Overview

• At her fifth annual Africa Outreach Project Block Party in Los Angeles on June 29, Theron noted she wasn’t invited to the wedding and quipped that its guests “suck.”
• She contrasted her charity’s community-focused work with the couple’s lavish three-day Venice wedding, which featured a private ceremony, welcome party and farewell pajama gathering attended by nearly 200 celebrities.
• During her speech, Theron criticized the Trump administration’s immigration and gender policies, warning that “we’re moving backwards fast.”
• The celebrations, estimated at €40–56 million, prompted protests by No Space for Bezos and Greenpeace over overtourism, environmental damage and perceived tax avoidance.
• In lieu of traditional gifts, Bezos and Sanchez donated to Venetian cultural heritage and lagoon restoration projects to address local concerns.