Elon Musk says Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has made the world a “worse place” by donating more than $26.3 billion to charity
Tech Tycoon Elon Musk Amazon founder’s record-breaking, billion-dollar philanthropy sparks controversy Jeff Bezos‘Ex-wife Mackenzie Scott, instead of doing charity, is harming society.Controversy arose after reports emerged that Mackenzie Scott has now donated more than $US26.3 billion ($26.3 billion) to charity. This makes her one of the largest individual donors in human history. Scott has vowed to use much of the vast Amazon fortune she gained after her split from Bezos in 2019 to help others and make the world a better place. They married in 1993.However, Musk lashed out in response to the news, saying her actions had the opposite effect. “Sadly, yes,” Musk wrote in a post on XTesla boss replies to user X: ‘Unfortunately she’s spending her money on making the world a worse place’MacKenzie Scott has donated approximately $26.2 billion to charity through her organization, Yield Giving. Last year alone, she accounted for nearly a third of all “mega gift” donations in the U.S., contributing about $7 billion of the $19.2 billion in total large gift giving. She has donated to about 2,700 nonprofits, including Howard University and climate-focused groups. She uses a private method called “quiet research” to select charities that support underserved communities. Scott also said she plans to continue donating the majority of her wealth “until the safe is empty” to help improve society.Additionally, in 2024, Elon Musk published a controversial post on X that was widely interpreted as targeting MacKenzie Scott and her charitable donations. “Ultra-rich ex-wives who hate their ex-spouse should be listed as one of the ’causes of the demise of Western Civilization,'” he wrote in a now-deleted tweet.Although he didn’t name her directly, the context for the post came shortly after discussing Scott’s massive donations to organizations focused on race, gender, climate and marginalized communities. Many netizens and commentators linked his remarks to hers. The tweet sparked backlash online and was later deleted. Musk has also previously criticized Scott’s philanthropic approach, at times suggesting her donations were politically motivated and targeted causes contrary to his views.Earlier this year, Elon Musk briefly became a trillionaire following the SpaceX IPO and soaring valuation, which pushed his net worth to more than $1 trillion.
