US EditionVenice Residents Protest Bezos-Sanchez Wedding Ahead of June Ceremony
- Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez will hold their three-day wedding starting June 24, 2025, on Venice's island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
- The couple's two-year engagement followed Bezos' 2019 divorce from Mackenzie Scott, which cost him a $38 billion Amazon stake.
- Venetian locals protest the wedding due to tourism overcrowding and environmental harm, with signs like “No space for Bezos” displayed citywide.
- Fewer than 200 guests will attend the under £10 million wedding planned by George and Amal Clooney’s team, featuring many celebrities and politicians.
- The event may worsen Venice's pollution and overtourism problems despite reduced scale, as critics highlight Bezos' carbon-heavy yacht and private jets arrivals.
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In Venice, residents protest against the planned luxury wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. "Venice is not for sale," said the group No Space for Bezos (No place for Bezos, note). Venice becomes a playground for super rich people, while locals could hardly afford to live. The group unrolled a banner with a red cross over the name of the billionaire at the bell tower of the church of San Giorgio on an island opposite the old town. Jeff Bezos (6…
Jeff Bezos is getting married in Venice. Locals don't like it and have started a campaign against the wedding. - We are not a playground for billionaires, says protester Alice Bazzoli.
Jeff Bezos this month marries his fiancée Lauren Sánchez in Venice. While the super-rich enjoys a luxury wedding, many Italians hardly get over it.
Jeff Bezos’ symbol of wealth and his wedding not welcome in Venice
Venetian city leaders have claimed that Jeff Bezos’ wedding in late June will not benefit ordinary residents, who are already fed up with the crowds of tourists packing their beautiful city’s streets like sardines in a can. The billionaire Amazon founder, whose wedding has been delayed because his lawyers are busy with a prenup to protect his $220 billion, is set to marry journalist Lauren… Source
The Amazon Founder's luxury gift, Jeff Bezos, with Lauren Sánchez, scheduled to take place at the end of June in Venice, has eliminated a number of locals and activists who accuse the city of turning into a "tillion field", at the bottom of the most acute crisis generated by excessive tourism, writes The Guardian.
In Venice there are more and more protests against the wedding of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. The police are in alarm readiness!
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