Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sánchez are getting married in Italy this weekend, and a star-studded record of celebrities was seen arriving in Venice for the primary deliberate occasions on Thursday.
Whereas the ceremony itself is ready for Saturday at an undisclosed location, film stars, TV personalities and enterprise titans have been seen arriving on the Madonna dell’Orto church for Thursday’s affair. Some 200 friends are anticipated to attend, in keeping with media studies. A few of the extra recognizable attendees included Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Kim Kardashian and Tom Brady.
The sudden arrival of such high-power stars has led to protests from Venice locals and the creation of the “No Area for Bezos” marketing campaign. That push comes amid broader pushback towards vacationers throughout Europe, with some blaming them for elevated prices and lease.
This would be the second marriage for each Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55. Bezos was beforehand married to philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, however the pair divorced in 2019. Sánchez’s first marriage was to Patrick Whitesell, the chief chair of expertise agency Endeavor. Additionally they cut up in 2019.
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Listed here are among the celebrities who have been seen attending Thursday’s reception:
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