EXCLUSIVE: THE BEZOS EFFECT — VENICE WEDDINGS TAKE A HIT AFTER $50M SPECTACLE
PLUS: LAUREN SÁNCHEZ FEELS “HURT” BY EVA LONGORIA SNUB, AND JEFF BEZOS PLOTS PAYBACK ON ROSIE O’DONNELL OVER “FAKE FEMBOT” SLUR
EXCLUSIVE: VENICE WEDDINGS TAKE A HIT AFTER $50M SPECTACLE
First came the Clooney Bump. Now? It's the Bezos Bust.
Following Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s jaw-droppingly extravagant $50 million wedding weekend in Venice, destination wedding bookings in the floating city have taken a nosedive, multiple insiders tell #ShuterScoop. What was once the gold standard for glam nuptials after George and Amal Clooney’s 2014 "I do" is suddenly being crossed off bridal vision boards across the globe.
“After Clooney, Venice exploded—brides wanted gondolas, Aperol, and that same old-world magic,” says a top international wedding planner. “After Bezos? They’re asking for literally anywhere but Venice.”
The shift, dubbed The Bezos Effect, isn’t just anecdotal. Luxury travel agents and hoteliers alike confirm that clients now associate Venice with over-the-top, tone-deaf decadence—thanks to the Bezos bash that shut down canals, clogged the Grand Lagoon with mega-yachts, and drew public ire from everyone from Charlize Theron to Rosie O’Donnell.
“People keep using the word ‘obnoxious,’” one luxury planner confides. “Nobody wants their wedding to be the punchline of a billionaire’s ego trip.”
Even a Venetian hotelier admitted, “After Clooney, the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. After Bezos? Crickets. They’re scared of the backlash.”
Proof, perhaps, that even the richest man in the world can’t buy cool. And that too much champagne and too little self-awareness might just ruin a city’s wedding appeal—one gold-plated gondola at a time.
EXCLUSIVE: LAUREN SÁNCHEZ “HURT” EVA LONGORIA SKIPPED THE BEZOS WEDDING — “SHE COULD’VE MADE IT WORK”
Lauren Sánchez had everything—fireworks, fashion, Oprah—but there was one thing missing: Eva Longoria.
Despite their close friendship and recent joint Parisian bachelorette bash, Eva was a no-show at Sánchez’s lavish $50 million Venice wedding. Instead, she was photographed just across the Med in Marbella, Spain, hand-in-hand with husband José Bastón, who was recovering from surgery—but clearly not too injured for beach PDA.
“She could’ve made it work,” a source close to Sánchez tells #ShuterScoop. “She was in Europe. She is the boss and did no have to film on that day. It stung.”
While reps for both women declined to comment, insiders say Lauren isn’t over it. “She showed up for Eva’s milestones. This was Lauren’s. And she noticed who didn’t show up.”
Another wedding guest put it more bluntly: “In Lauren’s world, presence equals loyalty. And Eva bounced that check.”
EXCLUSIVE: JEFF BEZOS PLOTS PAYBACK AFTER ROSIE O’DONNELL SLAMS “FAKE FEMBOT” BRIDE LAUREN SÁNCHEZ
Don’t let the white tux fool you—Jeff Bezos is out for blood.
Sources close to the Amazon founder say he’s fuming after Rosie O’Donnell publicly blasted his $50M wedding and mocked bride Lauren Sánchez as a “fake fembot.” In a viral Instagram post, Rosie accused Bezos of trading in his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott for a silicone version of success and dubbed the couple's wedding “gross excess.”
“She’s crushed,” a source close to Sánchez says. “This was her fairytale. And Rosie set it on fire.”
Bezos, who usually brushes off criticism, is taking this one personally. “Attack him? Fine,” says a friend. “Attack Lauren? He won’t let that slide.”
Meanwhile, Robin Thicke’s wife, April Love Geary, jumped into the fray, defending Lauren against the social media dogpile: “It’s sad to see women tearing down other women.”
But others—including Charlize Theron and Olivia Munn—have also thrown shade at the wedding spectacle. And sources say Bezos has a long memory—and a serious grudge.
“Rosie might want to rethink her Amazon Prime subscription,” one insider joked. “Jeff doesn’t forget. And this isn’t over.”
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