Charlize Theron slammed Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s $50 million Venice wedding during her charity event, mocking the celebrity-filled affair by saying, “They suck and we’re cool.” She quipped that she and her guests at the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project block party “might be the only people who did not get an invite,” then pivoted to criticize global issues like immigration policy, women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, and rising gender-based violence.
Theron’s pointed comment—“Yeah, f‑k them”—struck a chord with some who praised her stance against the opulent display of wealth amid worldwide unrest. Rosie O’Donnell and others also condemned the “gross excess” of the event, while public sentiment favored Bezos’s ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, praised for her massive charity donations.
Theron contrasted her own humanitarian work with the Bezos celebration, saying that hosting a party while “the world feels like it’s burning” felt tone-deaf. The high-profile guest list—including figures like Oprah, DiCaprio, and the Kardashian-Jenners—sparked backlash both online and from local Venetian protestors opposed to the extravagance.
Her remarks serve as a sharp rebuke of celebrity culture focused on wealth and status rather than social responsibility.
