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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have range -- they and their guests will move from PJs to Gatsby-esque fashion during the 3 day festivities.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... one of the theme nights will be a swanky cocktail party where guests will dress like F. Scott Fitzgerald's famed character.

We're told lots of the guests have had designers turn the imaginary outfits into real life.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding will be the G.O.A.T. -- or at least in the presence of one ... 'cause TMZ Sports has learned Tom Brady is slated to attend the festivities!!

We're told TB12 is one of countless big names on the guest list for the Amazon billionaire's nuptials in Venice this week ... even though just under 200 people are expected to be there.

TB12 and Bezos have gotten pretty chummy over the years -- in fact, they're neighbors at Indian Creek in Miami ... also known as "Billionaire Bunker."

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have made their mark in St. Mark's Square, and everywhere else in Venice ... they've become a legit tourist attraction!!!

Lifelike statues of Mr. Amazon and his future billionaire bride popped up around the sinking city, where tourists posed next to Jeff as the wedding looms.

Jeff may want to steer clear of his likeness. His 5'7" muscular frame is dwarfed by the 6' sculpture. The statue is festooned with fake dollar bills with his mug on it!

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding guests will want for nothing ... 'cause they're reportedly spending an eyepopping $50,000 per person for their ritzy Venetian wedding!

The sky-high number comes from a report from Brides.com ... and with a guest list just under 200 people, that's a minimal $10 million wedding.

Of course, that's just pocket money for someone who is rolling in it. Remember ... the Amazon founder is estimated to be worth $230 billion, per Bloomberg.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s impending Italian wedding is turning up the heat for them and their A-list guests -- but locals are still fired up and not shy about it!

A giant banner has been rolled out in Venice's iconic St. Mark’s Square demanding Bezos pay more taxes, especially if he’s shelling out to rent the city for this wedding -- a bold message from campaign group Everyone Hates Elon and Greenpeace that’s impossible to ignore.

An Everyone Hates Elon spokesperson blasted Bezos for shutting down massive chunks of the city for days to get married ... calling it ridiculous the third-richest man in the world, worth $220 billion, could do so while the government struggles to fund public services.

Afrobeats star Diamond Platnumz plans on putting his competition at Hot 97's annual "Summer Jam" concert to shame later today ... all from the bottom of his penny bank!!!

TMZ caught up with DP'z walking around New York this week and he was stoked about the radio station carving out an entire portion of the show just for Afrobeats -- an honor the Tanzania native doesn't take lightly.

Diamond Platnumz will join fellow Afro-beasts Ayra Starr, Asake, Masicka, Bobby Konders and Jabba ... and tells us he spent NO LESS than 250K crossing t's and dotting i's to ensure his Summer Jam will be a hit.

Paris Hilton will soon be sliving in a gorgeous new mansion ... throwing down a bag to secure a house with a funky connection.

The DJ and mother-of-two and her husband, Carter Reum, closed on the property in Beverly Hills Friday.

She's not the first A-lister to own the 12-bedroom, 20-bathroom home ... Mark Wahlberg sold the sprawling estate for $55 million back in 2023.

Teresa Giudice is a real housewife who's really pissed off ... 'cause she stormed out of an interview when she was asked about her alleged tax problems.

"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star sat down for a Q&A with WGN News Friday ... and, while it seems she thought it was going to be a straightforward puff piece about her new projects, one of the anchors tried to get real with the reality TV star.

Check out the clip ... Teresa's talking about her relationship with former costar Danielle Staub -- when, out of nowhere, one of the anchors asks how a family can avoid paying their taxes for years and years.

Kamala Harris was considering Mark Cuban as her running mate, but the billionaire flat out rejected the campaign, explaining he wasn't the type to play second fiddle ... saying for that reason, I'm out!

Cuban recently joined "The Bulwark" podcast ... when host Tim Miller asked him about "some green room gossip" he'd heard suggesting Mark was on the short list for the veep gig.

The former "Shark Tank" star confirmed the rumor, and revealed why and how he told the Harris campaign he wasn't interested.

Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed he has fathered more than 100 children -- and says they'll all get dibs on his $17 billion fortune!

Pavel -- who created the globally popular messaging app that offers end-to-end chat encryption -- told French political magazine Le Point he's got six "official" children with three partners ... but is dad to dozens more due to his 15 years of sperm donation.

He says he doesn't think any of his children are any more legitimate than the next, adding ... "They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don't want them to tear each other apart after my death," according to translation from BBC.

Al Sharpton says for as long as this country has been around, wealthy, prominent Black folks have been targeted ... because the feds see them as easy targets.

We got Al in New York City on Thursday and asked him about a popular online conspiracy ... that Sean "Diddy" Combs and Tyler Perry are being targeted right now because they are rich and famous Black men.

Al says race, wealth and fame are big factors when it comes to who the feds go after ... and he says there are tons of examples to back it up.

Fashion Nova founder and CEO Richard Saghian is dropping $32 million on a stunning Beverly Hills mansion ... adding another prize to his impressive real estate portfolio.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Saghian threaded the needle on the beautiful 13,000-square-foot estate, which features 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms.

The property is packed with cool amenities ... including a movie theater, billiards lounge, hidden spa with a barber station, wine tasting room, basketball/pickleball court, putting green, and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven ... just to name a few.

Former NFL superstar Adrian Peterson got into a fistfight with a poker player following a dispute over a hand ... and the tussle was all captured on video, obtained by TMZ Sports.

The shocking scene unfolded back on May 27 ... while Peterson and others were playing cards at JokerStars -- a social club in Houston, Texas.

Peterson tells us ... he and one of his buddies were involved in a disagreement while at a gaming table, "one thing led to another," and they squared up.

3:17 PM PT -- Lakers legend Magic Johnson is speaking out about the Buss family agreeing to unload their majority ownership stake in the Lakers ... congratulating them for striking "an incredible deal" and choosing the best person to carry the team's legacy going forward.

Jeanie Buss and her family have agreed to unload their majority stake of the Lakers, selling the team to L.A. Dodgers owner Mark Walter -- the largest sale of a sports franchise in history!!

Shams Charania broke the news Wednesday afternoon, revealing the Busses -- who own 66% of the organization -- reached a deal to sell the team to the 65-year-old businessman on an approximately $10 BILLION valuation.

Jerry Buss, Jeanie's dad, purchased the team for a paltry $67.5 million in May 1979. Under his tenure, the Lake Show became one of the most popular, successful, and culturally relevant American sports franchises ... exploding in value.

Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun are very close to finally settling their differences ... because we've learned they're coming to terms over a massive financial dispute.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Justin and Scooter are weeks away from reaching a settlement on a ton of money Justin owes Scooter, and settlement talks were triggered by our recent TMZ documentary on JB.

As we told you in "TMZ Investigates: What Happened to Justin Bieber," their relationship disintegrated after Justin claimed Scooter screwed him out of millions, but our investigation showed the opposite.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial resumed Tuesday in NYC for the 25th day ... and a federal special agent testified about travel and hotel expenses involving alleged male escorts that Diddy paid for.

DeLeassa Penland, a special agent with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York -- the agency prosecuting the case against Diddy -- testified Diddy's American Express account was charged nearly $47,000 for damages at a single hotel in New York in one instance.

Penland told the jury Diddy, Cassie Ventura and Jules Theodore -- an alleged male escort -- stayed at the London Hotel on a particular date, which was paid for on Diddy's AmEx, as well as Virgin America plane tickets for Jules.