The Italian city said speculations about the event are “completely unfounded.”
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A wedding between billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez will be hosted in Venice, the Italian city said Saturday, as local officials decried “fake news” that claimed the event would feature hundreds of attendees and disrupt locals and tourists.Key Facts
Venice will host Bezos’ nuptials with Sanchez in an event featuring 200 guests, a limit creating ease for the city to “accommodate such an event, without disruption whatsoever to the city, its residents and visitors,” the city said in a statement.
Venice did not disclose the date for Bezos’ wedding in its announcement, though city officials have reportedly confirmed a three-day celebration will span June 24 to June 26.
The city appeared to deny reports by Italian outlets that claimed the wedding had booked most of Venice’s gondolas and water taxis, noting that Venice has “categorically not booked large amounts of gondolas or excessive numbers of water taxis.
