Jeff Bezos’s partner Lauren Sánchez recently told Wall Street Journal about a past encounter with Southwest Airlines. The Emmy-award-winning journalist recalled when she was 18 years old and wanted to pursue a career as a flight attendant. However, she failed a mandatory weigh-in for a position with Southwest in 1989, …
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Jeff Bezos Announces He’s Donating His Wealth to Charity Amid Massive Amazon Layoffs
Jeff Bezos has declared his intention to donate most of his wealth to various charitable causes worldwide. The Amazon founder has been criticized over the years for failing to lend his massive wealth to critical matters plaguing the world. Currently, worth $124.1 billion, Bezos has even been slammed by Amazon …
Read More »Dolly Parton Awarded $100 Million from Jeff Bezos to Spend on Charity
This past weekend, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez honored Dolly Parton with the Bezos Award for Courage & Civility. Sanchez said the $100 million was awarded to honor “leaders who aim high, find solutions, and do it all while remaining civil.” The money will be directed …
Read More »Jay-Z & Jeff Bezos Putting Their Billions Together to Purchase the Washington Commanders
Billionaires Jay-Z and Jeff Bezos are in talks of purchasing the Washington Commanders. On Thursday, TMZ Sports reported that the businessmen wanted to form an alliance to purchase the NFL team, which is valued at $5.6 billion. Rapper and Roc Nation founder Jay-Z has shown interest in acquiring the team …
Read More »Shaq Open To Teaming Up With Jeff Bezos To Buy Phoenix Suns
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal said he would be interested in buying Robert Sarver’s shares of the Phoenix Suns, even teaming up with Jeff Bezos to make it happen. Speaking with TMZ Sports on Saturday, Shaq explained he was interested in purchasing the team but had heard Jeff Bezos was also interested. Shaq is worth about $400 million, but clearly, his …
Read More »Pete Davidson May Join Jeff Bezos For Blue Origin Flight
Pete Davidson is venturing far out, literally. Apparently, he is in talks with Jeff Bezos for his Blue Origin flight. TMZ confirmed the ‘SNL’ star is in serious talks with Bezos about becoming a newly-minted astronaut. Sources say Pete has been wanting a ticket to space for years, and the …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Says He’s “Heartbroken” Over Amazon Deaths After Celebrating Blue Origin Flight
Jeff Bezos might want to check the order of his priorities. The billionaire tried to do some damage control Saturday night, saying he was “heartbroken” over the tragedy at one of his Amazon plants. At least six people died after a tornado destroyed the facility, but only after celebrating his …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to Obama Foundation in Honor of Late Congressman and Civil Rights Leader John Lewis
In honor of Jeff Bezos has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation. On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to honor late Congressman John Lewis. Bezos also asked that the plaza at the Obama Presidential Center be named the John Lewis Plaza as …
Read More »Beam Me Up Scotty! William Shatner Is The Next Space Traveler For Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin
Williams Shatner is going to space with the help of Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin. It looks like Captain Kirk is back in action. On Monday, the 90-year-old actor announced he’d be traveling to space on the next Blue Origin flight. “I’ve heard about space for a long time now,” Shatner …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Gifts Van Jones With $100 Million Courage and Civility Award
The richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, has just donated $100 million to CNN political contributor Van Jones for the charities of his choosing. Bezos shared the generous contribution shortly after completing the first civilian trip to space. The gift is the inaugural donation of his Courage and Civility …
Read More »Jeff Bezos and Crew Successfully Travel to Space and Back in Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos and three other passengers flew to the edge of space on Tuesday morning and landed safely in the Texas desert aboard his space company’s crew capsule. The NS-16 trip was Blue Origin’s first to carry humans, and it marked the start of commercial space tourism service for the …
Read More »Donald Trump Claims He ‘Made It Possible’ For Billionaires Jeff Bezos And Richard Branson To Travel To Space
Donald Trump claims he “made it possible” for Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos to travel to space. Trump claimed he was the reason for the job market excelling, then he said he was to thank for the success of the COVID-19 vaccines, and now he claims he’s the reason two …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Files Lawsuit Against Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez’s Brother For Reportedly Hiding Assets
The legal battle between Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend’s brother has taken an ugly turn. TMZ reports that Bezos is now suing Michael Sanchez for hiding assets to avoid paying $254,404 he was previously ordered to pay. Lauren Sanchez’s brother previously filed a lawsuit against Bezos for …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Is Headed to Space
Jeff Bezos is on track to beat his millionaire pals to the moon. On Monday, Bezos announced that he will fly to space on Blue Origin’s first crewed mission next month. The flight is set to take off on July 20, approximately two weeks after Bezos resigns as Amazon‘s CEO. …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Will Be Stepping Down As Amazon CEO July 5
Jeff Bezos is going to formally step down as the CEO of Amazon in July. During a company annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, Bezos announced that he would be leaving his role as chief executive on July 5. The role will be passed to Andy Jassy, who currently manages Amazon …
Read More »MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife, Marries A Seattle School Teacher
Mackenzie Scott and Jeff Bezos made headlines in 2019 when the news of their divorce hit mainstream media. But, two years following the split, Scott happily walked down the aisle again. As reported by The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Scott married Seattle teacher Dan Jewett. When the two officially …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Is Stepping Down As CEO Of Amazon
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as the CEO of Amazon. On Tuesday, Bezos announced that he would be moving on from his position as Amazon’s CEO. Bezos, 57, founded the company 27 years ago. NBC News reports that he will transition into the executive chair role in the third quarter …
Read More »Elon Musk Is Now Richer Than Jeff Bezos, Making Him The Wealthiest Man In The World
Big bank, take little bank. Elon Musk has passed up Jeff Bezos as the richest man in the world. In 2017, Bezos was named the richest man in the world with a net worth of $184 billion. Now, Musk is in the first place with a net worth of more …
Read More »Jeff Bezos Ex Wife MacKenzie Is Giving Away $1 Billion A Month To Help Those Affected By The Pandemic
MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, is giving away $1billion a month to marginalized and underfunded groups. She revealed Tuesday that she has already donated $4billion over the past four months to about 400 nonprofit organizations. MacKenzie became one of the world’s richest people after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff …
Read More »MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ Ex-Wife, Donated $1.7 Billion Of Her Wealth Since Divorce; Gave $100 Million To Six HBCUs
MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, reportedly donated about $1.7 billion of her wealth to more than one hundred nonprofit entities over the past few months. Following the divorce settlement in 2019, Scott obtained a 4 percent stake in Amazon worth about $35 billion; that amount has …
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