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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s roller coaster romance: from parties with Katy Perry and buying the co-founder of Warner Bros.’ former home, to blackmail and lawsuits

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez haven’t had the easiest ride since they began dating, but seem to know how to enjoy life regardless. Photo: AP
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez haven’t had the easiest ride since they began dating, but seem to know how to enjoy life regardless. Photo: AP
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It’s been a turbulent two years for Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sánchez.

In January 2019, the explosive news broke that the Amazon CEO and his wife, MacKenzie, were getting a divorce after 25 years of marriage. Hours later, we learned that Bezos was in a relationship with Sánchez, a news anchor and helicopter pilot who, along with her husband, had been friends with the Bezos’.

Despite a tumultuous few months that involved leaked texts, blackmail and a billion-dollar divorce, Bezos and Sánchez are still going strong.

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Here’s how their relationship became public and how they’ve spent their time as a couple.

The news that shocked the world

It all started on January 9, 2019 when Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, issued a joint statement on Twitter that they were getting a divorce.

Jeff Bezos and his then wife MacKenzie Bezos arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California in 2018. Photo: AP
Jeff Bezos and his then wife MacKenzie Bezos arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California in 2018. Photo: AP

“As our family and close friends know, after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation, we have decided to divorce and continue our shared lives as friends,” the statement read. “If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again.”

But a mere few hours later, a second bomb dropped: Bezos was in a relationship with Sánchez.

TV personality Lauren Sánchez, who announced her relationship with Bezos in January 2019. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
TV personality Lauren Sánchez, who announced her relationship with Bezos in January 2019. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
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