MacKenzie Bezos has pledged to donate half of her fortune.
MacKenzie revealed her decisionin a letter posted to the initiative’s website.
“I have no doubt that tremendous value comes when people act quickly on the impulse to give. No drive has more positive ripple effects than the desire to be of service,” she wrote in the letter.
MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos.Todd Williamson/Getty
Jeff applauded her actions on Tuesday, tweeting that he’s “proud of” his ex-wife. “Her letter is so beautiful,” said. “Go get ’em MacKenzie.”
MacKenzie and Jeff announced their divorce in January through a joint statement after 25 years of marriage and four children together. The two announced they settled their divorce in April, with MacKenziesharing a statement on Twitterbreaking down how their assets were dissolved.
Jeff is retaining 75 percent of the former couple’s Amazon shares, which is about 12 percent of the company, while MacKenzie is keeping roughly 4 percent, according toThe New York Times.
“Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support from each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness, and looking forward to the next phase as co-parents and friends,” she wrote.
She added, “Happy to be giving him all of my interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, and 75% of our Amazon stock plus voting control of my shares to support his continues contributions with the teams of these incredible companies.”
“Excited about my own plans,” she continued. “Grateful for the past as I look forward to what comes next.”
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MacKenzie, who has written two books, met Bezos after she graduated from Princeton University. The two were engaged within three months after their first date, and married within six, according toVogue.
Sanchez is also ending her marriage to her husband of 13 years, Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell. She and Whitesell have two children together, and she has an older son from a previous relationship.
source: people.com
