. Her veil was embroidered with walnuts to honor her grandmother Ann, who raised Ivy in the Getty mansion and grew up on a walnut farm. The ceremony also had guitar players as a tribute to the bride's late father, John Gilbert, who passed away in 2020.

Engel was born in Vienna to Austrian businessman Peter Engel and English actress Cheryl Prime. They met at Paris Fashion Week and he proposed in Capri, Italy. Getty's ancestor owned Getty Oil and was the world's former wealthiest man. He gained notoriety for initially declining to pay $17 million for his grandson's ransom in the '70s but eventually settled for $2. After John Paul Getty III's ear was sent to a newspaper in Rome, his mother became jewelry designer Alyssa Boothby. Reps for Getty did not respond to comment request, and Engel was unreachable.