TMZ.com Home

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez can't buy everything in the world with Amazon money, it turns out ... 'cause the island they're getting married on isn't closed completely!

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... businesses on one side of the island of San Giorgio Maggiore -- including two museums, the sailing club and a café -- are open all day and will close at normal times, and the side of the island they're on won't be shut down for the event.

However, the islet is set into two pretty distinct parts ... with one half covered by businesses and the other dominated by the wedding grounds and the Teatro Verde amphitheater, as well as sprawling greenery. It's unclear whether the Basilica itself -- where the couple is reportedly going to take their vows Friday -- is open to the public during the daytime.

Lauren Sanchez is showing off major BLING before her star-studded wedding to Jeff Bezos Friday in Venice, Italy ... we're seeing a close-up shot of her flashing two giant rocks on her digits.

The bride-to-be was photographed in Venice today with gigantic diamond rings on both her ring fingers. One appears to be a pillow-cut, the other -- on THAT finger -- is an oval the size of an egg.

As you know, the impending nuptials have brought out a galaxy of stars and celebrities.

Brooks Nader and her younger sis Sarah Jane are open to a quick European fling this weekend ... with sources telling us they're single and ready to mingle at the Sanchezos' wedding!

Sources familiar with the event tell TMZ ... Brooks and Sarah Jane -- who's also a model, BTW -- are now in Venice for the wedding festivities. Our sources say both the ladies are single, and, they're ready to party and live it up ... Italian style!

Brooks posted a video on Snapchat today, showing her taking a water taxi to her Venetian hotel, too.

Kanye West's support for Diddy now has a musical home -- thanks to a collaboration project with the mogul's youngest son, Christian 'King' Combs!!!

On Friday, Ye and King released their 7-track "Never Stop" EP -- a play on Diddy's signature "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" slogan.

Ye executive produces the entire project and recruits his daughter, North West, on the opening track "Lonely Roads," where she busts a flow and harmonizes on the chorus!!!

7:50 AM PT -- Sources close to Orlando Bloom tell us the woman pictured with Bloom is Hollywood stylist Jamie Mizrahi, who works with many celebrities, including Katy Perry.

TMZ can confirm there is nothing romantic going on between Orlando and Jamie -- we're told her husband Nico Mizrahi was with them when these pics were taken -- and the three friends have been enjoying their time together during the wedding festivities in Venice.

Orlando Bloom is single and ready to mingle at the Bezos-Sanchez wedding in Italy ... and mingle he did!

Check this out -- fresh off his split from Katy Perry, the British actor looked to be getting cozy with a mystery brunette Thursday night as they took cover from Venice's torrential rain in a water taxi.

Let's be clear ... the pair weren't doing anything naughty -- but the snapshot had them getting pretty close in the vehicle.

The rain in Venice brought out a beautiful sight Friday morning ... not a rainbow, but the gorgeous faces of Hollywood's A-list instead.

A few of the guests who will attend Jeff and Lauren's impending nuptials went for a stroll along the canals in Venice ... including Sydney Sweeney, who flashed some skin in a leggy and low-cut black dress.

Leonardo DiCaprio's longtime partner, Vittoria Ceretti, proved a rose by any other name is just as sweet ... even the roses on her dress -- a sweet addition to her skintight gown.

Katy Perry is M.I.A. from all the wedding festivities for Bezos-Sanchez this week in Venice, Italy ... but one person who hasn't forgotten about the singer is Lauren herself!

The world's most famous bride hopped on Katy's Instagram to comment on a pic Perry posted Friday, showing her with a cute as a button quokka -- an animal that only lives in Australia.

Lauren gave Kate a short but sweet shout-out in the comments, writing ... "We miss you Kate" with a heart emoji.

Lauren Sanchez took center stage in Venice Friday as she prepared to take her vows hours later with Jeff Bezos.

Sanchez blew a kiss to onlookers as she left the Aman hotel, where she and Jeff had been staying.

The ceremony will go down in front of around 200 people Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore -- it's a 16th-century church.

The New York Mets' mascot race took a violent turn Thursday night -- not only did the Bronx Giraffe get smacked in the face with a chair in the sprint ... it was also on the receiving end of a beatdown at the hands of legendary wrestlers Matt and Jeff Hardy!!!

