The upcoming wedding of one of the richest people on the planet, Jeff Bezos, and 54-year-old TV host Lauren Sanchez has become a hot topic among billionaires. Rumors that the newlyweds might spend $600 million on the celebration have drawn reactions from Elon Musk and Bill Ackman.
Earlier, tabloids reported that the wedding is allegedly set to take place during the weekend immediately following Christmas in Aspen, which means this very weekend.
According to the Daily Mail, the 60-year-old Amazon founder has reserved an exclusive fine-dining restaurant offering Eastern cuisine in the area, and the ceremony itself will be held at Kevin Costner’s ranch located at the resort.
Guests, who are expected to include business elites and showbiz stars, are reportedly going to be accommodated in a five-star hotel.
However, following the publications, Bezos, whose fortune is estimated at $194 billion, personally reached out to refute this information.
“All of this is complete nonsense. The old saying ‘don’t believe everything you see’ is truer today than ever,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Not everyone online understood the businessman’s outrage over the leak, as earlier the engagement of the couple had been reported by major media outlets.
According to the press, Bezos proposed to Sanchez aboard his $500M yacht back in May 2023, in the presence of Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kris Jenner.
Meanwhile, billionaire Bill Ackman commented on reports about the expenses for the upcoming “wedding of the year”:
“It’s hard to believe. You simply cannot spend that much money unless, of course, you’ve decided to buy each of your guests a house in Aspen,” he said on X.
Elon Musk, whose net worth reached $400 billion following the U.S. presidential election, also chimed in:
“Nevertheless, I hope you have a magnificent wedding. It’s comforting to know that grand events happen somewhere in the world, even if you’re not there. A world where amazing things happen is better than a world where they don’t,” Musk wrote.
The romance between Bezos and Sanchez began in 2018 when both were still married. As a result, the Amazon founder divorced his wife, MacKenzie, after 25 years of marriage. Together, they had three biological children and one adopted child.
Bezos’ ex-wife was awarded $35 billion in the divorce settlement, making her the fourth-richest woman in the world. Sanchez also divorced her husband, with whom she has a daughter. Now, she regularly shares photos with Bezos on her social media and talks about their “quiet” life with the billionaire.
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