Venice divided forward of billionaire Bezos’ ‘marriage ceremony of the century’

Jeff Bezos set to marry Laura Sanchez in lavish model

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Some Venetians have protested in opposition to the movie star marriage ceremony

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Locals say Venice suffers from over-tourism, wants housing

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Mayor says the nuptials will profit native companies

ROME, – Venice is split forward of subsequent week’s movie star marriage ceremony of U.S. tech-tycoon Jeff Bezos and Laura Sanchez, with some wanting ahead to the glitz and glamour, whereas others worry it is going to flip the scenic metropolis of gondolas and palazzi into an amusement park.

Many particulars of the marriage are nonetheless beneath wraps – together with the exact day it is going to occur – however it’s sure that scores of stars from movie, style and enterprise will arrive to see Bezos tie the knot – offered they’ll get previous the protesters.

One group has plastered banners on town’s well-known Rialto Bridge studying “No house for Bezos!” and threatened peaceable blockades, complaining that the medieval and Renaissance metropolis wants public companies and housing, not celebrities and over-tourism.

“Bezos arrogantly believes he can take over town and switch it into his personal personal social gathering venue,” stated Tommaso Cacciari, a number one gentle of the “No house for Bezos” marketing campaign.

Mayor Luigi Brugnaro and regional governor Luca Zaia, then again, argue that the marriage will convey an financial windfall to native companies, together with the motor boats and gondolas that function its myriad canals.

Eleven years in the past actor George Clooney married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in Venice, turning town into Hollywood on the Adriatic with a weekend of lavish celebrations.

Then, locals and vacationers alike had been excited to witness a memorable second within the metropolis’s lengthy historical past of internet hosting stars for its movie competition, the world’s oldest.

Bezos, 61, the founding father of e-commerce big Amazon and the world’s third-richest man, bought engaged to journalist Sanchez, 55, in 2023, 4 years after the collapse of his 25-year marriage to Mackenzie Scott.

After a swirl of media hypothesis concerning the venue of what has been dubbed “the marriage of the century” Brugnaro confirmed in March that it will happen in Venice, which final 12 months started charging vacationers a charge to enter town.

The date is predicted to be a while between June 23-28 within the midst of three days of fashionable celebrations.

Within the face of early protests from residents who feared the arrival of hundreds of celebrities and hangers-on, town issued an announcement clarifying that it will contain round 200 company and wouldn’t disrupt Venetians’ on a regular basis life.

Bezos and Scott had 4 kids collectively, whereas Sanchez was beforehand married to Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell, with whom she has two kids. She additionally has a son with NFL tight finish Tony Gonzalez.

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