Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez 'very much in love' as ex-pal says he'd be 'stupid' to marry her: report

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are still "very much in love" despite the ongoing media circus around their respective divorces.

The Amazon CEO and his reported mistress are apparently relieved that their affair is now out in the open after the National Enquirer blew the lid on their romance hours after Bezos and his estranged wife, MacKenzie, announced their divorce last week.

Sources say that the secrecy around their relationship has "been a dark cloud hanging over them."

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"The circumstances of their relationship aren't exactly ideal, but they're two adults who are very much in love," the insider added to Us Weekly.

Plus, even though their romance has only just become public knowledge, a source told People that "their families dealt with this in the fall."

"The world is catching up to it, but it has had zero impact on their relationship," the source added. "They've never been stronger."

Sanchez, who is divorcing her husband of 13 years, Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell, reportedly started seeing the Amazon exec, who's worth around $140 billion, about nine months ago. And he's completely smitten with her.

"Jeff can get any woman he wants," another insider explained. "But he feels he's able to connect with Lauren on a deeper level."

This all comes despite a former friend telling Page Six that Bezos should be wary of Sanchez, who has reportedly been engaged to at least four different men throughout her life, including the late sports broadcaster Rory Markas and "NYPD Blue" actor Henry Simmons.

"Jeff Bezos is seriously stupid if he’s thinking of marrying her," a former Sanchez friend told the outlet. "He’s already seriously stupid for giving up half his fortune for her."

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos reportedly didn't sign a prenup. They married in 1993, one year before Jeff founded Amazon in 1994.

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