Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been forced to call out reports that he planned to drop $600 million on his wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Aspen, Colorado as “completely false.”
“This whole thing is completely false. Nothing like this has happened.” Bezos, 60, wrote on stage: In response to Sunday morning's rant.
“The old adage, 'Don't believe everything you read,' is truer today than ever before,” the Washington Post owner continued.
“Now, a lie can spread around the world before the truth sinks in. So everyone, be careful not to be fooled.”
Bezos rebuttal quote ×post Bill Ackman, a fellow billionaire and CEO of Pershing Square, dismissed the price tag for such an unsightly wedding as “unbelievable” and said such luxuries “unless you're buying a house for each guest.” He pointed out that it is impossible to spend such an amount.
The Daily Mail first reported the claims, citing “informed sources” that the ceremony was scheduled to take place at actor Kevin Costner's 160-acre Aspen ranch.
The outlet also said the wedding, which is said to take place next weekend, will include a mountaintop ceremony and a “private mansion” reserved for all wedding guests at the Mt Tony resort. reported to be included.
The pair went public with their relationship in 2019, but kept a low profile until his divorce from first wife Mackenzie Scott was finalized.
They got engaged in May 2023.
Bezos, who has a net worth of about $250 billion and falls just short of Tesla CEO and Trump ally Elon Musk for the title of world's richest man, has been a frequent target of the anti-capitalist left, and they is accusing X of suspicious people in droves. Rumors of a luxurious wedding.
“It's not a $600 million wedding. It's like Jeff Bezos giving the whole world the middle finger,” one commenter groaned.
“To put this into perspective, Mr. Bezos could give all 275,000 Amazon delivery drivers a $2000 raise and that would be $50 million cheaper than his wedding!” said another. wrote, apparently accepting gossip as gospel truth.
Amazon workers are currently on strike in several states, including New York, to force the company to offer them a contract that guarantees better working conditions and higher wages.
