Kim Kardashian touched down in Venice for Jeff Bezos’ wedding ceremony as protests erupted throughout the town over wealth inequality and environmental considerations.

Kim Kardashian landed in Venice Thursday (June 26) for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding ceremony festivities simply as demonstrators flooded the town with anti-billionaire protests focusing on extreme wealth and environmental harm.

The Kardashian entrepreneur arrived at Marco Polo Airport along with her sister Khloé Kardashian and mom, Kris Jenner.

Wearing a black Balenciaga skirt and bandeau prime, Kim joined her household on a water taxi headed towards the town heart.

The trio is a part of a star-studded visitor listing for the multi-day celebration, which kicked off Wednesday night time (June 25) with a non-public cocktail get together on the Aman Resort. Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brady, Gayle King, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Diane von Furstenberg and Orlando Bloom had been additionally noticed arriving by boat.

Whereas celebrities made their entrance, protest teams throughout Venice staged coordinated demonstrations below the slogan “No Area for Bezos.”

Activists from housing coalitions, scholar teams and environmental organizations, comparable to Greenpeace, criticized the billionaire’s wedding ceremony as a logo of unchecked wealth and the commercialization of the historic metropolis.

Banners condemning tax breaks for the ultra-rich and the results of mass tourism had been draped throughout landmarks, together with the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Sq.. One protest featured a dummy of Bezos floating in a canal atop an Amazon field.

Others promised to dam waterways utilizing boats and inflatable animals. The backlash prompted organizers to maneuver the principle ceremony from its unique location to the Arsenale, a safer venue. Protesters referred to as the change a win.

The marriage has drawn scrutiny not just for its extravagance but in addition for its timing. Venice has lengthy struggled with overtourism, and critics argue the occasion highlights how the town caters to the rich on the expense of residents.

Bezos and Sánchez’s celebration is anticipated to proceed by Sunday (June 29), with rumors swirling about performances by Elton John and Girl Gaga.

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