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Hindustan Times
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Who is Lauren Sanchez? All you need to know about Jeff Bezos' new wife
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos concluded their extravagant three-day wedding on Saturday in Venice. The couple celebrated in the Arsenale, a former medieval shipyard. Sanchez, 55, catapulted into the global spotlight in 2019 when she began dating the Amazon founder. Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos celebrated their wedding in Venice, attended by celebrities. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane (REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} Fast forward to 2025, her Dolce & Gabbana gown for her wedding with Jeff Bezos is the talk of the town once again. With details still emerging about the newlyweds' special ceremony, here's all you need to know about the new bride in town. About Lauren Sanchez: Early life and kids {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Sanchez is an Emmy Award-winning former journalist. She was born in New Mexico in 1969. She attended El Camino College, followed by the University of Southern California. At that time, she was known as Wendy Sánchez, as per her alma mater's website. Lauren Sanchez started her career at Phoenix's KTVK-TV and went on to work as a reporter for Extra, an entertainment program. She also held several positions at Fox Sports Net. As per the Cincinnati Enquirer, she received an Emmy nomination for her work on the news magazine series Goin' Deep. She was awarded an Emmy in 1999 for hosting UPN News 13 with her KCOP-TV team. The former journalist was also the original host of the dancing reality show So You Think You Can Dance. {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} Lauren Sanchez became a licensed helicopter pilot after she turned 40. She established the first female-owned aerial film production company - Black Ops Aviation - in 2016. The 55-year-old became one of the six female passengers who went to the edge of space in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin NS-31 rocket. The journey lasted around 10 minutes. Sanchez also wrote a children's book in 2024 called The Fly Who Flew to Space. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} Lauren Sanchez became a licensed helicopter pilot after she turned 40. She established the first female-owned aerial film production company - Black Ops Aviation - in 2016. The 55-year-old became one of the six female passengers who went to the edge of space in Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin NS-31 rocket. The journey lasted around 10 minutes. Sanchez also wrote a children's book in 2024 called The Fly Who Flew to Space. {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} The author has three kids. She welcomed her eldest son, Nikko, with former NFL player Nikko Tony Gonzalez. Lauren Sanchez also has two kids, son Evan and daughter Ella, with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell. {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} The author has three kids. She welcomed her eldest son, Nikko, with former NFL player Nikko Tony Gonzalez. Lauren Sanchez also has two kids, son Evan and daughter Ella, with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell. {{/usCountry}} {{^usCountry}} Also read: How many children does Jeff Bezos have? All on Amazon founder and Lauren Sanchez's blended family of 9 Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} Also read: How many children does Jeff Bezos have? All on Amazon founder and Lauren Sanchez's blended family of 9 Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos' wedding {{/usCountry}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} The three-day Venetian extravaganza was attended by celebrities like Bill Gates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and more. Dubbed the wedding of the century, the entire event cost between 40 and 48 million Euros, as per USA Today. FAQs Does Tony Gonzalez have a child with Lauren Sanchez? {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} Yes, the former couple have one son- Nikko. How long was Jeff Bezos with Lauren Sanchez? The couple have been together since 2019. Was Lauren Sanchez married before Jeff Bezos? Yes, she was married to Patrick Whitesell, an entertainment executive. SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
News18
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Who Is Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos' To-Be-Wife? TV Presenter-Pilot Weds Amazon Boss In Venice
Last Updated: Jeff Bezos will marry Lauren Sanchez, a TV presenter and founder of Black Ops Aviation. Sanchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, got engaged to Bezos in May 2023. Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez Wedding: US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to marry TV presenter Lauren Sanchez; it's the wedding that everyone is talking about. The million-dollar party in Venice has caused quite a stir. Born in New Mexico in 1969, Sánchez studied at El Camino College and later the University of Southern California. According to her alma mater's website, at the time, she was known as Wendy Sánchez. Also See: Jeff Bezos Wedding Photos Sánchez earned her helicopter pilot's license at 40, a passion sparked by her father, a flight instructor. She went on to found Black Ops Aviation in 2016, becoming the first female-owned aerial film production company. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company consulted on Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk." 'I had my job, I had a career, and then I found a calling," she told the publication. 