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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Forge Ahead With Venice Wedding After Activists Threaten to Block a Canal With Inflatable Crocodiles
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are forging ahead with their Venice wedding plans after activists threatened to block a canal with inflatable crocodiles
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Emmy-winning journalist, pilot and entrepreneur Lauren Sánchez are in Venice forging forward with their planned wedding celebrations despite protests from activists who claim the lagoon city is becoming a playground for the rich to the detriment of local inhabitants. The three-day wedding celebration kicks off Thursday with a party in the cloisters of Madonna dell’Orto, a medieval church in central Venice that has been cordoned off to isolate the area from activists who have been mounting a “No Space for Bezos” campaign. The activists have already scored a partial victory forcing organizers to move the lavish celebrations that were supposed to culminate in a mega-party Saturday at the sumptuous 16th century Scuola Grande della Misericordia building.
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