Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was forced to deal with reports that he planned to drop his $600 million wedding in Aspen, Colorado, to Lauren Sanchez as “completely false.”
“This whole thing is completely untrue – none of this is happening,” Bezos, 60, wrote on the platform in response to Sunday morning’s gunshot.
“The old saying ‘don’t believe everything you read’ is even more true today than ever before,” the Washington Post owner continued.
Jeff Bezos says reports that he plans to spend $600 million on an Aspen wedding are “completely false.” Getty Images
“Now lies can travel around the world before the truth can put on its pants. So be careful, folks, and don’t be gullible.”
Bezos’ rebuttal cited an X post from fellow billionaire and Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman, who decried the inappropriate wedding price tag as “not credible,” noting that spending such a lavish amount was impossible “unless you buy a house for all your guests ‘.
Bezos posted this message with the adage “don’t believe everything you read.” @JeffBezos/X
Daily Mail was first to report the claims, citing a “well-placed source” who reportedly said the ceremony would take place at actor Kevin Costner’s 160-acre Aspen ranch.
The outlet also reported that the wedding — which would reportedly take place next weekend — would include a mountaintop ceremony and that “private mansions” would be booked for each of the wedding guests at the tony mountain resort.
The couple made their relationship public in 2019 and kept a low profile until the tycoon’s divorce from his first wife, MacKenzie Scott, was finalized.
They got engaged in May 2023.
The couple went public in 2019. AFP via Getty Images
With a net worth of around $250 billion, and right behind Tesla CEO and Trump bestie Elon Musk for the title of richest man in the world, Bezos is a frequent target of the anti-capitalist left, which has flocked to X for the dubious condemn practices. lavish wedding rumors.
“That’s not a $600 million wedding, that’s Jeff Bezos giving his middle finger to the entire world,” moaned one commenter.
“To put this in perspective, Bezos could give EVERYONE of his 275,000 Amazon delivery workers a $2,000 raise and it would be CHEAPER than his wedding by $50 MILLION dollars!” wrote another, apparently accepting the gossip as gospel truth.
Amazon workers are currently on strike in several states, including New York, to have the company offer a contract that guarantees better working conditions and higher wages.
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