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Daily Mail
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Clinton aide Huma Abedin jets to Sicily to meet Soros heir hubby for belated honeymoon after flying solo to Bezos' wedding extravaganza
Their recent Hamptons wedding was the society event of the year, with a star-studded guest list packed with A-listers and former presidents. But it appears former Hillary Clinton aide, Huma Abedin, and her new husband, Alex Soros, have finally gotten around to enjoying their honeymoon, or a post-wedding vacation at least, a month after their whirlwind nuptials. Alex, the 39-year-old financier heir of billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros, has disclosed that he and his new wife have been enjoying a romantic break in Sicily, can reveal. It was a convenient jaunt for his Democratic doyenne wife, who travelled to Sicily after visiting Venice, where she flew solo to the $50million nuptials of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez a two weeks ago. Abedin, 49, known for being Clinton's right hand and a Dem power player, was reportedly invited to the wedding through Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who clinched exclusive deals to cover both nuptials. 'With several billionaires attending the wedding, including Bill Gates, it was a good time to talk about the midterms and opening up their checkbooks,' a source reportedly told the New York Daily News. It comes as Soros junior shared sweet snaps online from the city of Syracuse, where the newlyweds marveled at ancient ruins at the Neapolis archaeological park, a UNESCO World Heritage site which houses the remains of a Greek and Roman town. The couple opted for relaxed attire – she in a chic light blue dress and sneakers and he in a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers - as they beamed in a photo in front of the ear of Dionysus. But the newlyweds may have been careful about whispering too many sweet nothings to each other when posing in front of the artificial cave. For legend has it, the ear, named by Caravaggio in 1608, was used by Dionysus as a prison so he could listen from above to what his prisoners were saying, due to its unique acoustic effect. The happy couple also visited the Greek theatre, before sharing a sweet embrace while sitting in one of Syracuse's traditional three-wheeled colorful taxis. Sicily is known for its extraordinary beauty and history, with the town of Taormina – nicknamed the pearl of the Ionian Sea - a regular draw for visitors keen to enjoy the finer things in life. It is home to the uber-luxurious five-star San Domenico Palace, a Four Seasons hotel, which was used as the setting for season 2 of the hit HBO show, The White Lotus. It is likely to have been a nostalgic trip for the couple, who celebrated their engagement last June with a trip to Italy. The pair shared a romantic photograph of the moment Soros got down on one knee and asked Abedin to be his wife. They were married last month in a lavish weekend affair spanning the Soros family estates in the Hamptons. The happy couple also visited numerous UNESCO sites on their getaway, including the Greek theatre of Syracuse (left) which is nestled inside the Neapolis Archaeological Park (right) Abedin wore a striking custom lace Erdem dress for their first ceremony, an intimate affair at Soros senior's home in Southampton, where they signed a Nikah in honor of Abedin's Muslim faith and the ketubah, in a nod to Soros' Jewish heritage. The couple held a larger celebration the following day at the sprawling 12-bedroom Soros estate in Water Mill, where she wore an elegant off-the-shoulder Givenchy dress by Sarah Burton. The nuptials saw the worlds of celebrity and politics collide with guests including former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, the Clintons, Wintour, George and Amal Clooney, and the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and her husband, the media mogul Barry Diller. Abedin was closely accompanied by her son, whom she shares with disgraced politician, Anthony Weiner, 60, whom she divorced after he was jailed for sexting a minor. Weiner, who is attempting a NYC political comeback with a city council run, did not attend the wedding. The happy couple laid on a refined menu of truffle agnolotti, chilled English pea soup, an American Wagyu bavette and grilled prawns as Boys II Men were the live entertainment for the evening reception. The wedding took place at the Soros' 12-bedroom, 10-bathroom Georgian mega mansion in Shelter Island Deing Harber The Soros' 12-bedroom, 10-bathroom Georgian mega mansion was surrounded by tight security, including sniffer dogs and Secret Service agents guarding Abedin's former boss Hillary and ex-President Bill, who were driven down the long driveway in a motorcade of blacked-out SUVs. Soros and his father, who reportedly wasn't present at his son's wedding, are among the most prolific fundraisers in the Democratic Party. Soros has been named heir to his father's $25billion empire. Abedin was Clinton's top aide during her tenure as Secretary of State during President Obama's first term. She hit the headlines when it was revealed her husband, Weiner, then a Democratic US Congressman from New York, had texted nude pictures to young women. Weiner resigned his post but ran again in 2013, when he was again found to have sexted pictures. Abedin divorced him, and he was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison - later on he had to register as a sex offender. Abedin and Soros met in the fall of 2023 at Nicky Hilton's birthday party, and they were engaged in New York City in May 2024.
