Why Katy Perry Skipped Bezos-Sánchez Italian Wedding
Fantastic, another billionaire wedding and guess who’s off lighting stages instead of sipping prosecco in Venice. Katy Perry didn’t flake on Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s weeklong Italian nuptials because she’s harboring a vendetta—she’s got a tour to run. As Venice’s canals echoed with A-list arrivals on June 26, the “Firework” singer was belting her hits in Adelaide, Australia. I told you so: if you’re headlining a major tour, you can’t exactly slip away for water taxis and gondola photo ops.
Here’s the rundown you might’ve missed while scrolling through your algorithmic feed. Two months ago Katy launched her Lifetimes Tour in Mexico City. Since June 9 she’s been crossing off Aussie cities: two shows in Perth, then touching down in Adelaide on June 26 for four consecutive nights. After that, she’ll jet back to the U.S. to keep the tour train rolling into July. So yeah, being “MIA” in Venice wasn’t a headline surprise—it was logistics 101.
Meanwhile, her soon-to-be ex, Orlando Bloom, decided solo was the new plus-one. The Pirates of the Caribbean star showed up at The Gritti Palace hotel in a tan suit with a casually undone dress shirt. He even bumped into Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Scooter Braun during a laid-back lunch—because nothing says “low-key” like lunching with momagers and reality royalties. Later, Bloom hopped on a water taxi to join the wedding festivities, proving once again that exes can coexist at over-the-top parties when there’s good catering.
But wait, there’s more eye-rolling guest glamour. Oprah Winfrey dazzled in all white on the tarmac at Venice Marco Polo Airport, while Tom Brady swapped cleats for a Nobull sweatsuit en route to his boat transfer. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner flew in before being whisked off to St. Regis. And fashion’s own Domenico Dolce strutted through the crowd—wedding dress rumors for Lauren? Don’t roll your eyes too hard, but that DG speculation never dies.
Let’s not forget the reason we’re here: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, engaged in 2023 after a public romance from 2019, kicked off their lavish bash days earlier. Lauren’s bachelorette party in Paris—hosted by pals Kris, Kim, and Eva Longoria—gave us that “forever starts with friendship” vibe, per Lauren’s May Instagram shout-out. But as Venetians know, nothing says “I do” like a water taxi entrance and a guest list that reads like an awards show seating chart.
Did anyone expect a different outcome? No? Thought so. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things—and why Katy Perry’s MIA status was pure, unavoidable tour business. Well, that was a waste of time. Moving on.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, E! News Syndication
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