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Gayle King Hits Back at Blue Origin Haters

King insists all-female trip to space was indeed very inspirational

(Newser) - The criticism of Jeff Bezos' all-female Space Origin flight started as a trickle and has become a deluge (see here , here , here , here , and too many more places to list), but Gayle King isn't having it. In response to the many people pointing out that a billionaire sending a...

After Rocket Landing, Bezos Excitedly Face-Plants

Blue Origin founder tumbled into the dirt while greeting fiancee Lauren Sanchez after spaceflight

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos was obviously excited to greet his fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, and the rest of the all-female team from Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket after it touched down in West Texas following its launch into space on Monday. Maybe a little too excited—the Blue Origin founder took a...

Katy Perry's Song in Space Fit the Moment

Singer belted out Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World,' per spacemate Gayle King

(Newser) - On Sunday night, just hours before she blasted off the planet with an all-woman crew on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft, Katy Perry made an announcement. "I think I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna sing a little bit. I gotta sing in space!" the 40-year-old pop...

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All-Female Crew Travels to Space and Back

Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez among those on Blue Origin rocket

(Newser) - An all-female crew with some big names lifted off into space on Monday on a Blue Origin rocket from Jeff Bezos' company. They blasted off at 9:30am Eastern from the company's launch pad in rural west Texas and returned to Earth about 10 minutes later.
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Venice: Bezos Wedding Won't Cause Gondola Shortage

City says 'fake news' about wedding is unfounded

(Newser) - Venice has confirmed that it will host the wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez later this year, but authorities say the Amazon founder's guests won't be hogging all the gondolas. In a statement , the city administration said the "many speculations and fake news circulating about Jeff...

Gayle King Will Be on All-Female Spaceflight

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez will also take part in history Blue Origin flight

(Newser) - CBS host Gayle King will be joining singer Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos' fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, on Blue Origin's next space mission. The flight, expected some time this spring, will have an all-female crew for the first time in the history of Bezos' space company. In a news release...

Jeff Bezos Writes Amazon Review for Fiancee's Book

Not surprisingly, he gives it all 5 stars

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos has only reviewed nine products on Amazon.com, the website he founded, but he doled out one of those rare reviews for his fiancee . Lauren Sanchez's children's book, The Fly Who Flew to Space, was released earlier this month, and on Wednesday, Bezos gave it a...

Report: Jeff Bezos Has Popped the Question

Longtime love Lauren Sanchez spotted with an apparent engagement ring amid media reports

(Newser) - Last week, the big news on Jeff Bezos was that he was spotted on his new $500 million, 417-foot superyacht, said to be the longest sailing yacht on Earth. This week, even bigger news, at least if you're a romantic: The Amazon founder is said to be engaged to...

Bezos Hit With Lawsuit From Girlfriend's Brother

Michael Sanchez sues for defamation

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos and girlfriend Lauren Sanchez made it red-carpet official last month, but February brings a new set of headlines tied to their union. It emerged late Sunday that Sanchez's brother, Michael Sanchez, on Friday sued the Amazon founder for defamation. He alleges that Bezos and his security consultant,...

Bezos' Security Honcho Finished His Probe. Here's What He Found

Gavin de Becker fingers Saudi Arabia

(Newser) - In a lengthy piece posted to the Daily Beast , Jeff Bezos' investigator, Gavin de Becker, reveals what his investigation into the National Enquirer's publication of a story about Bezos' relationship with Lauren Sanchez turned up: that the Saudis accessed his boss' phone and "gained private information" from it....

Enquirer Paid Mightily for the Bezos Texts: WSJ

American Media boss was outraged by upfront payment, sources say

(Newser) - The brother of Jeff Bezos' girlfriend provided the National Enquirer with racy texts the Amazon founder sent to Lauren Sanchez and was handsomely rewarded for doing so, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. The insiders say David Pecker, CEO of Enquirer parent company American Media Inc. and an associate of...

Brother of Bezos Mistress Speaks Out

Michael Sanchez says affair is a 'legendary romance'

(Newser) - Yet another twist in the Bezos-Sanchez saga: Michael Sanchez, brother of Lauren Sanchez, has hinted that he leaked explicit texts between his sister and Jeff Bezos to the National Enquirer—but not explicit photos. He tells Vanity Fair that he did not supply the "d--- pics" the tabloid's...

After Racy Texts Leak, Bezos Launches Investigation

'Strong leads point to political motives'

(Newser) - The world's richest man doesn't know how his racy text messages to Lauren Sanchez ended up in the National Enquirer —but he can afford to hire private investigators to find out. Gavin de Becker, longtime security chief for Jeff Bezos, is leading the privately funded investigation. He...

Trump Praises Takedown of 'Jeff Bozo'

He taunts Amazon CEO over divorce

(Newser) - One of the world's most powerful men took to Twitter on Sunday night to taunt the world's richest man about his divorce. President Trump praised the National Enquirer and mocked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns the Washington Post, as "Jeff Bozo" after the Enquirer published a...

Report: Jeff Bezos Is Dating TV Anchor Lauren Sanchez

They 'grew close' last year, sources say

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos tweeted Wednesday that his divorce from wife MacKenzie Bezos is coming after a "long period of loving exploration and trial separation." It also apparently comes after a period of Jeff Bezos dating former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez. Sources tell Page Six that the Amazon founder became...

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