Vogue Arabia
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
Inside Huma Abedin and Alex Soros's Wedding at Home in Water Mill
Skip to main content This past Saturday, the political strategist, author, and longtime aide to Hillary Clinton married investor and philanthropist Alex Soros among family and friends at their home in the Hamptons On Saturday, Huma Abedin, the political strategist, author, and longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, married investor and philanthropist Alex Soros at the couple's home in Water Mill, New York. The couple first met at a party hosted by their friends James and Nicky Hilton Rothschild in October 2023 and started dating shortly thereafter. In June 2024, they got engaged after Soros proposed to Abedin with an emerald cut diamond ring flanked by a pair of slim baguettes at their Manhattan apartment. 'Alex bought the ring one morning and proposed by our dining table that same evening. He handed me the ring in a taking out bag saying that it was 'dessert,'' Abedin tells Vogue . 'It had been a long day at work, and I was distracted because I was leaving for a trip early the next morning. It was a total surprise and a beautiful one!' A few weeks later, they traveled to Italy, and he proposed again on the balcony of their hotel room. Abedin and Soros had always intended to elope, but the plan changed at an engagement party co-hosted by former first lady and secretary of state—and Abedin's longtime boss—Hillary Clinton, whom she started working for as a 19-year-old intern while attending George Washington University. 'It was an unexpectedly wonderful journey,' Abedin says. 'We got engaged with no plans to have a wedding. We talked about hosting small dinners in different cities because we have close family and friends all over the world. But once we decided to have a wedding, or rather when we were instructed to have a wedding by Hillary and Anna [Wintour], who pulled out their calendars and suggested the date—despite Alex saying he was scheduled to be at a conference in Europe!—it was set.' After they locked in the date, the couple knew immediately that they wanted to do it at home. Partly because a big wedding was never originally in the cards, Abedin was relatively laid back throughout the entire planning process—which, she notes, made it a lot more fun. 'Our first meeting was at my mother-in-law Susan's house with Hillary and Anna, and when all three asked me what I wanted, it was a surreal moment to have people who cared so much about making the day perfect for all our friends and family,' Abedin recalls. 'I am pretty set on what I do and don't like, so making decisions was easy—but there were a lot of decisions.' The couple worked with the celebrated event and floral designer Raúl Àvila to design their wedding weekend, and to oversee all of the flowers. 'I have known Raúl for years and attended several events he has created and always thought they were the most chic, elegant evenings,' Abedin says. 'He and his mighty team were a dream to work with and brilliant at creating and bringing together extraordinary design and aesthetics—from the tent, to the decor, the flowers, the flow of the evening, and the music.' Also on hand to help bring the day to life was Vogue 's director of special events, Sache Taylor. 'Sache was the cipher on the team who was the heart center—her dedication, her commitment, her spirit, her inimitable sense of competence and style,' Abedin adds. 'It was a joy to be around her.' The couple held two ceremonies over the course of the weekend. On Friday, there was an intimate service at Soros's father's home in Southampton with family and friends, to sign the nikah in honor of Abedin's Muslim faith and the ketubah in honor of Soros's Jewish heritage. For this special ceremony, the bride wore an ethereal custom lace dress by Erdem. This service was followed by a lunch for family and close friends, to which the bride wore an Oscar de la Renta dress adorned with a purple allium flower motif. On Saturday, a larger celebration took place at the couple's home nearby, for which the bride wore a custom Audrey Hepburn–inspired Givenchy dress by Sarah Burton. The off-the-shoulder look featured a delicate belt and a row of covered buttons along the back, while the couple's initials were incorporated into the intricate olive branch embroidery on the ivory silk satin-backed crepe fabric. Abedin worked with stylist Bailey Moon to pull all of her looks together. 'He has such a wonderful manner,' Abedin says. 'I love working with him. He has the best style sense and knows exactly what I would love—including shoes that were comfortable and earrings that were classic and simple.' To that end, Moon borrowed a pair of Victoria-era Briony Raymond earrings, and selected satin Loeffler Randall block heels. Kelli Hoff swept the bride's hair up into a soft updo, and Kirin Bhatty created her natural beauty look.
