Tech tycoon Elon Musk has sparked controversy by saying that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott’s record-breaking, billion-dollar philanthropic campaign is harming society rather than helping charity.The controversy began after reports that McKenzie Scott had now distributed more than $26,300,000,000 ($26.3 billion) to charity. This makes him one of the largest individual donors in human history. Scott has vowed to spend the majority of his vast Amazon fortune, which he inherited after splitting from Bezos in 2019, on helping others and making the world a better place. They got married in 1993.However, reacting to this news, Musk reacted sharply and said that his actions are having the opposite effect. Writing in a post on X, Musk said: “Sadly yes.”The Tesla boss responded to an X user who said: “Unfortunately, she’s spending it making the world a worse place”Mackenzie Scott donated approximately $26.2 billion through his organization Yield Giving. They alone contributed nearly one-third of all U.S. “megagift” donations last year, accounting for nearly $7 billion of the $19.2 billion total large donations. He has contributed to nearly 2,700 nonprofits, including Howard University and climate-focused groups. She uses a personal method called “quiet research” to select charities that support disadvantaged communities. Scott has also said that she plans to continue donating most of her wealth “until the coffers are empty” to help improve society.Additionally, in 2024, Elon Musk made a controversial post on X, which was widely understood to be aimed at McKenzie Scott and his charitable donations. He wrote in a now-deleted tweet: “Super rich ex-wives who hate their ex-husbands should be listed among the ‘Reasons for the Destruction of Western Civilization’.”Although she didn’t directly name him, the post’s context came on the heels of a discussion about Scott’s massive donations to organizations focused on race, gender, climate and marginalized communities. Many users and commentators linked his comment to him. The tweet sparked backlash online and was later removed. Musk has previously criticized Scott’s philanthropic approach, suggesting several times that his donations were politically motivated and targeted at causes contrary to his views.Elon Musk briefly became a trillionaire after the IPO and SpaceX valuation skyrocketed, pushing his net worth above $1 trillion.