Italians are protesting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ upcoming nuptials to Lauren Sanchez in tourist-heavy Venice.
Venetians have reportedly
posted signs “all over town” reading “No space for Bezos,”
according to TMZ. Another poster featuring the billionaire’s name with an “X” through it has been seen hanging from the bell tower of the 16th-century San Giorgio Maggiore Church.
The “space” banners appear to be a play on words based on Bezos owning the Blue Origin exploration company that recently flew Sanchez into shallow space with celebs including
singer Katy Perry
and TV personality Gayle King.
Puck News reported in March that the high-flying couple would finally end their two-year engagement by
tying the knot in a three-day ceremony
beginning June 24.
A-list guests expected
to attend the wedding include Perry and King, as well as Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Brian Grazer, Eva Longoria, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and fellow billionaire businessman Barry Diller and his wife, designer Diane von Furstenberg.
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One of the organizers behind the anti-Bezos protest told TMZ the campaign is nothing against the couple personally. Locals are simply flustered with tourists swamping Venice.
Bezos’ 25-year marriage to Mackenzie Scott ended in 2019 amid reports that he’d been
having an affair with Sanchez
, who was also married at the time to a Hollywood agent.
According to Bloomberg, the divorce cost Bezos
a $38 billion stake
in Amazon. In the years since,
Scott has reportedly given away $19 billion
to nearly 2,500 nonprofit organizations.