'I loved entertainment and I loved filming, and so I got to combine all of it." She also serves as vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, and is dedicated to 'fighting climate change and the protection of nature, as well as early childhood education, programming, and housing support," according to the fund's website. In 2025, Sánchez was one of the six female passengers who were launched to the edge of space by Bezos' Blue Origin NS-31 rocket for a brief, 10-minute journey. The 55-year-old also authored a children's book, 'The Fly Who Flew to Space," published in English and Spanish in 2024. The book tells a story of a fly named Flynn who travels to space and returns with a newfound commitment to the planet – a narrative Sánchez described to People as 'a metaphor for curiosity and the pursuit of dreams." Personal Life Sanchez has three children: a son born in 2001 with former NFL player Tony Gonzalez and two with her ex-husband, Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell. Sanchez reportedly met Bezos after her company, Black Ops Aviation, was contracted to film for Blue Origin. Sánchez and Bezos, 61, went public with their relationship in 2019 after Bezos announced his divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Scott. A few months later, Sanchez also filed for divorce from Whitesell. The pair got engaged in May 2023. In the summer of 2023, the couple announced their engagement and threw a star-studded party on Bezos' yacht on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. In January, Sánchez accompanied Bezos at US President Donald Trump's second inauguration. During the ceremony, the couple were seated next to Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from geopolitics to diplomacy and global trends. Stay informed with the latest world news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published: June 27, 2025, 10:24 IST
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Katy Perry Responds to Online Hate With Message to Fans: ‘I Keep Looking to the Light'
Katy Perry has assured fans that she's 'ok,' despite a recent barrage of online vitriol that has come her way. The singer addressed the recent negativity from online commentators in an Instagram comment on a fan page, expressing her gratitude toward her fans for their ongoing support during what she labels an undoubtedly difficult time. More from Billboard Los Ángeles Azules & Thalia's 'Yo Me Lo Busqué' Soars to No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart Lucy Dacus Explains Why Going Public With Julien Baker Romance Makes Her a Little 'Uncomfortable' Latto Says She's 'Big Daddy' While Rocking Carmelo Anthony's Syracuse Jersey 'I'm so grateful for you guys. We're in this beautiful and wild journey together,' Perry wrote. 'I can continue to remain true to myself, heart open and honest especially because of our bond. I love you guys and have grown up together with you and am so excited to see you all over the world this year!' Perry has found herself as something of a lightning rod for negativity in the past few weeks, with much of the discourse related to her spaceflight aboard the Blue Origin NS-31 on April 14. While the likes of Kesha had been roped into the ongoing drama following an online post that seemingly referenced fast-food chain Wendy's' snarky jab at the 'Firework' singer, English musician Lily Allen recently walked back her comments about calling Perry and her spaceflight 'out of touch.' 'There was actually no need for me to bring her name into it, and it was my own internalized misogyny,' Allen said on her Miss Me? podcast. 'I've been thinking about it a lot, and it was just completely unnecessary to pile on with her. I disagree with what it was that they did, but she wasn't the only person that did it. She was possibly the most famous and the one that divides people the most.' The Instagram post which Perry responded to was a video of a Times Square billboard that congratulated the singer for the opening week of her Liftimes tour, and ostensibly aimed to serve as comfort amidst the online backlash. As Perry continued, she explained that much of her ability to survive the barrage of negative comments has come about through plenty of therapy and personal growth. 'Please know I am ok, I have done a lot work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me,' she noted. 'My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, 'no one can make you believe something about yourself that you don't already believe about yourself' and if I ever do have any feelings about it then it's an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it. 'When the 'online' world tries to make me a human Piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed.' Perry recently launched her Liftimes tour in Mexico on April 23, with each night also featuring fans being brought onstage during a special request section of the set. 'What's real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth,' she concluded. 'I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that. 'I'm not perfect, and I actually have omitted that word from my vocabulary, I'm on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but… I get back up and go on and continue to play the game and somehow through my battered and bruised adventure I keep looking to the light and in that light a new level UNLOCKS.' Perry will bring her Lifetimes tour to the U.S. next week, with a headline date in Houston, TX set to take place on May 7. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Lily Allen apologizes for ‘being mean' to Katy Perry over Blue Origin space flight
