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Elon Musk called out Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, over her charitable donations.Getty Images
Elon Musk is under fire for a since-deleted post on X, in which the tech mogul called out Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, for her donations to charities dealing with “issues of race and/or gender.”
“‘Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse’ should be listed among ‘Reasons that Western Civilization died’,” Musk, 52, wrote via his social media platform, X, Wednesday before taking it down.
The post was in response to another user’s statement via X, which read, “Who is Bezos’ ex giving money to? According to her fund’s website, over half of the orgs to which she’s donated so far deal with issues of race and/or gender.”
“‘Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse’ should be listed among ‘Reasons that Western Civilization died’,” he wrote in a since-deleted post on X. The X owner was slammed online for his remark about Scott. Carlos Piaggio/ShutterstockThe post continued, “Her fund ought to be called The AWFL Fund. It’s the ultimate aspirational expression of the most awful group in the US.”
A rep for Scott, 53, could not immediately be reached for comment on Musk’s post.
The generous philanthropist — who was married to Bezos from 1993 to 2019 — received a grand settlement reportedly worth more than $38 billion when the former couple’s divorce was finalized.
She received a large sum of money after the split in part because she tied the knot with the Amazon CEO before he reached major success with his e-commerce company.
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Listen to our weekly “We Hear” podcast Shop our exclusive merchScott was married to Bezos from 1993 to 2019. Getty Images She reportedly received a divorce settlement worth more than $38 billion. Getty Images
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However, Scott pledged in 2019 to donate half her fortune to charity and has made major ground on her promise since.
In October 2022, she donated $84.5 million to the Girl Scouts of the USA — which is not a race or gender-related charity — and, per a January report from Philanthropy News Digest, she donated $4.2 billion in just four months to several other organizations.
Musk has been a vocal adversary of people and companies who support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), a framework that promotes the “the fair treatment and full participation of all people.”
Scott pledged to donate half of her divorce settlement to charity. Getty Images The philanthropist has already donated billions of dollars to several organizations. Getty ImagesIn January, the Tesla CEO blasted Boeing, the aircraft company, for reportedly using DEI as incentives for executive compensation after previously focusing solely on safety and quality controls.
Musk may also have a bone to pick with anyone who’s once had ties to Bezos, 60, since the billionaire e-commerce mogul replaced the SpaceX founder this week as the world’s richest man.
Musk has not yet addressed the backlash he’s received for his post about Scott.
