MacKenzie Scott’s divorce from Seattle school teacherDan Jewetthas been finalized, PEOPLE has confirmed.
TMZ wasfirst to reportthat the divorce had been finalized.
Neither party immediately responded to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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Scott first met Jewett at her children’s school, according to a previous report from theWashington Post.
The philanthropistfiled for divorcefrom her second husband in late September 2022, more than a year after the couple’sMarch 2021 wedding.
Two years prior, in 2019, Scott and her first husband Bezos announced they were ending their marriage after 25 years. Their divorce was finalized that same yearin July.
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Scott is one of the wealthiest women in the world. She was previously ranked No. 39 on theBloomberg Billionaire’s Index, but now sits at No. 73 with an estimated net worth of $19.9 billion.
Scott continued to give away much of her fortune throughout her marriage to Jewett. She gifted her $55 million Beverly Hills estate to support the nonprofit California Community Foundation last September, and another $436 million to Habitat for Humanity in March.
The philanthropist has also donated $2.7 billion to 286 underfunded organizations that fight against wealth inequality, and in 2020, gave away $4.2 billion to organizations in the United States that helped with relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
source: people.com
