Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez have become the target of widespread online mockery following the emergence of a video showing their extravagant pre-New Year's Eve celebrations in St Barts. The clip, which features bikini-clad bottle service women and dramatic sparkler displays, has been branded 'cringe' and 'tacky' by social media critics.
A Lavish Celebration Draws Scrutiny
The couple, who recently spent their first Christmas as a married pair, were in high spirits at the oceanfront Nikki Beach club. They were marking a friend's birthday ahead of the New Year's festivities. In the now-viral video, initially shared by Page Six, 56-year-old Lauren Sanchez stood on her seat to dance and record the jubilations on her phone, dressed in a denim mini skirt and a skin-tight brown top.
Beside her, 61-year-old Jeff Bezos clapped animatedly, wearing a blue shirt and sunglasses. The scene was amplified by staff entering the venue with a huge bottle of champagne topped with a sparkler, accompanied by women in bikinis holding sparklers and a man arriving on a motorbike.
Social Media Backlash Erupts
The reaction on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) was swift and largely critical. Many users questioned the couple's taste, with one stating it was evidence of a 'tacky, shallow, unfulfilling existence.' Another comment read, 'One of the richest men in the world parading around partying with his 56-year-old teenager wife like a University of Miami fraternity brother. Exhausting and cringe.'
Several critics juxtaposed the display of wealth with global issues, with one user posting: 'These disgusting people could eradicate homelessness across the entire world with their cash and look what they do instead.' Others simply felt the couple were too old for such antics, labelling the scene 'strange.'
However, not all feedback was negative. Some defended the pair's right to enjoy their wealth, with one person asking, 'Why are people mad that 60-year-old Jeff Bezos is enjoying his life?' Another suggested the issue was not the partying itself, but the company they kept.
From Venetian Wedding to Holiday Controversy
The St Barts trip follows the couple's recent holiday in Aspen, Colorado, and their opulent wedding earlier this year. In May, Bezos and Sanchez tied the knot in a multi-day 'wedding of the century' extravaganza on San Giorgio Maggiore island in Venice, Italy. The ultra-exclusive ceremony and glamorous reception were attended by nearly 200 VIPs, including Hollywood elites like the Kardashians and Oprah Winfrey, under a strict no-phone policy.
The wedding came two years after Bezos proposed to the former news reporter in an 'extremely intimate' setting on his $500 million superyacht. Despite their recent marital bliss, their latest public outing has proven that even billionaires are not immune to fierce public judgement and accusations of being out of touch.
