2 weeks Ago By Hannah Furnell
The 2025 Met Gala will have two fewer A-listers on its attendance list as Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are reportedly not attending ahead of their Italian wedding. The billionaire and his fiancée , who recently boarded the Amazon CEO's latest Blue Origin flight, are all set to have their high-profile nuptials in Venice, with some major players set to be in attendance. Vogue might even be covering the event as Anna Wintour is in talks with the soon-to-be-married couple, but they mentioned “nothing is settled yet.
" Carrie Underwood 'pushed' for American Idol show crew felt was 'inappropriate' Paul McCartney reveals why he used secret fake name on classic song The pair is reportedly excited to host the three-day June extravaganza, from June 26 to 29, and an insider told Page Six, “It makes sense to have the biggest wedding of the year covered in Vogue.” Close friends Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are on the guest list. Donald Trump Jr.
and new love, Bettina Anderson — Sanchez's friend from South Florida — are set to attend as well. The source added that the couple’s tradition of attending the Met Gala, which is slated to take place on May 5, 2025, might not continue as they won't be "going this year.” Bezos has been a longtime friend of Wintour, dating back to 2012 when Amazon first sponsored the Met Gala and he attended with then-wife Mackenzie Scott.
At the time, he took styling advice from the editor, who advised him to team a pocket square with his Tom Ford tux. However, Bezos and Sanchez were later mocked for their 2023 Vogue shoot, when Bezos wore a cowboy hat and showed off his muscles in a white T-shirt in photos taken at his Texas ranch. The future groom is believed to have made a trip to Venice a few weeks ago to look at possible venues and to meet Venice’s mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, who has denied that the wedding will bring chaos to the city.
“We are mutually working and supporting the organizers to ensure that the event will be absolutely respectful of the fragility and uniqueness of the city,” Brugnaro said last month. DON'T MISS..
. Katy Perry hit with low ticket sales for latest tour as up to 70 percent unsold Katy Perry speaks out on Carrie Underwood American Idol debut after inauguration Lauren Sanchez concerns many with worrying post on 'turbulent' start to year Meanwhile, Sanchez and her all-female Blue Origin crew have been receiving hate for boarding the flight. The private spaceflight company founded by Bezos launched its 11th human spaceflight mission, NS-31, on April 14, featuring Sanchez, Katy Perry , TV personality and talk show host Gayle King , bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
Several celebrities spoke out, calling the trip wasteful, tone-deaf, and simply unnecessary. Model Emily Ratajkowski posted her reaction on TikTok shortly after the launch. “That’s end time s--t,” she said.
“Like, this is beyond parody.” Actress Olivia Wilde reacted with sarcasm, reposting a meme from @betches on her Instagram Story. The meme featured Katy Perry exiting the capsule, captioned: “Getting off a commercial flight in 2025.
” Wilde added, “Billion dollars bought some good memes I guess.” Olivia Munn voiced her concern earlier in the month on Today with Jenna and Friends, saying: “I know this probably isn’t the cool thing to say, but there are so many other things that are so important in the world right now. What are you guys gonna do up in space? What are you doing up there?” She went on: “The average American can’t even afford eggs .
What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? I think it’s a bit gluttonous .” Perry, who had the "journey of a lifetime" launching into space, was mocked by fast-food chain Wendy's and her pop rival, Kesha . The official page for the fast-food place commented on a photo of the singer in her space suit, shared by Pop Crave, which had the caption: "Katy Perry has returned from space.
" Wendy's responded with a comment that read: "Can we send her back?".
