Jeff Bezos: World's richest man agrees $35bn divorce
The world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed [to] a record-breaking divorce settlement of at least $35bn (£27bn). Ms Bezos keeps a 4% stake in the online retail giant, worth $35.6bn on its own.
[...] Prior to the settlement, Mr Bezos held a 16.3% stake in Amazon. He will retain 75% of that holding but Ms Bezos has transferred all of her voting rights to her former husband. She will also give up her interests in the Washington Post newspaper and Mr Bezos' space travel firm Blue Origin.
Amazon is now [a] vast online retail business. Last year, it generated sales of $232.8bn and it has helped Mr Bezos and his family amass a fortune of $131bn, according to Forbes magazine.
[...] The divorce deal dwarfs a previous $3.8bn record set in 1999 by art dealer Alec Wildenstein and his wife Jocelyn, who became well-known for her cosmetic surgery.
MacKenzie Bezos (soon to be MacKenzie Tuttle?):
She is now the third-richest woman in the world, as well as one of the wealthiest overall.
Also at USA Today.
See also: MacKenzie Bezos to give half of her $36 billion fortune to charity
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(Score: 3, Troll) by Username on Sunday July 07 2019, @11:22PM (1 child)
Marriage is about sacrifice. Sacrificing your single life to dedicate yourself to your spouse and family for the rest of your life. Even if your spouse doesn't live up to your expectations, or you fall out of love, there is no need to get a divorce. He could have happily supported his wife and his girlfriend, his wife should have tried to convince him not to indulge in his sexual desires with other women. Or best both worlds, he takes a second wife. Not like he cannot support two or 12 wives.
This divorce is just him demonstrating his megalomania. About he has the power to do whatever he wants, and ants cannot do anything about it. Truly a horrible person this bezos.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by https on Monday July 08 2019, @02:55PM
If you think giving up the single life is a sacrifice instead of a boon, you're never going to be happily married.
Offended and laughing about it.