Times
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Times
Sex addict Anthony Weiner on jail, Trump and Hillary Clinton
As nominative determinism might suggest, Anthony Weiner was perhaps always doomed. A prominent New York congressman and rapidly rising star in the Democratic Party, married to Hillary Clinton's glamorous adviser, Huma Abedin, it all came crashing down — in spectacularly lurid style — in May 2011, when Weiner accidentally posted a sexually explicit photo of his bulging crotch to Twitter. The headlines wrote themselves, with the New York Post gleefully declaring, 'Weiner exposed'. First, though, he denied it, claiming his account had been hacked (the New York Post — 'Weiner: I'll stick it out'), before admitting to having sent similar pictures to numerous women ('Naked truth'), and finally resigning ('Weiner's rise and fall'). Six months later, Abedin gave birth to their son, Jordan. Undeterred, Weiner attempted a return to politics in 2013 in the bold hope of becoming mayor of New York ('Weiner's second coming'), before more reports of sexting emerged — this time under the alias Carlos Danger — and he crashed out in the primary. Through this all, Abedin stood by him. But in 2016 it emerged that he had posted a sexually explicit photo with Jordan, then four, sleeping next to him. And, a few weeks later, that one of those he had sexted was a 15-year-old girl. An FBI probe was launched the following year and he was sentenced to 21 months for transferring obscene material to a minor (he served a little over 15 months in prison). Abedin filed for divorce ('Huma cuts off Weiner') and would later say that Weiner 'didn't just break my heart, he ripped it out and stomped on it over and over again'. In the decade since, Weiner faded from view, before reappearing as an in-house liberal at WABC, a conservative talk radio station. He continued therapy for what he says is a sex addiction. Now, 14 years after first derailing his own promising career, the indefatigable Weiner is staging (another) comeback, running for a seat on New York City Council. Sarah Batchu, one of his opponents, told The New York Times that Trump's victory has allowed other scandal-prone politicians to believe they too could return. ('Trump got elected as a 34-time felon,' Weiner himself said last month.) 'Everyone deserves a second chance, but this guy has had third, fourth and fifth chances,' Batchu said. And, just days before his former wife Abedin marries Alexander Soros, the son of billionaire George Soros and heir to his fortune, 60-year-old Weiner is walking the streets of the East Village in Manhattan, dog and journalist in tow, in his bid for elected office once again. Tabloid-friendly surname aside, this was not supposed to be Weiner's trajectory. At the age of 27, the Brooklyn native became the youngest councillor in New York City's history; then, as an acclaimed, gifted congressman representing New York and known for his straight-talking, sometimes brash modus operandi, a rising star in the Democratic Party and an eligible bachelor in DC circles. In 2007, he began dating Huma Abedin, the glamorous longtime aide to Hillary Clinton. In her 2021 memoir, Both/And, Abedin wrote that after their first kiss her 'head started spinning and didn't stop'. At 32, it was her first serious relationship. They married in 2010, in a ceremony officiated by Bill Clinton, and became a bona fide Washington power couple. • NYC mayor election: Everything you need to know As if his infidelities — from less than a year into their marriage — weren't painful enough, they came with possibly catastrophic professional and political consequences too. Little over a week before the 2016 election, the FBI said it had messages between Abedin and Hillary Clinton, her boss, which they found on Weiner's seized laptop. It was his laptop, in other words, that prompted them to reopen the investigation into Clinton's private email use. Clinton herself credits the probe as a decisive factor in her loss. 'If the election was on October 27,' she said of the day prior to the announcement by James Comey, then the FBI director, that the probe would be reopened, 'I would be your president.' Weiner tells me he thinks 'things are much more complicated' but that it's 'not nothing'. Our dog walk is in the area of the city where Weiner is running for a council seat — a pocket he's never before represented. 'I mean, look, it was a very close race, and she lost by a small number of votes, and so you can point to anything and say that was the difference,' he says in his defence. He never made a 'direct amendment' to Clinton. 