Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly engaged to his partner of over four years, Lauren Sánchez. The couple went public with their relationship in 2019, shortly after both of them had finalized their divorces from their previous spouses. While Bezos was previously married to MacKenzie Scott for 25 years and has four children with her, he began dating Sánchez in 2018.
The news of their engagement started circulating after photos emerged of Bezos and Sánchez on Bezos' yacht, with Sánchez wearing what appeared to be a wedding ring. The couple has generally kept their private life out of the public eye.
In January 2019, their relationship was publicly revealed by the National Enquirer, which had been investigating their extramarital affair while they were still in their previous relationships. Bezos admitted to the affair but criticized the tabloid's reporting as inaccurate and claimed he was a victim of extortion and blackmail. He launched his own investigation into how the tabloid obtained private photos and texts between him and Sánchez. Bezos also suggested possible political motivations behind the tabloid's actions, alluding to its connections to then-President Donald Trump and the Saudi government, both of which had faced critical reporting by The Washington Post, a newspaper owned by Bezos.
In a post on Medium, Bezos alleged that the National Enquirer had attempted to blackmail him by threatening to release explicit photos unless he publicly stated that the tabloid's coverage of his affair was not politically motivated.
Overall, the news of Jeff Bezos' engagement to Lauren Sánchez comes after their high-profile relationship and the controversy surrounding the disclosure of their affair by the National Enquirer.
