Jeff Bezos denies $600 million Christmas wedding to Lauren Sánchez

“None of this is true.” On X (formerly Twitter), Jeff Bezos spoke out to refute rumors about his potential expensive marriage to his partner since 2019, Lauren Sánchez. According to information shared by the Daily Mail the couple would have planned to get married with great fanfare on December 28 in the very upscale ski resort of Aspen, for the modest sum of 600 million dollars.

According to “a well-placed source”, the couple would have privatized the sushi restaurant Matsuhisa, one of the most chic establishments in the resort, and the guests would all be accommodated in one of the best hotels in the city. An entire weekend of celebration, including a ceremony on top of a mountain and in the Dunbar Ranch, owned by actor and director Kevin Costner, friend of the couple.

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But the rumor was quickly denied by the main person concerned. As of this Sunday evening, the founder of Amazon took the floor to refute the information from the British media. “The old adage 'Don't believe everything you read' is more true today than it ever was,” he wrote. Today, lies can travel around the world before the truth comes out.”

“Be careful”

“So, be careful and don’t be gullible,” added the 60-year-old businessman on his X account. Visibly upset, the CEO of Amazon also attacked the media who covered the affair. “It will be interesting to see if all the media outlets that ‘covered’ and reported this information will make a correction when it comes.”

The couple got engaged in May 2023, after five years of dating. According to People they were “on cloud nine” and “madly in love” when the engagement was announced. “Her engagement ring is beyond stunning. And huge! She keeps looking at it and playing with it,” a source told the magazine at the time.