Jed York’s arrest this week has put a fresh spotlight on a family life he has long presented as steady and polished - and on the wife now left to navigate the fallout.
Court records show the 49ers CEO and principal owner filed for divorce from Danielle Belluomini on May 11, citing irreconcilable differences. The filing was made in Santa Clara County Superior Court months before York’s arrest became public. The couple has agreed to joint legal and physical custody of their two children, ages 13 and 10, though the division of their property is still unresolved.
York and Belluomini married in 2011. According to SFGate, they started dating while she was teaching sixth-grade science at a San Francisco public school. They had their first son in October 2012, then welcomed a second son a few years later.
Belluomini has kept a notably low profile for the spouse of a billionaire NFL owner. She does attend team events with York, but she stays almost completely off social media, with a private Instagram account and an X account that has not posted in five years.
The divorce news surfaced as York dealt with the consequences of his arrest Sunday near his hometown in northeastern Ohio. Police said he responded to an online ad and agreed to pay $140 for sex at a mobile home park in an undercover operation run by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. York pleaded no contest Monday to disorderly conduct and possession of criminal tools, both misdemeanors, and served time credited toward his one night in jail.
York’s public image had long centered on being a family man. This week’s events cut hard against that reputation.
He became the 49ers’ CEO in 2008 at age 28, before finishing his degree in finance and history at Notre Dame. He did not become principal owner until 2024, when he bought out his mother, Denise, enough to take full control. The family had owned the team since 2000, after Denise’s brother, Eddie DeBartolo Jr., was forced to give up control following a corruption investigation tied to a former Louisiana governor.
York’s first years in charge were rocky, but things changed after he hired Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch in 2017. Since then, San Francisco has reached three Super Bowl appearances. Combined with Forbes’ recent $8.6 billion valuation of the franchise, that run has made York one of the most visible owners in the league - which is part of why his arrest landed with such force across the NFL.
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