'Cause you're hot, then you're cold. Lily Allen has apologized for 'being mean' to Katy Perry over her controversial Blue Origin space flight on April 14. 'I would actually like to apologize for being mean about Katy Perry last week,' Allen, 39, said on Sunday's episode of her and Miquita Oliver's 'Miss Me?' podcast. 'Oh, there was actually no need for me to bring her name into it, and it was my own internalized misogyny.' 7 Lily Allen apologized for 'being mean' to Katy Perry over her 'out-of-touch' Blue Origin space flight earlier this month. lillyallen/Instagram 7 Katy Perry during the Blue Origin space launch on April 14, 2025. Blue Origin/Mega Allen's apology came after she criticized Perry, 40, and the five other women who took a suborbital flight on one of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rockets for 11 minutes earlier this month. Besides the 'Hot N Cold' singer, the all-female crew included Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez, CBS journalist Gayle King, film producer Kerianne Flynn, former NASA employee and civil rights advocate Amanda Nguyễn, and scientist Aisha Bowe. Allen, during an episode of her and Oliver's podcast that aired last week, slammed Perry in particular for what she called the 'out-of-touch' space flight. 7 Lily Allen argued that the Blue Origin suborbital flight was 'out-of-touch' while 'we're on the brink of recession.' Lily Allen / Instagram 7 Blue Origin's all-female crew, including Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King, preparing for their space launch. Blue Origin/Mega 'Do we want to talk about Katy Perry and her mates all going up to space for 12 minutes?' the 'Smile' singer said. 'I mean, what the f–king hell is that all about? But in all seriousness: What? Why?' 'We're on the brink of recession,' Allen continued, 'people are really f–king struggling to make ends meet and get food on their table.' However, Allen ultimately changed her tune about the 'Firework' songbird's trip to space after 'thinking about it a lot.' 7 Katy Perry kissing the ground after her 11-minute Blue Origin NS-31 space mission. Blue Origin/Mega 'I've been thinking about it a lot, and it was just completely unnecessary to pile on with her,' she continued on Sunday. 'I mean, I disagree with what it was that they did, but she wasn't the only person who did it. Yet, she was possibly the most famous and the one that, you know, divides people the most.' 'Well, anyway, I'm just sorry. I would have been hurt if it had been me and someone in my industry used me and my name,' Allen added before moving on. 'And I saw that, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Katy Perry. I know you don't listen to the show, but, yeah, sorry.' Allen, before her apology over the weekend, was just one of the many celebrities to lambaste Perry and her fellow female crew members over the short Blue Origin NS-31 space mission on April 14. 7 Lily Allen was not the only celebrity to criticize Katy Perry and the five other female crew members for the short Blue Origin trip. Lily Allen/Instagram Olivia Munn dubbed the historic trip 'gluttonous,' while Amy Schumer and Olivia Wilde mocked the launch. Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski said the mission was 'confusing' and 'beyond parody.' But celebrities weren't the only ones less than impressed with the all-female crew's star-studded space trip, because Perry was also slammed by the son of the 85-year-old veteran she's suing for damages. 7 Katy Perry smiling after her journey into orbit with Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-31 rocket in Van Horn, Texas. HANDOUT/BLUE ORIGIN HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Carl Westcott's son exclusively told The Post that he hoped the 'Roar' singer's experience would 'make her more compassionate to elderly disabled veterans like my father.' While Perry has not directly responded to the criticism surrounding her Blue Origin space flight, she appeared to offer a subtle dig at her critics during a concert in Mexico City on Wednesday, April 23. 'Has anyone ever called your dreams crazy?' she said during her newly launched, space-inspired Lifetimes Tour.
Edinburgh Live
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Lorraine Kelly fumes 'go away and leave me alone' as she slams Katy Perry's Blue Origin flight
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Lorraine Kelly has expressed her outrage over the recent Blue Origin rocket trip on GMB, bluntly telling Katy Perry to "just shut up". The pop star, aged 40, was among six women aboard the Blue Origin NS-31 flight from Texas, a venture backed by Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos' space firm. While previewing her own programme on Good Morning Britain, Lorraine mentioned she'd be discussing space travel with comedian Joe Lycett. Prompted by GMB's Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid about whether it would resemble the Blue Origin expedition, Lorraine exclaimed: "Don't get me started about that. I'm fuming. I'm fuming." Probed on her intense reaction to the space flight, Lorraine argued: "Because they cannot call themselves astronauts. How can they call themselves astronauts when they were up on a jolly for 11 minutes. And there already has been an all-women crew up in space proper - proper astronauts. It was ridiculous." She continued, targeting Katy's involvement: "That woman with her daisy. Shut up. Just shut up. Go away and leave me alone." Susanna, taken aback, responded: "I'm looking forward to your next interview with Katy Perry!" Reach PLC has reached out to Katy Perry's representatives for comment. It emerged last week that Katy had second thoughts about the fanfare surrounding her space journey, with an insider stating: "Katy doesn't regret going to space. It was life changing. What she does regret is making a public spectacle out of it." An insider disclosed to Mail Online that she now has second thoughts about her "kissing the ground" gesture post-flight and her intimate moments on camera within the capsule, which included presenting a daisy to the lens, plugging the playlist for her forthcoming tour, and crooning What a Wonderful World in zero gravity. Katy opened up about why she took the daisy with her into orbit, calling it a "beautiful tribute" to her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom, aged four, whom she parents with her partner Orlando Bloom, reports the Mirror. This revelation followed Katy's earlier statement to journalists just after exiting the spacecraft, where she declared the mission was "all for the benefit of Earth". She elaborated: "It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging. It's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it." Lorraine airs on ITV1 from 9am on weekdays
