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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, sold about a quarter of her stake in Amazon last year, according to a regulatory filing.
Scott unloaded nearly 65.3 million shares, which would be worth about $10.4 billion at Friday’s closing price, Bloomberg News reported.
The sale left him with about 1.9% of the tech giant, as of Friday.
Scott, 52, has sold about half of his shares in the company over the past five years.
Amazon still makes up the majority of his estimated net worth of $37.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The novelist and philanthropist became the richest woman in the world after divorcing founder Bezos in 2019.
He received 4% of Amazon’s total stock in the settlement.
They were worth $36 billion at the time.
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has given more than $16 billion to more than 360 organizations since divorcing the tech giant. Getty Images
She was ranked as the fourth richest woman in America last year, according to Forbes. But not living the lavish lifestyle of her ex, who is regularly seen at high-profile fashion shows, frolicking in celebrity hotspots and cruising around on his superyacht.
Scott pledged in 2019 to donate half of his fortune to charity and has since given more than $16.5 billion to more than 1,900 organizations, according to his website.
He donated more than $2 billion last year, according to reports.
After her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019, Scott ended up with about 4% of Amazon ownership, most of which she has sold. Various Photography – stock.adobe.com
Scott has been married to Bezos for nearly 25 years and has four children with him.
The 2019 scandal revealed how the tech tycoon cheated on her.
She reportedly finalized her second divorce in January 2023 after a year of marriage to Dan Jewett, a chemistry teacher at her children’s private school.
Jewett did not seek spousal support from Scott, court documents reveal.
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