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EXCLUSIVE: JEFF BEZOS REFUSED TO PAY $12M FOR GAGA & ELTON

They wanted $6 million EACH — Jeff said, ‘Put on a playlist.’”

Leave it to Jeff Bezos to throw a $50 million wedding… and still say no to Gaga.

Insiders tell #ShuterScoop that the Amazon founder and his bride Lauren Sánchez went all out for their star-studded Venetian nuptials — but drew the line at one jaw-dropping price tag: $12 million for wedding singers.

“Elton John and Lady Gaga were both approached,” spills one source. “Each wanted $6 million for a single night. Jeff said, ‘Absolutely not.’”

Instead of shelling out the cost of a small moon landing, Bezos tapped DJ Cassidy to spin at the afterparty, held in a historic fortress only

accessible by boat. “The vibe was still luxe,” one guest shrugs. “But everyone was waiting for Gaga to emerge from a gondola or Elton to descend from the sky in Swarovski.”

Instead? Guests danced to ‘Just Dance’ — courtesy of Spotify.

Still, the bride sparkled in her second Dolce & Gabbana gown, and guests toasted into the night with free-flowing champagne. “The couple were the show,” a guest admitted. “But let’s be real — some of us came for Gaga.”

One source summed it up best: “It was the wedding of the year — but don’t expect Beyoncé prices from a man who built his fortune on free shipping.”

by Anonymousreply 47July 1, 2025 3:21 AM

I was disgusted at first--then I thought about it: Why the hell not ask one of the richest men in the world for 6 million dollars to play at a wedding that could feed an entire city?

by Anonymousreply 1June 30, 2025 9:53 AM

The same Gaga who used to claim she didn't care about money?

by Anonymousreply 2June 30, 2025 10:10 AM

Elton is such a whore of a performing monkey. And where's all that money gonna go after he dies, anyway?

by Anonymousreply 3June 30, 2025 10:14 AM

I wonder if they asked for that number because they really didn't want to do it.

by Anonymousreply 4June 30, 2025 10:17 AM

The DJ didn’t use Amazon Music?

by Anonymousreply 5June 30, 2025 10:20 AM

Elton can't even sing anymore.

by Anonymousreply 6June 30, 2025 10:24 AM

$6M is peanuts for him. Probably what he makes in an hour

Cheap fuck

by Anonymousreply 7June 30, 2025 10:35 AM

This story was already debunked.

by Anonymousreply 8June 30, 2025 10:36 AM

You know this is ALL her, and they probably communicate through assistants.

by Anonymousreply 9June 30, 2025 10:38 AM

Instead, he hired Miss Lake Dardanelle.

by Anonymousreply 10June 30, 2025 12:00 PM

Whores and John arguing over the fare. Not moved.

by Anonymousreply 11June 30, 2025 12:12 PM

Elton could have brought the Bel Ami boys for stage show decor.

by Anonymousreply 12June 30, 2025 12:38 PM

I would have sung for far less.

by Anonymousreply 13June 30, 2025 12:39 PM

I just happened to be available that weekend and would have charged only $4 million!

by Anonymousreply 14June 30, 2025 1:47 PM

[quote] The same Gaga who used to claim she didn't care about money?

She's on tour and NOT a wedding singer.

by Anonymousreply 15June 30, 2025 1:53 PM

Sorry Jen, we had already an over-the-hill woman dressed like a dancer at The Cheetah

by Anonymousreply 16June 30, 2025 1:53 PM

I don't know what it is you're doing at the Cheetah, Lauren, but it ain't dancing, I know that much!

by Anonymousreply 17June 30, 2025 2:13 PM

[quote]The DJ didn’t use Amazon Music?

The DJ didn’t pay for a Prime subscription.

by Anonymousreply 18June 30, 2025 2:24 PM

Good for Gaga. Make that rich fuck pay the max.

by Anonymousreply 19June 30, 2025 2:24 PM

Six millions is nothing in Bezos' universe. Good for Elton and Gaga. Fuck Bezos. I was disappointed to see Bill Gates at the wedding. But figured from a business perspective they probably know one another well. In fact I have to wonder how many of these whores actually knew the happy couple. I'm looking at you, Oprah. I noticed Usher was there. I wonder how much Bezos paid to have Usher and Tom Brady and Leo there Orlando would have paid for his invitation. LOL!

by Anonymousreply 20June 30, 2025 2:30 PM

I don't blame Elton or Gaga for doing weddings for the ultra rich. Get that money from the fools. Elton was asking a million dollars a wedding 15 years ago. Inflation plus the fact he's reached an age where a wedding is a much more strenuous ordeal makes six million make sense.

by Anonymousreply 21June 30, 2025 2:32 PM

Jeff balked at the price and told Lauren if she wanted those two at the ceremony, she’d have to pay for them out of her tit and lip replacement account.

by Anonymousreply 22June 30, 2025 2:42 PM

As I looked at photos of Lauren in her costumes, I shudder to think what it must be doing to her insides, all crushed together.

by Anonymousreply 23June 30, 2025 2:56 PM

Gaga is busy and both she and Elton would have taken heat for doing this.

