Jeff Bezos’ ex wife MacKenzie Scott files for DIVORCE from chemistry teacher a year after marrying

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has filed for divorce from her second husband, science teacher Dan Jewett, in a puzzling and inexplicable move.

Scott, who recently removed all mentions of her husband from websites describing her charitable initiatives, filed for divorce in Washington state on Monday, according to the New York Times.

Scott, who is estimated to be worth $28 billion after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, removed husband Dan Jewett’s name and photo from her Giving Pledge profile sometime in the past week, archived versions of the website show.

In March 2021, Scott used the same Giving Pledge site to announce her marriage to Washington state high school chemistry teacher Jewett, adding his name to her vow to donate most of their wealth to charity. .

Jewett’s name was also recently edited from a Medium post Scott wrote last year about their giving efforts, noting that New York Timeswho first reported on the silent changes.

The attorney who represented Scott in her 2019 divorce from Bezos declined to answer questions from the Times and did not immediately respond to a question from DailyMail.com on Wednesday afternoon.

Mackenzie Scott deleted husband Dan Jewett’s name and photo from her Giving Pledge profile sometime in the past week

Billionaire’s philanthropist didn’t explain the move and her divorce attorney declined to answer questions

While Scott is widely recognized as one of the most generous philanthropists in the world, she maintains a low public profile, tweeting or writing to Medium only a few times a year to highlight charitable causes.

Scott, 52, and Jewett, 47, have rarely been seen together, and he quietly quit his job as a teacher at a private high school in Washington last year, saying he didn’t want to create a distraction there.

The photo of Scott and Jewett that previously appeared on the Giving Pledge site, which appears to show them walking together, is the only publicly available image of the pair.

Also, some of Jewett’s only known public comments in his letter were on the Giving Pledge site, which has now been removed.

And now, in a happy coincidence, I have married one of the most generous and kind people I know – joining her in a commitment to pass on immense financial wealth to serve others. ‘ wrote Jewett. in the deleted letter.

The Giving Pledge campaign was launched in 2010 by Warren Buffett along with Bill and Melinda Gates, to encourage the world’s super-wealthy to give away most of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

The photo of Scott and Jewett previously posted on the Giving Pledge site that appears to show them walking together is the only publicly available image of the pair

Following her divorce from Jeff Bezos in 2019 after 25 years of marriage, MacKenzie Scott became one of the richest women in the world. They can be seen together above in 2017

Since their silent marriage last year, Scott and Jewett had also become known for gifting in relative secrecy.

Giving as individuals rather than through a foundation, the couple’s donations were only known when recipients announced them, or through her occasional blog posts.

Scott has previously written that she does not respond to press inquiries so as not to overshadow the work of the organizations she donates to.

After her divorce from Bezos after 25 years of marriage, Scott became one of the richest women in the world, with a 4 percent stake in Amazon.

Since 2020, she has donated at least $12.8 billion to charities, according to a recent tally by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Bloomberg’s real-time billionaire index on Wednesday ranked her as the 41st richest person in the world, with an estimated wealth of $27.8 billion.

At times, her generous donations have drawn negative attention to Bezos, who is worth $137 billion, due to the relative lack of charitable donations.

However, Bezos has given more money in recent years, pledging to donate $10 billion through his Bezos Earth Fund, a climate change mitigation initiative that has raised $1.54 billion to date, according to his website.

Bezos, 58, and Lauren Sánchez, 52, remain so far and were recently spotted together at the premiere party for the Amazon Prime Video series The Rings Of Power (above)

Sanchez’s ex-husband Patrick Whitesell also found love last year, when he married Australian actress Pia Miller (seen with him above)

Scott’s divorce from Bezos happened when the Amazon founder began a new romance with former television news anchor Lauren Sánchez.

Bezos, 58, and Sánchez, 52, remain to date and were recently spotted together at the premiere party for the Amazon Prime Video series The Rings Of Power.

Sánchez, who has estimated her own small fortune at $30 million, has also dipped her toe in the world of philanthropy, announcing in July a $1 million gift to a group that serves migrant children.

She is also divorced from multimillionaire businessman Patrick Whitesell, the chairman of media agency Endeavour, which owns the UFC and Miss Universe.

Sanchez’ ex-husband Whitesell also found love last year when he married Australian actress Pia Miller.