Overview

• Paparazzi footage shows Carey adjusting her sunglasses and tersely replying “I wasn’t there” when asked about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s $50 million Venice nuptials.
• Pressed on whether she’d been invited, the singer laughed and said, “Oh, don’t turn this into that,” cutting short further questions.
• Fans have likened the exchange to Carey’s 2003 “I don’t know her” quip about Jennifer Lopez, spawning thousands of memes and social media reactions.
• Bezos and Sánchez’s three-day wedding drew around 200 A-list guests, including Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian, even as No Space For Bezos protesters demonstrated against overtourism and tax fairness.
• The brief exchange underscores celebrity nonchalance toward billionaire extravagance and has fueled debate over the impact of lavish events on Venice’s local community.