Kris Jenner's beau Corey Gamble makes surprise solo arrival to Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding
The 44-year-old talent manager was in good spirits as he hopped into a water taxi ahead of the most-anticipated nuptials of the year.
The business executive was one of the many celebrities who shrugged off raging protests by the Italian locals.
Though it may seem a bit random for Corey to be there, his 69-year-old girlfriend is a good friend of 55-year-old Lauren as she attended her bachelorette party.
Kris and Corey have also enjoyed double dates with Jeff and Lauren throughout the years and she is expected to attend the lavish event.
The couple have been dating since August 2014, after the two met through a mutual friend at a birthday party in Ibiza.
Kris Jenner 's longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble shocked many as he arrived in Venice, Italy to attend Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez 's wedding
Corey represented his good friend Beyonce as he wore a yellow long-sleeved sweater from her Cowboy Carter World Tour.
He completed the look with a brown suede cowboy hat, baggy green cargo trousers, and black Off-White x Nike Air Prestos sneakers.
The star lugged along his black luggage and a matching Louis Vuitton duffle bag as he hopped into a water taxi.
Corey seemed in great spirits as he joyfully raised his arm while riding in the watercraft.
The Amazon billionaire and his bride-to-be are said to have invited 200 people to their three-day Italian wedding, which is due to kick off on Thursday and end on Saturday.
On Tuesday, a copy of the couple's invite was leaked with one very specific request made on behalf of the couple.
They've asked guests not to buy them any presents and told them they'll be making donations to multiple charities working to stop Venice from sinking on attendees' behalf instead.
The star-studded guest list includes Kris' daughter Kim Kardashian, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, and Tom Brady.
Kris and Corey have also enjoyed double dates with Jeff and Lauren throughout the years and she is expected to attend the lavish event
Other high-profile guests have already landed in the City of Canals, including US First Daughter Ivanka Trump and her family, as well as fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg.
Bezos is worth around $224.6 billion and is thought to be spending tens of millions on his wedding.
'If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more tax,' one gigantic banner read in St. Mark's Square.
Greenpeace and the UK-based collective Everyone Hates Elon have joined protests in Venice attempting to disrupt, or even prevent, the planned wedding celebrations of Amazon founder Bezos this week.
'Jeff Bezos is the second-richest man in the world yet is reported to pay a 1.1 percent true tax rate,' the two groups said in a joint statement. 'The multi-million-dollar wedding is reportedly happening over three days, with the wedding ring alone worth as much as $5million.'
A spokesperson from Everyone Hates Elon said: 'As governments talk about hard choices and struggle to fund public services, Jeff Bezos can afford to shut down half a city for days on end just to get married.'
The business executive was one of the many celebrities who shrugged off raging protests by the Italian locals; a 'No Space For Bezos' sign is seen on the Rialto Bridge
Venice mayor Luigi Brugnaro and regional governor Luca Zaia have spoken out in favor of the nuptials, which have been dubbed, 'the wedding of the century,' pointing out that the celebrations are expected to bring $23-34million to local businesses.
'This is a city that handles 150,000 people a day,' Zaia told Italian daily Corriere della Sera. 'George Clooney, François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek, Alexandre Arnault, Elton John and many others got married here.'
Bezos has also pledged to make sizable charity donations, including $1.16million to Corila - an academic consortium dedicated to studying Venice's lagoon ecosystem - according to Corriere della Sera and Italy's ANSA news agency.
Earlier this month, anti-Bezos banners were hung in Venice from St. Mark's Tower with 'Bezos' in blue capital letters and a red X over it as part of a 'No Space for Bezos' campaign, a play on Bezos' Blue Origin spaceflight venture.
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