EXCLUSIVE: JEFF & LAUREN’S WEDDING NIGHTMARE — PLANS UNRAVEL AS PROTESTS, PANIC AND A-LIST DROPOUTS SHAKE VENICE
PLUS: ROYALS REJECT HARRY’S OLIVE BRANCH, AND KRISTIN CHENOWETH MELTS DOWN AFTER NBA ANTHEM FLOP
EXCLUSIVE: VENICE WEDDING IN CHAOS FOR JEFF & LAUREN
What was supposed to be the wedding of the century is devolving into a luxury fiasco with a very public price tag.
#ShuterScoop can reveal that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s ultra-exclusive, three-day wedding celebration in Venice is rapidly turning from “romance in the Renaissance” to “disaster on the Grand Canal.”
With furious protesters taking over the city, VIP guests quietly backing out, and logistical headaches mounting by the hour, insiders say the couple’s dream day is becoming a PR nightmare.
“This is spiraling fast,” one source admits. “Jeff thought he was buying a fairytale — instead he’s being painted as the villain in a billionaire horror show.”
On Monday, Greenpeace unfurled a massive banner in St. Mark’s Square featuring a grinning Bezos alongside the message: “If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax.”
The moment lit a firestorm online — and on the cobblestones. Locals have since flooded the city with anti-Bezos signs, including “Veniceland: Playground for Oligarchs” and “No Space for Bezos.” Some are even planning to block the canals in protest.
“The backlash is real,” a planner confessed. “Even the nobility they hired to coordinate this — yes, actual nobles — are now on damage control.”
And guests? They're fleeing.
“A-listers don’t want to be snapped on yachts with champagne while protesters chant from gondolas,” another insider said.
Kim Kardashian, Oprah, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ivanka Trump were all on the list. But now?
“The guest list is thinning,” a source sighed. “This isn’t a wedding anymore — it’s a war zone with a dress code.”
EXCLUSIVE: HARRY’S OLIVE BRANCH REJECTED — “WE CAN’T TRUST HIM,” ROYALS WHISPER
Prince Harry may have extended an invitation, but the palace is not extending trust.
#ShuterScoop hears King Charles and Prince William are not planning to attend the 2027 Invictus Games, despite Harry’s offer to reunite onstage in Birmingham.
“Looks like an olive branch,” says one aide, “but feels like bait.”
Behind the scenes, royal insiders believe the invite is just another setup for a Netflix special or an Oprah sequel. With the event overlapping Queen Camilla’s 80th birthday — the palace already has the perfect excuse.
“There’s no appetite for another headline-making reunion,” a source says. “Harry’s had plenty of platforms. Why would this be different?”
Fueling suspicion: Meghan’s attendance is still unclear, and the UK continues to deny Harry’s demand for police protection.
“The family feels burned,” one insider confides. “This isn’t peace — it’s PR.”
EXCLUSIVE: KRISTIN CHENOWETH MELTDOWN AFTER NBA ANTHEM FLOP — “SHE’S CRUSHED,” FRIEND SAYS
Kristin Chenoweth sang her heart out — and then spiraled.
The Broadway icon stunned NBA Finals fans with a dramatic, operatic take on the national anthem in Oklahoma City. But while the hometown crowd cheered, Twitter was savage.
“She thought it went well — until the trolling started,” says a friend.
Critics called her final riff “Phantom-level dramatic,” with one user asking if she was auditioning for “Les Mis.”
Privately, sources say Kristin was devastated. “She posted a cryptic quote — but that was pure spin,” one insider reveals. “Behind the scenes, she was spiraling. She even offered to delete the video.”
Even worse? A music insider tells us: “Kristin made it about her — not the anthem, not the team. That’s why it bombed.”
Now she’s licking her wounds, rethinking future performances — and maybe saving those high notes for her shower.