Orlando Bloom has spoken publicly about his surprising friendship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, describing the tech billionaire as 'gracious', 'cool' and 'wise'. The 48-year-old actor met Bezos while working on Amazon productions Deep Cover and Carnival Row.
Despite Bezos being a controversial figure, Bloom told The Times: 'When you’re in a position like that people want to have multiple opinions and actually I just take people on face value. The person that I know is remarkably gracious and cool and wise and fun to be around.'
Bloom was among the guests at Bezos's lavish wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice in June, an event that sparked local anger. The actor attended alone, fuelling speculation that he had separated from fiancée Katy Perry, which the couple confirmed days later in a joint statement.
Speaking on NBC's Today show, Bloom said he is 'so grateful' for his relationship with Perry, with whom he shares five-year-old daughter Daisy. 'We're great. We're going to be great. Nothing but love,' he added. The pair had previously split briefly in 2017 before getting engaged in 2019.
Bloom, best known for playing Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean, has a 13-year-old son, Flynn, with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. Following the breakup, Perry has been linked to former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
