Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s upcoming wedding in Venice is sparking controversy as locals express their frustration over the event’s impact on the city.
A massive 65-by-65-foot banner was unveiled in Venice’s
famous St. Mark’s Square, demanding that Bezos pay more taxes, especially given
the scale of the wedding and the city’s rental. The banner was put up by the
campaign group Everyone Hates Elon in partnership with Greenpeace, sending a
clear message that has captured public attention.
The group criticized Bezos, the world’s third-richest man with a net worth of $220 billion, for shutting down large parts of Venice for the wedding. They called it "ridiculous" that he can hold such an event while the Italian government struggles to finance public services.
In a statement, a spokesperson said, “While ordinary people
struggle to pay the bills, there are more billionaires than ever before. These
two things are obviously connected; they’re getting richer at our expense. It’s
not rocket science: tax billionaires like Jeff Bezos now.”
This banner is the latest in a series of protest posters
that have appeared around the city in recent weeks, although Bezos and Sanchez
appear to be ignoring the backlash.
The couple and their guests are reportedly staying at the
Aman Venice hotel, which is fully booked from June 25 to June 29 in
anticipation of the wedding. Despite the protests, the event is moving forward,
with the banners serving as a vivid reminder of the public scrutiny surrounding
the high-profile ceremony
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