'I think I wrote her a letter saying I'd like an opportunity [to apologise] at some point. I don't think we ever spoke about it.' In fact, Weiner is never excessively contrite about any of the scandals I raise as we walk the neighbourhood. He is open, for example, about his belief that he was severely punished and has done his time. 'It was a slow news week and my name is Weiner,' he says at one point. At another: 'I knew that prison was ridiculous. For obscenity, it was pretty ridiculous. I mean, everyone did what they were supposed to. Look, the higher the monkey climbs, the more you can see his ass.' This is how Weiner talks — profane, direct, often curt. But he is not guileless. I ask about his treatment for sex addiction. This is a contested term. Sex addiction is not listed as a formal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, while the World Health Organisation recognises compulsive sexual behaviour disorder as a impulse-control disorder, not an addiction. It's perhaps an 'academic conversation', Weiner says. He attends groups once a week and attendance, he says, is growing — 'Rooms are fuller and fuller, more and more people, more and more meetings.' Weiner has drawn connections between his past career and his sexual behaviour. 'You become obsessive about people's affirmation,' he says when I press him. So the obvious question is, isn't there now a high risk of relapse if he returns to politics? 'I don't think this is an example of an alcoholic who wants to be a bartender,' he says. But he does admit the link. 'I would argue that a lot of people in public life are really jazzed up by the affirmation. They get it. I just have to be mindful of it. But it's a reasonable question.' Nonetheless, one might suggest that running for public office would be the very last thing you would do if you were him, so… why? 'The candidates were running this kind of frictionless campaign,' he says of his opponents, 'trying not to offend any of the traditional Democratic constituencies.' But in the end, Weiner thought, 'The only reason not to run is that people would say something mean about me, or would bring up my past, and I didn't think that was a good enough reason.' He raised the idea of running again with Huma and Jordan, now 13, over dinner one night. They were supportive. 'Her take was, look, this is what you're good at.' He reckons the issues associated with running in this new part of the city — and as 'more of a centrist candidate in a very progressive district' — are arguably bigger challenges than the scandals. I ask about Abedin and her imminent wedding to Soros. It is the only few seconds of the interview that I get the sense he weighs his words with much care. 'I don't know what's public and I am not going to comment on it.' He does confirm, when I mention it's due to take place the following weekend, that he isn't going. 'That's the day that polls open here… Yeah, I will not be going. I wish them all the best and she seems very happy and Jordan likes them [all]. So it's all great.' His former wife has moved on — is he dating too? 'That's a big word.' At this point his dog, Billy, finds herself in a harmless brawl in the dog park. This is a welcome distraction — 'She's just being the neighbourhood school mom' — but Weiner returns to our earlier topic and says that, yes, he does go out on dates. I ask if he uses the apps. He doesn't, he says, but he's clearly amused. 'That's kind of a funny idea.' He admits the task of persuading people to trust him is harder than for most. 'Yes, I just had this conversation with someone recently.' With someone he's dating? 'Dating is… It's a lame word…' He trails off before talking about the dog instead. 'You see, she wants to play. She just doesn't quite know how to do it.' At this point Billy begins humping another dog. I suggest this might be too on the nose to include in the interview. 'A little bit,' he concedes. 'You can kind of see the lead for your piece taking shape right now in front of us. I'll write your lead for you: 'You can tell Anthony Weiner's dog has been around him for a while.' ' We wrap up the subject of dating. 'Put it this way: it's fraught. But I don't date much.' Does he stand any chance of winning, though? Weiner thinks his opponents in the upcoming council election are tame. 'In today's world, you've got these other people that I'm running against [who] cut their teeth in a very different time, where it's: how do you get this? How do you not offend this group?' He talks about homelessness. 'You have homeless people who are mentally unwell living on our streets. It's a problem. Everyone recognises [it], every candidate recognises it… This group of politicians that I am up against, they look at the situation and say, all right, who's on this side of the problem? Who's on this side? 