One of the final steps in Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez‘s wedding could be the billionaire buying Vogue as a gift for his wife. After Sanchez’s big feature on the fashion magazine’s cover, sources claimed that Bezos’ “deep enough pockets” might lead to the parent company Conde Nast’s ownership. The insider further weighed in on the journalist being their cover star for July and other factors that hint at a sale, and Anna Wintour, who recently stepped down as Editor-in-Chief, has reportedly been “brokering the deal.”
Jeff Bezos rumored to own Vogue as wedding gift to Lauren Sanchez, ‘source’ claims
Rumor is that Jeff Bezos might be buying Conde Nast, Vogue’s parent company, as a wedding gift for Lauren Sanchez. The Daily Mail‘s sources revealed that the billionaire, who just tied the knot to Sanchez, has been ramping up for ownership after his wife’s feature on the fashion magazine’s cover.
Moreover, they have reportedly been “slimming down the business” in New York, a move that hints at a potential “sale.” The source continued that Vogue’s former Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour could “be the one brokering the deal,” which seemingly explained Sanchez’s feature as a cover star. Wintour also “has equity in the business” and supposedly stands to gain significantly from a “sale.”
Jeff Bezos possibly buying Vogue wouldn’t come as a surprise, as he’s no stranger to publishing and also has the financial resources. The Amazon founder, one of the richest men in the world, previously bought the Washington Post in 2013. Additionally, the source claimed that Bezos is “one of the very few people with deep enough pockets.”
Despite speculation, the Newhouse family, which has owned Conde Nast since 1959, denied claims that their titles were for sale. Furthermore, a source close to Bezos called these talks about him buying Vogue “totally untrue.”
