Jeff Bezos’ Lavish Venice Wedding Sparks Protests

Fez – When the richest man on Earth decides to get married (again), it’s never going to be subtle.

But Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s ultra-exclusive wedding in Venice has done more than make headlines; it stirred up serious controversy.

Locals and environmental groups like Greenpeace have rallied under the banner “No Space for Bezos,” protesting what they call an outrageous display of wealth in a city already buckling under the weight of over-tourism.

Venice, fragile and flooded with tourists even on a slow day, didn’t exactly roll out the welcome gondola. Residents are fed up with disruptions to daily life and the ever-growing strain on local infrastructure, so throwing a billionaire blowout in the middle of it all hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Still, the wedding guest list reads like a Met Gala with rocket fuel. About 200 high-profile guests are rumored to have flown in, including Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger, and Katy Perry, who, fun fact, went to space with Sanchez on a Blue Origin flight this past April. Because of course she did.

From the business world to the entertainment elite, the star power didn’t stop there. Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian reportedly made the cut, as did actress Eva Longoria, all of whom were in Paris last month for Sanchez’s very glam bachelorette weekend.

It’s giving “let’s take a break from running empires and play European wedding roulette,” and honestly, the vibe checks out.

This isn’t the first wedding for either Bezos or Sánchez. Bezos divorced philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott back in 2019 after 25 years of marriage and four children.

The split was one of the most public and high-stakes in recent memory, not least because it reshuffled the global billionaire rankings overnight.

Sanchez, for her part, was married for 14 years to Hollywood power agent Patrick Whitesell.

They divorced in 2019 and share two children. She also has a son, model Nikko Gonzalez, from a previous relationship with former NFL star Tony Gonzalez.

So, yes, this is a blended family with serious red carpet and end zone credentials.

Whether you’re here for the celebrity drama, the environmental backlash, or just trying to wrap your head around why billionaires think Venice is a good place for a mega-party.

This wedding is definitely a full-on spectacle, and one that’s raising some real questions about wealth, space travel, and who gets to claim the world’s most beautiful cities for their “I do’s.”