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Bezos Readies Venice Wedding as Ex-Wife MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Tops $19 Billion

Bezos’s Venice nuptials aboard his custom superyacht redefine his public profile against the backdrop of his ex-wife’s rise as a rapid, unrestricted philanthropist.

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Overview

  • Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez will marry June 26–29, 2025 aboard his $500 million superyacht in Venice.
  • MacKenzie Scott has donated over $19 billion to more than 2,000 nonprofits through her Yield Giving foundation since her 2019 divorce.
  • Scott received 25 percent of Amazon stock—valued at roughly $36 billion—as part of her 2019 divorce settlement after 25 years of marriage.
  • Following her split from Bezos, Scott married Seattle teacher Dan Jewett in 2021 and finalized their divorce in January 2023.
  • She has signed The Giving Pledge and vowed to give away at least half her fortune, championing rapid, no-strings-attached philanthropy.