MacKenzie Scott Announces She’s Donating $2.7B, Asks That You Not Mention Her Wealth
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, announced Tuesday that she is donating another $2.7 billion—but she’d very much prefer if no one mentioned how very rich she is.
In her Medium post, Scott, who is worth nearly $60 billion (sorry, MacKenzie!), also didn’t address the criticism that she and Bezos have faced for avoiding federal income tax in some years past.
“Sitting down to write this post, I felt stuck. I want to de-emphasize privileged voices and cede focus to others, yet I know some media stories will focus on wealth,” Scott wrote.