Current:Home > NewsHuma Abedin and Alex Soros are engaged: 'Couldn't be happier'-InfoLens
Huma Abedin and Alex Soros are engaged: 'Couldn't be happier'
View Date:2024-12-23 14:20:48
Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's former longtime aide, and Alex Soros, son of billionaire political activist George Soros, are getting married.
The couple announced their engagement Wednesday on Instagram with a photo of Soros, 38, getting down on bended knee in front of 47-year-old Abedin in a scenic location. Their caption read, "this happened…we couldn’t be happier, more grateful, or more in love."
According to Vogue, Soros proposed to Abedin in May at home in New York City before they headed to Italy for a formal celebration. The happy couple told the magazine they'd met in fall 2023 at a mutual friend's birthday party.
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for the couple for comment.
Abedin – an MSNBC contributor and author of the 2021 memoir "Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds," who was promoted to Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign vice chair almost two decades after she started working with the then-first lady – was married to former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner from 2010 to 2017.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
She filed for divorce after the disgraced congressman pleaded guilty to transmitting sexual material to a minor in May 2017. He served 18 months in federal prison for the charge. They have one child together, 12-year-old Jordan.
After a decade of declining to comment on Weiner's infidelity and felony and dodging paparazzi, Abedin told USA TODAY in 2021 that she was ready to take back her life.
"I walked with so much shame for so long and I really wanted to take the power away from that," she said. "This is clearing the slate. I have nothing to hide."
In 2015, Abedin was also caught in an FBI investigation into emails containing classified information that Clinton sent while using a private server when she was secretary of state.
Weeks before the 2016 election, the agency re-opened the investigation into Clinton's mishandling of classified information after finding new emails sent by Abedin on Weiner's personal computer. Ultimately, then-director James Comedy decided not to prosecute Clinton.
Last year, Soros took over his father's $25 billion empire – per the Wall Street Journal – and is the chair of Open Society Foundations, which awards grants to groups that "promote democratic principles, human rights, and justice," according to its website.
Contributing: Susan Page
veryGood! (629)
Related
- Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death
- Fact-Checking Oscar Nominee Ana de Armas in Blonde: What the Film Made Up About Marilyn Monroe
- The Grisly True Story Behind Scream: How the Gainesville Ripper Haunted a Whole College Town
- Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly
- Oprah Winfrey denies being paid $1M for Kamala Harris rally: 'I was not paid a dime'
- In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week
- China conducting military drills near Taiwan, says they serve as a stern warning
- Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship
- Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death
- Ulta 24-Hour Flash Sale: Take 50% Off Tarte Cosmetics, MAC, Zitsticka, Peach & Lily, and More
Ranking
- Is Kyle Richards Finally Ready to File for Divorce From Mauricio Umansky? She Says...
- Foreign Affairs committee head leads bipartisan delegation to Taiwan
- Google And Facebook Mandate Vaccines For Employees At U.S. Offices
- Let Jamie Lee Curtis' Simple, Fuss-Free Red Carpet Glam Inspire Your Next Evening Look
- Mike Williams Instagram post: Steelers' WR shades Aaron Rodgers 'red line' comments
- In The U.S., Google Searches For 'Dating' Have Reached A 5-Year High
- Several killed in Palestinian terror attacks in West Bank and Tel Aviv, as Israel strikes Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza
- Driver's Licenses Will Soon Be Coming To The iPhone And Apple Watch In These 8 States
Recommendation
-
Investigation into Chinese hacking reveals ‘broad and significant’ spying effort, FBI says
-
Apple iPad 24-Hour Flash Deal: Save 40% on a Product Bundle With Accessories
-
Fact-Checking Oscar Nominee Ana de Armas in Blonde: What the Film Made Up About Marilyn Monroe
-
Pregnant Stassi Schroeder Reveals Sex of Baby No. 2 With Beau Clark
-
California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form
-
Selena Gomez Praises Best Friend Francia Raísa Nearly 6 Years After Kidney Donation
-
Several killed in Palestinian terror attacks in West Bank and Tel Aviv, as Israel strikes Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza
-
See Pedro Pascal, Emily Blunt and More Stars at 2023 Oscars Rehearsal