'And there are people like the American Civil Liberties Union, who said that a homeless person has a right to be on that street right now in our public space. But most people in this part [of the city], most people who vote, they look at that and say, 'How do we solve that problem?' ' His putative return to politics is not without backlash. Sarah Batchu proposed a bill in February nicknamed the Weiner Act that would ban registered sex offenders — of which Weiner is one — from holding public office. His top opponent is Harvey Epstein, a previously unknown candidate who went viral when Saturday Night Live did a sketch about his name: neither Harvey Weinstein nor Jeffrey Epstein. We leave the dog park and a man walks towards us holding a camera. 'You've got some nerve running for office after sending that dick!' Weiner is unfazed. 'Say, one of these Trump motherf***ers!' Most of what is shouted over the next three minutes is even more unprintable than that. 'You kiss your mom with that mouth?' Weiner asks him, repeatedly shouting, 'Trump motherf***er, go home!' and, 'Another Trump motherf***er!' to those in the park who are, by this point, beginning to turn their heads. The man repeats the usual charges. 'Your fault that Trump got elected in the first place, motherf***er!' he rages. 'They used your sex crime to sink Hillary!' The episode feels reminiscent of the 2016 fly-on-the-wall documentary, Weiner, which introduced me and countless others to Weiner's brusque style while his mayoral campaign (and then marriage too) combusted in real time, its whole extraordinary disintegration captured on camera. This time, a number of young men rally to him. 'Mr Weiner,' one says. 'Don't even talk to him. He's worthless.' These aren't the only men we bump into on our walk who are supportive of Weiner — and they are largely men. But it's difficult to tell if he stands a chance in the council election. 'It's too small a district to really poll,' he says. But he knows his pitch well. 'I just think that my gift is the absence of really giving a shit about whether I might offend someone… And it sounds to people like, oh, I'm doing something different. 'No, what I'm really doing is just practising the only form of politics I know how to do now. Is it going to fit well with this moment? Does it fit well with this electorate? Does it fit well with my scandal? Who the f*** knows. But I don't know any other way to do it. I don't know any other way to do it.'
Mint
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Huma Abedin and Alex Soros tie the knot in star-studded New York wedding - Check who all attended
Huma Abedin, longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, and Alex Soros, the son of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, were married over the weekend in a high-profile wedding that brought together some of the biggest names in politics, media, and society. The couple exchanged vows at the Soros family's sprawling estate in the Hamptons, marking a union that blended personal joy with public interest. The ceremony was as grand as the guest list was powerful. Former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were in attendance, as were former Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff. Key congressional figures such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi also made appearances. The bride wore not one but two custom dresses for the occasion. For the Western-style ceremony, Abedin wore an ivory silk crepe Givenchy gown, designed by Sarah Burton, the creative force behind some of fashion's most iconic wedding looks. The dress featured delicate olive-branch embroidery and hand-sewn initials, drawing inspiration from classic Hollywood elegance, notably Audrey Hepburn. The celebration wasn't just political—it was also stylish. Vogue's Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour was among the high-profile guests, alongside Nicky Hilton Rothschild and talk show host Jimmy Fallon. The wedding divided the internet. Various people took to X and criticised the union. One person wrote, 'The satanic couple from hell, Alex Soros and Huma Abedin, have released photos from their lavish wedding—joined by none other than Bill and Hillary Clinton (sic).' Another person commented, 'Alex Soros has married Huma Abedin over the weekend! The dress is pretty, but there's not really much more to say when you're marrying into one of the most heinous families on the planet, but hey enjoy girl enjoy your weekly new custom Birkin! He's so unattractive, girl how? (sic).' Though deeply private about their relationship in the past, the couple's wedding has now placed them firmly in the public eye. In an evening that mixed glamour with gravitas, the Soros-Abedin wedding proved to be both a personal milestone and a social event of note.
