EXCLUSIVE: JEFF BEZOS REFUSED TO PAY $12 MILLION FOR GAGA AND ELTON
PLUS: TAYLOR SWIFT BACKS OFF POLITICS AFTER MAGA BACKLASH — AND ANNE BURRELL LEFT BEHIND BIG DEBTS
EXCLUSIVE: JEFF BEZOS REFUSED TO PAY $12M FOR GAGA & ELTON
“They wanted $6 million EACH — Jeff said, ‘Put on a playlist.’”
Leave it to Jeff Bezos to throw a $50 million wedding… and still say no to Gaga.
Insiders tell #ShuterScoop that the Amazon founder and his bride Lauren Sánchez went all out for their star-studded Venetian nuptials — but drew the line at one jaw-dropping price tag: $12 million for wedding singers.
“Elton John and Lady Gaga each cost $6 million for a single night. Jeff said, ‘Absolutely not.’”
Instead of shelling out the cost of a small moon landing, Bezos tapped DJ Cassidy to spin at the afterparty, held in a historic fortress only accessible by boat. “The vibe was still luxe,” one guest shrugs. “But everyone was waiting for Gaga to emerge from a gondola or Elton to descend from the sky in Swarovski.”
Instead? Guests danced to ‘Just Dance’ — courtesy of Spotify.
Still, the bride sparkled in her second Dolce & Gabbana gown, and guests toasted into the night with free-flowing champagne. “The couple were the show,” a guest admitted. “But let’s be real — some of us came for Gaga.”
One source summed it up best: “It was the wedding of the year — but don’t expect Beyoncé prices from a man who built his fortune on free shipping.”
EXCLUSIVE: TAYLOR SWIFT BACKS AWAY FROM POLITICS AFTER MAGA BACKLASH
#ShuterScoop has learned that the pop titan is retreating from political discourse after backlash exploded over her photo with Travis Kelce and the MAGA-linked hosts of Bussin’ With The Boys.
“They were giddy,” one insider said. “Taylor and Travis posed with the podcast hosts without thinking. But once the internet clocked their Trump ties? Meltdown.”
After being praised for standing against Trump in 2020, fans felt blindsided. “She used to be our political queen,” sighed one fan. “Now she’s posing with guys who worship Trump?”
But a source close to Taylor insists this wasn’t an endorsement — it was exhaustion. “She stuck her neck out last time and got burned. She doesn’t want to do that again — not now.”
So will she speak up in 2028? Maybe. For now, insiders say Taylor’s pulling back — choosing peace, love, and record-breaking sales over political heat.
“She’s choosing calm,” said one insider. “And Swifties are choosing chaos.”
EXCLUSIVE: ANNE BURRELL LIVED BIG — BUT LEFT BIG DEBTS BEHIND
Chef Anne Burrell served sass and spice on the Food Network — but behind the scenes, sources say the star was struggling with more than just recipes.
“She lived like a queen,” a friend tells #ShuterScoop. “Lavish travel, designer clothes, assistants, home makeovers — all on a cook’s paycheck.”
Burrell’s estate is worth around $2 million — surprising low for a woman with hit shows, best-selling books, and high-profile restaurant gigs. Even more surprising? She still owed over $1 million on her Brooklyn apartment.
“She never cut back,” says an insider. “Even when TV slowed down, Anne kept spending like it was 2012.”
The beloved chef, who died at 55, was known for her infectious joy. But friends now wonder if that sparkle was hiding deeper stress. “She gave so much,” says one confidant. “But she might’ve been quietly drowning.”
With cause of death still under investigation — and whispers of an overdose making the rounds — Anne’s legacy is now a complicated stew: talent, excess, and emotional weight hidden behind glittering kitchen confidence.
“She fed our hearts,” a friend says. “But who was feeding hers?”
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