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Bezos ex-wife to give away half her $35B divorce settlement

By Zach Halaschak
Published May 28, 2019 4:53pm ET
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Bezos ex-wife to give away half her $35B divorce settlement
In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. | (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, has pledged to donate to charity half of the more than $35 billion she got from her divorce.

MacKenzie Bezos, 48, signed the Giving Pledge, which was started in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. The pledge, which has been signed by more than 200 people, invites the ultra-wealthy to donate a majority of their fortunes to charity, either during their lifetime or in their wills.

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