The divorce settlement is likely to remove uncertainty over the extent of Jeff Bezos' continued control over a company he founded in 1994 and for which he remains chief executive and its largest shareholder. Their marriage lasted 25 years and produced four children.
MacKenzie Bezos, a novelist, spoke first through Twitter, writing, "Grateful to have finished the process of dissolving my marriage with Jeff with support of each other and everyone who reached out to us in kindness, and looking forward to the next phase as co-parents and friends."
While the pair have put out an amicable front on social media, claiming that they "remain cherished friends", the story has also had a salacious side, with the National Enquirer threating to publish nude selfies that Bezos sent to TV star Lauren Sanchez.
The threats led Bezos to launch an investigation into who leaked the texts and how they ended up with the publication.
That investigation eventually implicated Sanchez's brother, Michael, who has long been a supporter of Donald Trump.
- Washington Post
