Rosie O’Donnell Slams Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Lavish Wedding as ‘Gross Excess’

Rosie O’Donnell didn’t hold back, blasting the opulent three-day Italian wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez as a grotesque display of wealth. In a fiery Instagram post, O’Donnell called out the billionaire bash on San Giorgio Maggiore, attended by A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, and Tom Brady. “Gross excess,” she wrote, slamming Bezos for his treatment of employees and questioning his ties with figures like Oprah. She didn’t stop there, taking aim at Sánchez’s appearance while praising Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, as the “salt of the earth.”

On her Substack, O’Donnell doubled down, criticizing the elite guests for their “performative nonsense” in designer outfits, posing for Vogue-worthy shots. She tied the extravagance to a broader societal numbness, lamenting a culture that worships those who harm it. Charlize Theron echoed the sentiment, joking at her own event that she and her guests were “too cool” for an invite to the Bezos spectacle. The wedding, held June 27, has sparked a wider conversation about wealth, privilege, and celebrity in an increasingly divided world.