The chaos happened during a break in the action at the Mets' home contest against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field ... when the team hosted its five-borough mascot competition. Just as the Bronx was set to get its first win of the season, it ate a chair right in the kisser -- allowing Brooklyn to run away with the victory.

Clearly in a mood, the giraffe stormed through the tunnel ... but unfortunately for the camelopard, it bumped right into the Hardys -- who were ready for some action.

Halle Berry always looks sexy in a bathing suit -- but she looks even sexier when her bikini bottoms fall down, which is exactly what happened on video for everyone to see!

The actress posted the eye-popping clip to Instagram on Thursday, and it shows Halle dancing to the new song, "Prelims (mind and meat)," written by her boyfriend Van Hunt.

Check it out ... Halle, in her white two-piece, is bustin' some moves in a suite overlooking the beautiful Swiss mountains, while Van appears to film his better half while his music plays in the background.

Richard Hurst — best known as Deputy Cletus Hogg on "The Dukes of Hazzard" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

His first wife, Candace Kaniecki, tells TMZ … Rick passed away on Thursday in Los Angeles. She says his death was unexpected and at this time, his cause of death is unclear.

Rick was scheduled to make an appearance at Cooter’s Place, Pigeon Forge in Tennessee on July 3rd. On Thursday morning, the museum said on Facebook due to unforeseen circumstances Rick was unable to appear and they would reschedule.

Fans of classic TV series will remember Rick’s role as Boss Hogg's cousin on "The Dukes of Hazzard," a role he first played in the late '70s and reprised throughout the 80s.

Rick racked up a long list of TV and film credits, appearing in shows like "Sanford and Son," "The Partridge Family," "MASH*," "Gunsmoke," and "The Bob Newhart Show." On the big screen, he popped up in classics like "The Cat from Outer Space" and "History of the World: Part I."

His son, actor Ryan Hurst, is best known for his roles in "Sons of Anarchy" and "Remember the Titans."

Rick was 79.

Diddy's daughters, who've avoided appearing in court for most of his federal trial, are right behind him for closing arguments, and the emotion of the day is showing on their faces.

His twins, Jessie and D'Lila, along with Chance, all held hands as they walked out of the federal courthouse in Manhattan. Their brothers -- Justin, King and Quincy -- also strolled to a waiting SUV ... along with Diddy's mother, Janice.

The family's united front comes on the heels of prosecutors delivering closing arguments to the jury ... laying out why they should convict Diddy on all counts, including sex trafficking and racketeering.

While Oklahoma City's on-the-court game is unrivaled, its ability to celebrate sure needs work ... but Alex Caruso assured TMZ Sports this week "the next time" his Thunder squad is in position for some champagne showers, it won't have another letdown.

If you missed it, following OKC's Game 7 NBA Finals victory on Sunday night, the notably young Thunder couldn't quite figure out how to properly douse themselves in bubbly ... and needed a big-time assist from 31-year-old Caruso to even open the bottles.

The OKC guard acknowledged to us on Thursday, "it was not a great showing" -- but he was sure it won't happen again.

Who's feelin' that Friday energy? We've got a game to get you right into the weekend ... Can you guess which Olympian put his tatted bod on full display in this grizzly photo?

He's 33 years old and has quite the sexy accent. You may have watched him hit the slopes during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He's competed in halfpipe, big air, and slopestyle. And from the snow to acting, he was cast as "Chet" in "American Horror Story: 1984."

Before this cool kid in his swaggy jacket turned into an actor and TV host, he was just a Cali kid growin' up by the beach with his sister, dancing from age 3, and flippin' into his dreams of becoming a super star.

His early dance experience includes tap and jazz, but he also threw a sucker punch like no other -- and still does to this day! He rose to fame on the teen sitcom "Saved By The Bell," and he's also done some Broadway.

Need one more clue? He co-hosted "The X Factor" with Khloe Kardashian.

Bryan Kohberger's defense has to go back to the drawing board ... after the judge in his criminal case denied his legal team's efforts to point the finger at four other suspects.

Kohberger is gearing up for a trial this summer after being accused of murdering four University of Idaho students ... and he was planning to argue someone else was the real murderer.

But in legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge blocked Kohberger's defense team from presenting evidence to the jury alleging someone other than Kohberger could be the true killer, blasting their evidence as "wild speculation" and "entirely irrelevant."