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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie divorce

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos at the headquarters of publisher Axel-Springer in Berlin. Jeff announced on January 9, 2019 on Twitter that he and his wife were divorcing after a long separation. FILE PHOTO | JORG CARSTENSEN | DPA | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The Bezoses said they felt "incredibly lucky" for their 25 years together and would remain involved with each other as close friends and parents.
  • The couple, who have four children, met while working at the hedge fund DE Shaw prior to Bezos's founding of Amazon.

NEW YORK

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, rated the world's wealthiest person, announced Wednesday on Twitter that he and his wife MacKenzie Bezos were divorcing after a long separation.

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