One of the world’s richest, Jeff Bezos (61), will this week marry former TV journalist Lauren Sanchez (55) in Venice.
The couple, and their guests, baths in luxury and do not save on the crown when it comes to the festivities that extend over three days.
But the Italy wedding, where among others Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian are among the 200 expected to participate, meet with protests in the city.
Large banners are located around the city, where there are things like “If you can afford to rent Venice for your wedding, you can afford to pay more taxes”.
Local activists from the group “No Space for Bezos” are behind the demonstrations.
– He treats the whole city as a private ballroom, as if the inhabitants do not exist, one of the activists, Alice Bazzoli, recently stated to Sky News.
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Among other things, they believe that the wedding creates challenges for the locals, and worries about environmental damage Bezo’s giant yacht to $ 500 million can create.
Now it may seem that the protesters may have won – at least a bit. The Guardian writes that the couple is now moving location for the wedding party.
Bezos and Sanches were scheduled to hold the party in the Scuola Grande Della Misericordia, a majestic building from the 16th century.
But now the two must have had to move it to Arsenale, a historic shipyard surrounded by large brick walls, after activists threatened to fill the channels with inflatable crocodiles, to block celebrity guests from entering.
The new location will make it more difficult for protesters to penetrate, the newspaper writes.
According to local press releases, the prey is also due to security concerns after the United States attacked Iran, especially because Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, arrived on the city on Tuesday.
The Venice authorities have sharpened security throughout the city.
There are no accurate dates or details about the wedding, but it is believed that the celebration will kick off on Thursday, with the wedding Friday and the big party on Saturday, writes The Guardian concludes.
