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MacKenzie Scotthas remarried following her2019 divorcefrom Amazon billionaireJeff Bezos.
Scott, 50, wed Seattle school teacher Dan Jewett,TheWall Street Journalreported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. “Dan is such a great guy, and I am happy and excited for the both of them,” Bezos said in a statement toWSJ.
“It is strange to be writing a letter indicating I plan to give away the majority of my wealth during my lifetime, as I have never sought to gather the kind of wealth required to feel like saying such a thing would have particular meaning,” Jewett wrote on the Giving Pledge website.
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Jewett also referenced his nuptials in the entry, writing, “And now, in a stroke of happy coincidence, I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know — and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others.”
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Bezos and Scott’s split was announced in January 2019 after 25 years of marriage and four children. That April, theyreached a settlementthat let Scott keep a four percent stake in Amazon valued at $38.3 billion at the time,Bloombergreported.
Since their divorce, Scott has become a committed philanthropist. In a DecemberMedium blog post, she detailed how she had donatednearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizationsover the previous four months.
Theupdate before that, in July, said she had given nearly $1.7 billion to various charities since signing the Giving Pledge, including around $586 million to organizations that support racial justice, $46 million to charity groups focused on LGBTQ rights and $133 million to non-profits promoting gender equality.
Scott is currentlyranked as the 22nd richest personin the world, while Bezos remains at No. 1 with a wealth of $177 billion.
source: people.com
