Lauren Sanchez Didn't Know Jeff Bezos Was Supporting Sydney Sweeney's Business, Says ‘Source'
'There's some tension' after Jeff Bezos backs Sydney Sweeney's lingerie business, says 'source'
Rob Shuter exclusively learned that Jeff Bezos' involvement in Sydney Sweeney's lingerie line caught Lauren Sanchez off guard. An insider alleged that Sanchez 'didn't realize just how involved' her husband was in the actor's ready-to-launch business venture, claiming she found it 'awkward.' There have reportedly been certain 'some tension' between them, just weeks after Sweeney attended the couple's wedding in Venice.
Moreover, there have been questions regarding the 'Euphoria' star's attendance at the Bezos-Sanchez because she's not close to either. Nevertheless, she received an invitation to their Venetian nuptials for one reason, and the source believes it was all about 'business.' Sweeney was among the many A-list celebrity guests, including the Kardashian-Jenner sisters, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Oprah Winfrey, and others, who were present.
Meanwhile, Us Weekly reported that the lingerie business is a 'huge project' for Sweeney. A source informed the publication that the Emmy-nominated actor will be 'launching a lingerie line very soon.' She has reportedly been 'working on [it] for the last year' and getting financial support from industry bigwigs like Bezos and Ben Schwerin, a General Partner at Coatue Ventures.
The forthcoming business venture would also prove to be Sweeney's stepping stone into the fashion industry. In the past months, she partnered with Dr. Squatch to launch a soap made from her own bathwater after popular demand, alongside multiple other acting projects. Her latest work, 'Echo Valley,' premiered last month, while she films season 3 for 'Euphoria.'
Originally reported by Nikita Mahato on Reality Tea.
The post Lauren Sanchez Didn't Know Jeff Bezos Was Supporting Sydney Sweeney's Business, Says 'Source' appeared first on Mandatory.
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