Birthday boy Jeff Bezos, now 60 and with a new wife, seems to be enjoying his life more than ever.
As we know, behind every successful man there is a woman. In the case of Jeffrey Preston Bezos (60), Jeff Bezos for short, it was his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott (53) until 2019. She helped him build his company, Amazon. What began in Seattle in 1994 as a small online book delivery service developed over time into one of the largest Internet companies in the world and made Jeff Bezos, who is now celebrating his 60th birthday, the richest person in the world for a time. the Amazon founder is currently reportedly worth around $168 billion.
After 25 years of marriage and four children, it was all over – Bezos and Scott announced their divorce in January 2019, Scott is also a billionaire several times over. The reason for the separation is said to have been the journalist and former news anchor Lauren Sánchez (54). The two apparently met years before. Just a few months after the divorce, Bezos appeared with Sánchez for the first time at a tennis match at Wimbledon.
Since then, the two seem to be enjoying their luxury life to the fullest: travel, designer clothes, high-profile events, “Vogue” photo shoots. In January 2023, she and Bezos said they love “being together” and “working together.” She continued: “We fly together. We train together. We are together all the time.” The engagement finally followed in May 2023. A specific wedding date is not yet known.
Celebrity friends and expensive parties
The couple celebrated their engagement twice in a glamorous and exclusive way. In August, the two initially celebrated in a small circle on a $500 million yacht with Bill Gates (68) and other high-profile guests. from a larger party at the home of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg (77) and husband Barry Diller (81) in Beverly Hills. Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey (69), Barbra Streisand (81) and Robert Pattinson (37) romped there.
The TV presenter and the entrepreneur apparently like to be surrounded by stars and celebrities. From being at the Beyoncé concert to being in the company of Usher (45), Katy Perry (39) and Orlando Bloom (46) – Bezos and Sánchez seem to enjoy the presence of their famous friends.
Moving to Miami
Family is also still very important to Jeff Bezos. Last November, wanting to move from Seattle to Miami. He spoke of an “emotional decision”. Bezos had lived in Miami with his mother and stepfather for several years and attended high school there. After they supposedly moved back to their old homeland last year, this motivated the Albuquerque-born entrepreneur to do the same.
“Lauren and I love Miami,” he wrote in the post. But business also plays a role: the operations of his space company Blue Origin are increasingly moving to Cape Canaveral on the east coast of Florida, according to the posting.
Enthusiasm for flights of fancy
As the owner of the space company, Bezos invites people on expensive space excursions, among other things. Well-known fellow fliers included actor William Shatner (92) and television presenter Michael Strahan (52). He himself was on board a flight into space in 2021.
Sánchez, who is a helicopter pilot, said she also plans to fly into space in the coming years – accompanied by “a great group of women.”
Controversial climate activists
Since Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have been together, one of the things they have focused on is their joint charitable work. “You can see and hear their enthusiasm as they meet with partners on climate, education and homeless work,” . In 2021 the billionaires will meet with King Charles III. (75), who was still heir to the throne at the time, met to talk about the fight against climate change.
About her charity projects, Bezos said of his partner that she was “the most generous and generous person there is” and called her “an inspiration.” Nevertheless, critics remain skeptical about a double standard: climate protection is promoted in one place, while it is trampled on by giant yachts in another.
You would like to donate a lot of money in the future
The fact is: Like other super-rich people, the Amazon founder also wants to donate a large part of his fortune to charity. , he and Lauren Sánchez would “build the capacity” to be able to donate the money. However, it is not easy for him to decide where donations make the most sense. “I think Lauren also thinks that charity and philanthropy are very similar,” Bezos said. When asked if he wanted to donate most of his wealth during his lifetime, he replied: “Yes, I do.”
In the same year, the couple announced, among other things, that they were giving 100 million dollars (around 91 million euros) to country legend Dolly Parton (77) through the “Courage and Civility Award” so that they could pass the money on to charitable organizations of their choice can.
A “Vogue” shoot last year brought less acclaim for the two. Bezos and Sánchez posed in a western setting, including wearing a cowboy hat and a tank top in a truck. for this he was showered with scorn and ridicule. “Billionaires dressing up as working class people – seriously?” read one comment online. Users also criticized “Vogue” for the insensitivity of “glorifying billionaires” in the tense world situation.
Source: Stern
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