Expensive divorces that shocked the world

In the past two to three years, some of the richest people have decided to end their marriages. Our first example is Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott. Both of them were married for twenty five years, and January 2019's announcement of their divorce shook the world. Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, as he is the Executive Chairman of Amazon. He owns Blue Origin; Bezos Expeditions; Nash Holdings; and the Washington Post newspaper. Bezos Expeditions is his venture capital firm. In this paragraph, let's delve into Mackenzie Scott's life as a novelist. Her debut novel in 2005 was The Testing of Luther Albright. Since the divorce, she is the third wealthiest woman in the world. Her second novel, Traps, was published in 2013. Scott is a signatory to the Giving Pledge. She met Bezos in 1992, while they worked at D.E. Shaw. Now, let's discuss another high profile divorce that happened in May 2021. Bill Gates and Melinda French started the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in 2000, as a married couple. In May 2021, Melinda and Bill Gates announced that they were divorcing after twenty seven years. Melinda French could have gone the route of divorce, back in 2019. Yet, the couple decided to continue together until a few months ago. Gates and French have decided to divide their $130 billion fortune, through a separation contract. In contrast, Mackenzie Scott's net worth comes from her 4% stake in Amazon. $60 billion is close to the exact value, of that stake due to Amazon's rising stock price. Mackenzie Scott married Dan Jewett in March 2021. He is a high school chemistry teacher at a private school in Seattle. Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott have four children together. She was with him, when he decided to start Amazon in Seattle in 1994. In this penultimate paragraph, let's go back to Bill and Melinda Gates. Bill and Melinda are going to try to work together at their respected philanthropic foundation, until 2023. Bill Gates made a costly mistake by asking Jeffrey Epstein to donate some of his money, to their foundation. Also, Gates tried to cheat on Melinda Gates by dating other women while they worked together at Microsoft. Infidelity and fights over couples finances are two major reasons for divorce, in the past two decades. Bill and Melinda Gates had three children together. Finally, married couples do not reap many rewards from getting divorced. About 43-46% of marriages end in divorce, according to the National Survey of Family Growth. The image above is a dollar bill broken into a heart, with a man and a women. This image shows that money can break the hearts of a married man and woman. When a person decides that marriage is the best option, remember that it is recommended that counseling be an option for a couple to get involved in. This option can help a marriage be healthy, and it can lead to a happier path than divorce. Good day!