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

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

The Kardashian entrepreneur arrived at Marco Polo Airport together 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 town middle.

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

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

Activists from housing coalitions, pupil teams and environmental organizations, resembling Greenpeace, criticized the billionaire’s wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth and the commercialization of the historic metropolis.

Banners condemning tax breaks for the ultra-rich and the results of mass tourism have 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 additionally for its timing. Venice has lengthy struggled with overtourism, and critics argue the occasion highlights how town caters to the rich on the expense of residents.

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

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