Bezos shoots down $600M wedding rumors: ‘Don’t believe everything you read’

Billionaire Jeff Bezos was shot dead on Sunday, amid reports that he was about to donate a staggering $600 million to his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, for a star-studded wedding in Aspen.

Wedding news came from a private source Daily Mail The report cited three unnamed sources who said the Amazon founder’s lavish wedding was planned for December 28. The report claimed that actor Kevin Costner’s Dunbar Ranch and sushi restaurant Matsuhisa will be the ceremony and reception venues.

Numerous other sites also picked up the story, citing the Daily Mail. One such report caught the attention of Bezos’ billionaire friend Bill Ackman, who wrote that the dollar figure on X was “unconvincing.”

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“You can’t spend that much money unless you buy a house for each of your guests,” Ackman said.

Bezos, who has an estimated fortune of $238.5 billion, responded to Ackman’s tweet, not only objecting to the price tag but also appearing to imply that a wedding was not planned for next weekend.

Bezos wrote to X: “And all of this is completely false; none of this is happening.” “The old adage ‘don’t believe everything you read’ is more true today than ever.”

Bezos continued by paraphrasing a quote often attributed to Mark Twain.

“Now lies can spread around the world before the truth even gets its pants on. So be careful folks and don’t be naive,” he wrote.

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Bezos said “it will be interesting to see if there will be a correction as all the outlets that have ‘covered’ and re-reported this issue come and go and it doesn’t happen.”

Bezos, 60, and Sanchez, 55, have been engaged since May 2023. Before we got engaged, their relationship It took about five years. Both had previous marriages, and Bezos had split from Mackenzie Scott after two decades.

Bezos’ net worth makes him the second richest man in the world after Elon Musk. According to Forbes.

Currently owned by Washington Post and aerospace company Blue Origin.

“This is an important reminder to you, as the owner of one of the major newspapers in the country, why it is so important that you take the necessary steps to make sure your reporters get the facts right,” Ackman said in response. he said. Bezos debunking marriage rumors.

Sanchez is a New York Times bestselling author, According to her Instagram bio, she is an Emmy-winning journalist and vice president of the Bezos Earth Fund.

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Blue Origin did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ question about whether Bezos and Sanchez would marry the weekend after Christmas.

FOX Business’s Aislinn Murphy contributed to this report.