Charlize Theron reportedly banned from Bezos events after joking about Jeff and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding

Charlize Theron has reportedly been excluded from all future Jeff Bezos-related events after making a lighthearted jab at his recent wedding to Lauren Sanchez.

The couple tied the knot in Venice on June 27 in a high-profile ceremony attended by Leonardo DiCaprio, Ivanka Trump, the Kardashian-Jenner family, and other A-listers.

During the fifth annual Block Party for the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, the Oscar-winning actress joked about not being invited to the wedding. “That’s okay because they suck and we’re cool,” she said, prompting laughter from the audience. Her comment, aimed at the event’s extravagance, reportedly upset Bezos.

According to entertainment columnist Rob Shuter, Bezos was “livid,” and Sanchez nearly responded on social media before being advised against it. A source claimed Theron is now banned from any events linked to the couple, including Blue Origin launches, yacht weekends, and high-profile charity galas.

Theron’s remark was seen as a critique of the wedding’s estimated $50 million cost and its disruption to local life in Venice. 

Talk show host Rosie O’Donnell also criticised the display, posting, “It turned my stomach seeing all these billionaires gathering in the gross excess of it all.” Others online took issue with Sanchez’s wedding outfit, calling it “tacky” and a symbol of “conspicuous consumption.”

Theron has not commented further, but the situation highlights growing scrutiny of celebrity wealth displays.