Daily Mail
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
George Soros mysteriously skips son Alex's wedding to Huma Abedin
Billionaire Democrat donor George Soros did not attend his son's luxurious wedding to ex-Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin this weekend, according to a new report. Alex Soros, 39, wed his bride, 49, at his sprawling estate in Water Mill, New York on Saturday, surrounded by a who's who of American politics. Bill and Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff, Nancy Pelosi, Senator Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries joined A-listers Jimmy Fallon and Anna Wintour at the glitzy celebration. But Alex's own father, 94-year-old Soros, wasn't in attendance, according to Page Six. Instead, he reportedly hosted an intimate gathering on Friday, the day before the nuptials, which was officiated by both a rabbi and an imam to honor Alex's Jewish heritage and Abedin's Muslim beliefs. A source told the publication he and his wife Tamiko Bolton, 'hosted an intimate family service on Friday morning at their home.' The source maintained Soros is 'in good health' when asked if he skipped out on the festivities for health reasons. But Soros was pictured with Alex wearing his wedding day suit in a happy snap his son shared to Instagram to celebrate Father's Day. 'Happy Father's Day to the goat! This was a special one,' Alex wrote alongside the picture. The Friday celebrations at Soros' Southampton home was followed by an intimate lunch for family and close friends. And Alex made sure to pay homage to his father on his special day, revealing in an exclusive interview with Vogue that his blue tuxedo reminded him of happy memories with his billionaire father. 'I wore a Dior tux. My favorite color is blue, and when I worked for my father, I would often show up for meetings and both of us, completely unscripted, would be wearing blue,' he said. 'It's also my mother's favorite color. I didn't buy many new clothes for the wedding. My mother taught me when I was young that good clothes last, at least for men.' The bride wore a Givenchy gown for the main ceremony, and often turned to fashion guru Anna Wintour for advice during the planning stages of the wedding. Wintour spoke at the reception, with the help of Hollywood funnyman Jimmy Kimmel. Recalling that detail, Abedin said: 'When Alex and I first met he asked me out and I said ''no,'' then I said ''maybe,'' then I finally said ''yes.''... So Jimmy stood up and said, ''Anna asked me to hold the mic, I said no, then I said maybe, then I said yes.'' The whole place went wild.' George and Amal Clooney, and the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and her husband, the media mogul Barry Diller, were also thought to have been among the high-profile attendees. Michelle and Barack Obama were on the guest list too, Page Six reported. Scores of blacked out chauffeur driven minivans and luxury cars queued to ferry the couple's well-heeled guests through the estate's main gate. Huge white tents were erected on the property, giving guests shelter from the almost constant rain and cold that threatened to overshadow the couple's special day. Soros and his father are among the most prolific fundraisers in the Democratic Party. Soros has been named heir to his father's $25 billion empire. Abedin was one of Clinton's top aides during her tenure as Secretary of State during President Obama's first term. She hit the headlines when it was revealed her husband, then a Democratic US Congressman from New York had texted nude pictures to young women. Anthony Weiner resigned his post but ran again in 2013 when again he was found to have sexted pictures. Abedin divorced him and he was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and he had to register as a sex offender. Abedin and Soros met in the fall of 2023 at Nicky Hilton Rothschild's birthday party, and they were engaged in New York City in May 2024. A rehearsal dinner ahead of the wedding was surrounded by heavy security, including Secret Service agents guarding former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, who arrived with Soros and Abedin in a motorcade of black SUVs. Security staff stood guard on the long front drive of the Georgian-style 12-bedroom, 10-bathroom mansion, which was originally designed by architect W.E. Brady.
