The New York Times reported that Scott and Jewett are divorcing.
Scott, the ex- wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, filed for divorce in Washington state on Monday. Scott and Jewett have been married for a long time.
Jewett had been deleted from several of Scott's online posts about her philanthropic endeavors, including on the Giving Pledge website, in a Medium post about her charitable giving, and on her Amazon author bio.
Scott is one of the wealthiest people in the world, according to the billionaires index. She became a billionaire due to her 3% stake in Amazon.
Over the past three years, Scott has become one of the nation's leading philanthropists, a mission she appeared to share with Jewett, who was a chemistry teacher at Lakeside School. Jewett had signed on to Scott's commitment to give away at least half her wealth during her lifetime or shortly after her death when they announced their marriage in March 2021.
Jewett wrote "I am married to one of the most generous and kind people I know and joining her in a commitment to pass on an enormous financial wealth to serve others"
Scott's Giving Pledge page has a new photo of her but no mention of Jewett. In the past, recipients of Scott grants have thanked both her and Jewett, but recently only her.
Scott has donated over $12 billion to 465 nonprofits in the last nine months.
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