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Celebrity restaurateur Keith McNally has taken aim at Lauren Sanchez in a late-night Instagram rant, branding Jeff Bezos’ fiancée ‘revolting.’
McNally shared a carousel of recent pictures of Sanchez and Bezos, and proceeded to skewer the pair in a post that went up late Monday night.
‘Does anybody else find Jeff Bezos’ New wife – Lauren Sanchez – ABSOLUTELY REVOLTING?’ he wrote.
‘What an ugly and F***ing SMUG – LOOKING couple they make. Is this what having 1000 Billion dollars does to people?’
McNally’s unexpected criticism happened shortly after Sanchez and Bezos were seen together at public events in Washington, DC. They attended the White House’s state dinner for the Prime Minister of Japan and also participated in the presentation of the Courage and Civility Award. This award is given annually by Bezos himself and amounts to $100 million.
Keith McNally shared a carousel of pictures of Lauren Sanchez and her fiancé, Jeff Bezos, and proceeded to skewer the pair on Monday night
McNally (pictured) often posts unfiltered comments on his personal Instagram on whatever subject matter happens to be on his mind
It is not clear why McNally took aim at Sanchez and Bezos specifically.
The future Mrs Bezos has so far been defended by her celeb pal Chrissy Teigen, who touted Sanchez’s admirable qualities.
‘She is truly remarkable, accomplished, and kind. Those who are familiar with her would wholeheartedly agree,’ stated the entertainment personality who is also the spouse of John Legend.
Stephanie Ruhle, host at MSNBC, came forward to support Sanchez by saying, ‘No, I disagree. She is accomplished, kind, intelligent, and beloved. While social media can be entertaining, this behavior is not. Criticizing someone without cause is simply unkind. If we all paused for a moment and considered how it feels to be belittled and ridiculed, we would likely refrain from such actions.’
The owner of enduring New York City hot-spots Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi has previously picked several fights with high-profile visitors to his restaurants.
In October of 2022, he started a weeks-long feud with then late-night host James Corden, who reportedly screamed at McNally’s Balthazar staff over an all-yolk omelet his wife had attempted to order.
Corden, who has on multiple occasions been pegged as difficult to work with, defended himself on-air and in a New York Times profile at the time.
He apologized, which smoothed things over for a bit, but only until McNally got his hands on a copy of the London Times, in which Corden denied ever screaming at anyone.
Late Monday night, that subject happened to be Lauren Sanchez, the fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
The pair got engaged nearly a year ago after close to five years together
Sanchez, who is involved in a plethora of causes in her tony Beverly Hills circles, often opts for a more revealing look and shares glances into her wardrobe with her more than 400,000 Instagram followers – she is pictured here in the outfit she wore to a state dinner for the Japanese Prime Minister last week
‘I don’t want to over-egg the pudding, but in Friday’s London Times Corden flip-flopped and told a massive lie AGAIN:’ began McNally.
‘”I never screamed at anyone, I didn’t shout, didn’t call anyone a name or swear or use derogatory language … How is it remotely a thing? When that person who posted the story wasn’t even there.”
‘On second viewing, I found his TV “confessional” contrived and phony. The actor will say anything to save his bacon.
‘In the scheme of things my opinion means nothing, but after Friday’s interview and a second look at his fraudulent confessional, I’ve given up on James Corden. For Good,’ he wrote.
Over the years, McNally has proven himself to be a lightning rod for controversy with Instagram posts that frequently enflame the discourse.
He has, since he joined the platform, been a periodically staunch defender of Woody Allen, who has been plagued for decades by his decision to become romantically involved with his stepdaughter Soon-Yi Previn, with whom he remains to this day.
Allen was later accused of sexually assaulting his daughter Dylan Farrow, whom he had adopted with then-partner Mia Farrow in 1991.
He has always denied her allegations, and was never charged – though a Connecticut prosecutor said there was probable cause for a criminal case.
McNally is the owner of enduring New York City hot-spots Balthazar, Pastis, Minetta Tavern, and Morandi
He often posts to Instagram about high-profile visitors to his restaurants, as well as current events
Earlier this year, McNally apologized for something he wrote on Instagram in the immediate wake of the barbaric October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
‘The More Utterly Repugnant The Facts, The Greater The Responsibility Becomes To Listen To The Other Side,’ he wrote below a picture of the retaliatory strikes Israel was executing against the terror group.
He later seriously recanted his statement, strongly condemning Hamas and their terror activities.
‘I want to make it clear: Those who continue to look away from or fail to condemn Hamas’ horrific terror are not serving the cause of Palestinian freedom. They are endorsing cold blooded murder, rape, kidnapping, torture,’ he wrote on October 10.
In November, exactly one month after the unprovoked invasion of Israel, he wrote: ‘If those asking for better conditions for the Palestinians prefaced their request by denouncing the savagery of Hamas’s October 7th attack and that the taking of civilians hostages is an act of cruel and obscene wickedness, I’d have three times as much sympathy for them.’
