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ansible

(1,718 posts)
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 04:53 PM Jan 2019

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage

Source: USA Today

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos says that he and his wife MacKenzie are divorcing after 25 years of marriage. "We want to make people aware of a development in our lives," the couple said in a post on Bezos' Twitter account Wednesday. "As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends."

The carefully worded announcement suggests a cordial divorce and one that is unlikely to disrupt or affect Amazon, currently the world's most valuable company, at $810 billion just ahead of Microsoft ($789 billion), according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. It's unclear whether the couple had a prenuptial agreement. But that is unlikely, says Stuart Slotnick, chairman of the matrimonial department of law firm Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in New York City.

"People get prenuptial agreements when they have assets to protect," Slotnick said. "In this case, they had no real assets vis à vis Amazon because when they got married Amazon did not exist."

That doesn't mean the separating couple have not come to an arrangement, he says. In fact, the statement issued by them both "devoid of emotion," Slotnick said, likely suggests "they might already have an agreement … (and) be done essentially." Whatever the agreement, it's unlikely to disrupt Amazon's operations, as that would be counterproductive to an amicable separation, he said. "There would be no reason that the company would be affected by this divorce," Slotnick said.



Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/09/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-wife-mackenzie-divorce-after-25-years/2523544002/

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage (Original Post) ansible Jan 2019 OP
I Don't Care itcfish Jan 2019 #1
Good one! I hear you can buy the coat on Amazon! MLAA Jan 2019 #2
LOL! Took me a second to get it. But I get it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #3
Could care less. YOHABLO Jan 2019 #13
Will he be replacing her with a robot? n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #4
Good one! n/t hibbing Jan 2019 #6
Not a robot... MicaelS Jan 2019 #9
"Alexa where can I find a new wife?........." nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2019 #5
Damn, I bet she made out like a bandit IronLionZion Jan 2019 #7
She married him before he even started Amazon TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #12
... akraven Jan 2019 #8
Yeah, Jeff realized marriage is "union." nt PETRUS Jan 2019 #10
The lawyers' fees will be more than most couples' net worth. keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #11
I bet Bill Gates is happy Polybius Jan 2019 #14
Not cordial, he's been having affairs More_Cowbell Jan 2019 #15
After a review by forum hosts...locking. Omaha Steve Jan 2019 #16
After a further review by forum hosts...unlocking Omaha Steve Jan 2019 #17

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
3. LOL! Took me a second to get it. But I get it.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:01 PM
Jan 2019

Although I DO care, since I have a bit of Amazon stock. Just a tiny bit.

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
7. Damn, I bet she made out like a bandit
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 05:18 PM
Jan 2019

along with their lawyers. It's likely to be the most expensive divorce in history.

But not as shameful as how Ivana took Trump to the cleaners

More_Cowbell

(2,190 posts)
15. Not cordial, he's been having affairs
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 11:55 PM
Jan 2019

But it suits both of them to *sound* cordial and keep up the value of their brand.

Omaha Steve

(99,073 posts)
16. After a review by forum hosts...locking.
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 08:30 AM
Jan 2019

Not important news of national interest.

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