Bezos bash at DC mansion draws Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates, Ben Stiller amid hacking headlines
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hosted an exclusive gathering of some of the nation's richest and most powerful Saturday
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos did not let the relentless headlines about the alleged hacking of his phone keep him from hosting an exclusive gathering of some of the nation's richest and most powerful at his Washington, D.C., mansion on Saturday night.
Guests included White House advisers (and married couple) Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, according to photos published by The Daily Mail.
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Bezos' relationship with girlfriend Lauren Sanchez has been front and center following a report that she shared texts with her brother detailing their affair, which her brother then sold to the National Enquirer.
"Yes, Lauren Sanchez was there," journalist Yashar Ali wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Prior to that report, one popular narrative in the ongoing mystery was that Bezos had been targeted by the Saudi government because of criticism published in The Washington Post, which he owns.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez stands for photographs in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)
Bezos' guests arrived after the exclusive Alfalfa Club Dinner, a century-old tradition. His guests also included actor Ben Stiller, Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, former Defense Secretary James Mattis and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
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Bezos bought the mansion, the former Textile Museum, for $23 million in 2016. His neighbors include Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as Ivanka Trump and Kushner.
FOX Business' James Leggate and Megan Henney contributed to this report.