A “threat” From Bezos to Di Caprio went viral on social networks

The second richest man in the world met the renowned actor at a gala dinner in Los Angeles and then a series of messages followed on Twitter in a “joking” tone.

“Leonardo DiCaprio, watch your back.” With this “threat” jokingly, billionaire Jeff Bezos sent a message to actor Leonardo Di Caprio through the social network Twitter.

The sequence was as follows: a video circulating on Twitter since Monday shows actor and producer Leo Di Caprio chatting animatedly with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sánchez, at the LACMA Art + Film Gala held on Saturday in Los Angeles.

On that occasion, Sánchez briefly wrapped his arm around DiCaprio and the two seem to be in a situation of visual connection, a situation that allegedly did not go unnoticed by the Amazon founder and number one on the list of the richest men on the planet.

It was the Barstool account that viralized that image of the three of them at the gala and then Bezos tweeted a photo with a slogan: “Leo, come here, I want to show you something …”, accompanied by a photo of him without a shirt hugging a poster warning of a “fatal fall”.

It should be remembered that Bezos and Sánchez, a television presenter and helicopter pilot, have had a romantic relationship since at least January 2019, when they were discovered as a couple amid the surprise announcement that Bezos and his 25-year-old wife, MacKenzie Scott, they were getting divorced.

On the other hand, DiCaprio has been dating Argentine model and actress Camila Morrone, 24, since December 2017.

The relationship between Bezos and Sánchez immediately became material for the North American newspapers; In this regard, the National Enquirer published leaked texts that Bezos had sent to Sánchez and claimed that he had access to risque photos of the then CEO of Amazon.

In a blog, Bezos declared “war” on the National Enquirer and implicated the government of Saudi Arabia in the leaks. However, that Middle Eastern government denied any role in the situation and the Enquirer maintains the position that Sánchez’s brother, Michael, was the sole source of the leaks.

Beyond this incident, since then, Bezos and Sánchez have had a “globetrotting” relationship that has taken them everywhere from India to luxury yachts in the Caribbean, Business Insider noted.

In fact, the famous couple recently bought a $ 78 million home in Hawaii and hope to “become part of supporting the local community,” according to a report by Pacific Business News.

Sale of Amazon shares

Last week, Bezos sold $ 1.3 billion worth of Amazon.com Inc. shares, adding the latter to a sale of about $ 2 billion earlier this week, international news agencies reported.

The world’s second-richest person sold a total of 391,550 shares under a pre-established trading plan, according to Securities and Exchange Commission documents. The latest sale brings the value of Amazon.com stock it sold this year to $ 9.9 billion.

The mogul, who is worth $ 202.4 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has funded his private rocket company Blue Origin and, more recently, his philanthropy, with part of his fortune in Amazon. It currently owns about 10% of the online retail giant.

The first round of sales this week came after the billionaire pledged to contribute the same amount, $ 2 billion, to his Bezos Earth Fund’s efforts to restore nature and transform food systems. It should be remembered that Bezos created the fund last year and said that it would start with US $ 10 billion in financing; On July 5 of this year, the Amazon founder stepped down as CEO and handed the reins over to Andy Jassy, ​​former head of Amazon’s cloud computing business.

Since his resignation, Bezos’ wealth has only grown, surpassing roughly $ 180 billion at the time as Amazon shares continue to climb.