Musk Criticizes Scott's Donations to Racial and Gender Equity Causes
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Elon Musk criticized Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott for donating to organizations dealing with gender and race issues. He said such "super rich ex-wives" are contributing to the downfall of Western civilization.
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Scott and Bezos divorced in 2019. As part of the settlement, Bezos paid Scott $38 billion in Amazon shares. Since then, she has donated nearly $16 billion to over 1,900 organizations.
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This wasn't the first time Musk slammed Scott. In May 2022, he said his companies were being ignored by the Democratic party due to Scott's donations to "PACs posing as charities."
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Musk believes diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) efforts are "just as morally wrong as any other racism and sexism." He has vocalized opposition to DEI initiatives.
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While Scott has donated billions to various social causes, Musk has contributed billions in Tesla shares to his charitable organization, the Musk Foundation, which supports space exploration, energy conservation, and AI.