A source close to Lady Gaga has issued a strong denial of a report that said she’s willing to take lots of money to sing at the lavish Italian nuptials of so-called oligarchs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.
Perhaps the “Poker Face” singer knows it would be bad for her artistic brand and politically progressive public image to be seen playing wedding singer to the power couple who have been slammed as “gluttonous,” entitled billionaires and accused of selling out any principles they may have once had so they could cozy up to Donald Trump and be honored guests at his inauguration. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, sang at Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration and campaigned for Kamala Harris, vowing that the vice president, not Trump, was the candidate who would ensure American freedom, opportunity and promise.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson – Pool/Getty Images)
But a report by the Daily Mail claims that Lady Gaga would be willing to join another mega-star, Elton John, in entertaining the other rich and famous guests at the couple’s three-day wedding extravaganza, which is expected to take place in Venice June 24 to June 26.
Sanchez, who was widely maligned recently for her “Marie Antoinette”-like display of privilege, hubris and cleavage during her recent Blue Origin space ride, only wants the biggest musical stars to perform for her guests, a Daily Mail source said. According to the report, those guests are expected to include Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry, her sister Blue Origin “astronaut.”
“Lauren wanted some big talent to sing for them and it just doesn’t get any bigger than Gaga and Elton,” the source said. “It also helps that Gaga and Elton are good friends and were happy to do it together, which is cool. It will be like a mini vacation for the besties.”
The Daily Mail source also insisted that the timing works for Lady Gaga, as she’s not set to start her Mayhem Ball Tour until July 16.
But representatives for Lady Gaga and Elton said they wouldn’t be singing at the wedding, while a Lady Gaga source “emphatically denied” the Daily Mail report to Page Six. “We’re also told that the overseas wedding is not even on Gaga’s calendar,” Page Six said.
Page Six offered a reason to doubt the Daily Mail’s report on Lady Gaga singing at the wedding, saying that the U.K. tabloid has since backed down on its claims that the wedding will take place on Bezo’s $500 million mega-yacht, as its anchored in the waters of the Adriatic Sea off Venice.
CNN actually cited a spokesperson for the mayor who said the wedding would take place on the yacht. But a Daily Mail source has said that is “not true.”
Meanwhile, it remains to be seen if certain celebrities will be willing to be seen at the wedding of the Amazon founder and his socialite fiancée, a former Los Angeles-based entertainment reporter who also flies helicopters. Some 200 people are expected to attend the wedding, the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, confirmed in a statement, the Daily Mail said. Other A-listers on the guest list supposedly include Leonardo DiCaprio and Barbra Streisand, though they, like Lady Gaga, like to be known as political progressives.
Another celebrity Harris supporter who is still likely to be at the wedding is actor and activist Eva Longoria, who is known to be good friends with Sanchez. In 2024, she also accepted a $50 million “Courage and Civility” prize from Sanchez and Bezos, to be used for any cause she chooses. In return, Longoria praised the power couple for their “courage and civility.”