I'm fucking done," she told a reporter at Time, who described Wolfe Herd as "blinking back tears" during the interview.
"My hands are tied," Wolfe Herd told the audience, according to several people who were in the room.
Wolfe Herd once called him her biggest mentor, saying, "He's become my family and one of my best friends."
Some early employees said they only found out about the shadow-equity program, and who received it, years later.
Based on the current share price, Wolfe Herd is no longer a billionaire, though her fortune still sits at an estimated $627 million.
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