Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry may face protests at Bezos-Sanchez wedding

It looks like Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez may have picked the wrong time in history to throw their lavish dream wedding in Venice with their image-conscious A-list guests potentially having to pass through a gauntlet of anti-oligarch protesters to get to the ceremony in the ancient Italian city Last Friday Venetians representing various local groups gathered on the famous Rialto Bridge spanning the Grand Canal and unfurled a No Space for Bezos banner the New York Times broadcasted They vowed to organize a series of protests on the days in late June when hundreds of guests are expected to descend on the lagoon city for a dayslong extravaganza celebrating the nuptials of the billionaire Amazon founder and his former TV journalist fianc e Expected celebrity guests include Kim Kardashian Oprah Winfrey Katy Perry Gayle King Eva Longoria and Donald Trump s daughter Ivanka Trump Bezos will never get to the Misericordia one protest organizer Federica Toninello explained others at the Rialto Bridge gathering the New York Times communicated The Misericordia a former charity hall turned events space is considered to be a anticipated venue for the ceremony or a related party To loud applause Toninello noted We have to block Bezos We will line the streets with our bodies block the canals with lifesavers dinghies and our boats A 'No Jeff Bezos wedding' protest poster is attached on a wall in Venice Italy Thursday June AP Photo Luca Bruno Toninello and other organizers are trying to whip up resistance to the latest massive event that they say has turned their hometown and world heritage site which has long suffered from the effects of excessive tourism into a playground for the rich The Guardian also disclosed They object to municipal leaders allowing massively wealthy people like Bezos and Sanchez to bring Venice to a standstill by taking over certain parts of the city rendering neighborhoods and landmarks inaccessible to regular people and to thousands of regular tourists visiting daily at this time of year Locals also expressed concern about the disruptions to people s daily lives due to the need to provide safeguard for top-tier guests and they even blame rising housing costs and a dwindling resident population on the influx of ultra-wealthy people This wedding really is the symbol of all that is wrong with Venice instructor Marta Sottoriva described The Guardian Another protester Na Haby Stella Faye was quoted by the New York Times saying Let s make sure that Venice is not remembered as a postcard venue where Bezos had his wedding but as the city that did not bend to oligarchs We have a chance to disrupt a million wedding let s do it The exact date of the wedding and related events are top secret further fueling local frustrations It s assumed that the parties are expected to start June although various say the wedding itself won t be held until June The Guardian communicated While the guest list has not been made population TMZ and other outlets have informed that it includes Katy Perry Kim Kardashian Kris Jenner and Eva Longoria all members of Sanchez s Bride Tribe as The Cut also stated Meanwhile TMZ also stated that Donald Trump s daughter and son-in-law Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were invited as were Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King The viable presence of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner may not bode well for several organizers The Guardian released It serves as a reminder that Bezos and Sanchez manifested their embrace of Trump s leadership by standing with him his family and other tech billionaires at his inauguration in January offering a display of oligarchy and the powerful influence they expect to wield in Trump s America as The Guardian shared in January Meanwhile Perry and King joined Sanchez on what turned out to be a much-maligned April space ride aboard one of Bezos Blue Origin rockets While the space ride was billed as an exercise in female empowerment and scientific exploration it lasted only about minutes and was widely excoriated as just a luxury space-tourism PR stunt on behalf of Bezos and Sanchez The space ride also has become a target of mockery for Venetians inspiring their No space for Bezos campaign It s been informed that the extravaganza could cost anywhere from million to million the New York Times revealed Part of that cost reportedly involves taking a fleet of water taxis out of circulation during peak tourist season City hall executives have tried to defend the Bezos-Sanchez wedding taking place in Venice especially because of the riches they say it will bring to the city the New York Times and The Guardian communicated They argue that Venice is experienced in hosting major events including a few weddings each year and insist that locals won t be inconvenienced But their political rivals say the wedding won t benefit ordinary Venetians in the slightest The Guardian communicated Giovanni Andrea Martini a councillor for the opposition announced that Bezos the third richest person in the world should at least consider making up for the disruption his wedding will cause by donating money towards restoring specific homes that have been abandoned in the city