Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife finalises second divorce
MacKenzie Scott, who was left with $38 billion after Jeff Bezos was busted cheating on her in 2019, is now divorcing another husband.
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Her second husband wasn’t the full package, either.
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has reportedly finalised her second divorce after a year of marriage.
The 52-year-old philanthropist officially split with Dan Jewett — a chemistry teacher at her kids’ upscale private school — in court papers signed by a Washington state judge on Jan. 4, according to People magazine.
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The former lovebirds got quietly hitched in March 2021, a couple of years after Bezos, 58, was busted sending sleazy selfies to his then-mistress Lauren Sanchez, leading Scott to divorce him in July 2019.
In September, Scott filed for divorce from Jewett and a property settlement will be hashed out in yet-to-be-filed documents, according to documents obtained by People magazine. They have no kids together.
Jewett didn’t contest the divorce, and they had both signed a prenuptial agreement.
Scott — a novelist and the third wealthiest woman in the US — was married to Bezos for nearly 25 years and has four children with him.
She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock.
Their divorce settlement included a four per cent stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75 per cent of the couple’s Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares.
Scott vowed to give away more than half of her wealth to charity and has since donated at least $14 billion to 16,000 non-profits, according to her website YieldGiving.com.
In March, she donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its US affiliates.
As of last month, her wealth was estimated to be $27 billion, according to Forbes.
Bezos’ net worth was meanwhile valued at $110 billion, and in 2020 was on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026.
Bezos and Sanchez, a former Fox news anchor in Los Angeles, are reportedly living together but haven’t tied the knot.
Bezos’ marital dirty laundry was aired when racy selfies, including a crotch shot, he sent Sanchez were leaked in January 2019.
This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission
Originally published as Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife finalises second divorce
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