Jeff Bezos' bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez sued right before fairytale wedding — here's what the lawsuit is
Just days before marrying Jeff Bezos in a grand Venice wedding, Lauren Sanchez has been hit with a shocking lawsuit. Her former friend Alanna Zabel accuses her of stealing the idea for a bestselling kid's book out of revenge. Zabel says the book 'The Fly Who Flew To Space' is copied from her book 'Dharma Kitty Goes to Mars', as per the report by DailyMail.
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Zabel says Sanchez copied the story page by page, and even the plot and scenes are the same. The two used to be close friends. Zabel gave Sanchez gifts and private yoga lessons. Sanchez once shared personal details with Zabel, about plastic surgeries, relationships, and even called herself 'Monica' as a joke about liking Bill Clinton, according to DailyMail.
In 2009, things got bad at Sanchez's 40th birthday party when they danced to 'Boom Boom Pow.' People clapped more for Zabel's dance moves, and Sanchez got mad and dramatically turned her back on her. Zabel felt hurt, stopped giving her yoga lessons, and walked out. From then on, Zabel says Sanchez held a grudge and later stole her book idea for revenge.
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They had even planned to work together on a fitness program and a book. Sanchez signed an NDA. In 2022, Zabel shared her book idea with Sanchez again, hoping they could work together. Zabel also emailed Bezos, and his team replied. But later, nothing happened, as mentioned in the report by DailyMail.
Book dispute before the big wedding
Zabel published her book in December 2022. Sanchez's book came out in September 2024 and became a New York Times Bestseller. Zabel says Sanchez lied that the book was based on her flying with a fly in her helicopter.
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She also claims Sanchez copied the look of the space suit in her book for her real-life trip to space in April. Zabel says this was 'trolling' and trying to mock her in public. Sanchez went to space on Blue Origin with stars like Katy Perry and Gayle King. Zabel accuses Sanchez of using her fame and Bezos' name to push the book to bestseller status, as stated by DailyMail.
The suit says Sanchez wanted to "show up" Zabel using Zabel's own idea. Zabel is asking the court for damages and a permanent stop to Sanchez breaking the NDA again. She also says this caused her emotional and financial stress. Zabel had earlier sued in Los Angeles state court but withdrew the case.
She says the LA wildfires in 2023 caused delays, she was evacuated twice, worked at trauma centers, and lost her school job. She refiled the case this week in federal court right before Sanchez's big wedding, as per the report by DailyMail.
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Q1. Why is Lauren Sanchez being sued before her wedding to Jeff Bezos?
Her ex-friend says she copied her book idea and broke a private agreement they had.
Q2. What does the lawsuit say Lauren Sanchez did wrong?
It says she took the story from Zabel's book, used it on her own, and claimed it was her original idea.
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