That being said, if I were in their shoes, because of that, I would have asked for an absorbent amount of money to lower myself to being a "wedding singer."

by Anonymousreply 24June 30, 2025 2:57 PM

It's a shame that Lady Gaga couldn't perform at this odious excuse for a wedding ceremony. The song "Bad Romance" has never been more appropriate for a couple.

by Anonymousreply 25June 30, 2025 3:44 PM

R24..."exorbitant" amount of money.... meaning excessively high....

by Anonymousreply 26June 30, 2025 3:48 PM

R24 They could have done this and then afterwards donated the entire fee to some Venice restoration fund/charity. That would have been a way to get them funds and stick a middle finger to Bezos. I would have quite respected that.

by Anonymousreply 27June 30, 2025 3:48 PM

On your most special day, your most wonderful day, you want Gaga there prancing about

My biggest wedding regret will be not paying millions for Gaga's presence

by Anonymousreply 28June 30, 2025 3:50 PM

Gaga couldn't capture the feel and energy of the "Just Dance" recording, anyway, with just a piano or whatever. It would be boring.

by Anonymousreply 29June 30, 2025 4:11 PM

[quote]r10 = Instead, he hired Miss Lake Dardanelle.

You get what you pay for.

by Anonymousreply 30June 30, 2025 4:14 PM

I don't think it would be embarrassing if they both donated their fees. Even to Elton's AIDS foundations. That kind of work is going to be important again because Trump is cutting everything.

by Anonymousreply 31June 30, 2025 4:38 PM

[quote] Elton is such a whore of a performing monkey. And where's all that money gonna go after he dies, anyway

$6 million wouldn’t cover his annual florist bill.

Then there’s the widow and their children and the foundation.

by Anonymousreply 32June 30, 2025 5:03 PM

Neither of them wanted to be seen at this shitshow.

by Anonymousreply 33June 30, 2025 5:05 PM

Well, I suppose it came down to either them or the baked potato bar. You have to make hard decisions when planning a wedding.

by Anonymousreply 34June 30, 2025 5:16 PM

[quote]They could have done this and then afterwards donated the entire fee to some Venice restoration fund/charity.

hahahahaha

Greedheads like Elton John and Lady Gaga don't give money away.

by Anonymousreply 35June 30, 2025 5:19 PM

I don't see why it's considered embarrassing even if they kept the money. They perform, they get money in return. That has been one of the main elements of their careers forever. It's a concert for a smaller number of people.

by Anonymousreply 36June 30, 2025 5:42 PM

Of course this bitch would want to attend this trash. She’s just has to be in the spotlight at all times. She is becoming J-Lo without the beauty.

by Anonymousreply 37June 30, 2025 5:58 PM

That Jeff is so down to earth! He has had it up to here with those fancy celebrities and their greed! Spotify is good enough for him!

by Anonymousreply 38June 30, 2025 5:59 PM

I don't care about money!

by Anonymousreply 39June 30, 2025 5:59 PM

*$30M

by Anonymousreply 40June 30, 2025 6:00 PM

For those obscene prices he could have everything from any opera in Italy. It's more than yearly budgets for probably .. everything. Only villains there. 30mil? Disgusting. Also, Venice has become Disneyland long ago but ... Disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 41June 30, 2025 6:19 PM

I love the Dee Plorable Troll so much 💋😽

by Anonymousreply 42June 30, 2025 8:10 PM

Both asking exactly $6M? Maybe a little price fixing. Not that I care.

by Anonymousreply 43June 30, 2025 10:01 PM

so who did he get instead?

by Anonymousreply 44June 30, 2025 10:06 PM

Elton famously performed at Rush Limbaugh’a wedding. He’s a total whore.

by Anonymousreply 45June 30, 2025 10:11 PM

Cut him some slack, r45. He probably needed money to buy colorful glass vases or some more shoes.

Fun fact: Elton performed at Rush's wedding for a mere one million.

by Anonymousreply 46July 1, 2025 12:57 AM

[quote]Elton performed at Rush's wedding for a mere one million.

...and then Rush died. Quick, get him to perform for Trump.

by Anonymousreply 47July 1, 2025 3:21 AM
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