Sebastian Maniscalco roasts Jeff Bezos' transformation from 'complete nerd' to 'shredded'

Sebastian Maniscalco has jokes for days. 

During a stand-up routine at Cannes Lions 2025, the 51-year-old comedian poked fun at Jeff Bezos' "shredded" physique ahead of the Amazon founder's wedding to fiancée Lauren Sánchez

"I see [Jeff] Bezos when he came out about 30 years ago. This guy was a nerd, a complete nerd," Maniscalco told the crowd - which included stars such as Patrick Schwarzenegger, Paris Hilton, "Queer Eye" star Antoni Porowski and Ludacris - per Page Six

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Maniscalco went on to praise Bezos, dubbing him a "genius."

"You see what this guy looks like [now]? That’s beautiful. That’s gorgeous. That’s 400 billion bucks… shredded on his yacht in the Mediterranean," he added. 

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"You ever get a huge [Amazon] box like, ‘Oh, my God, what did we order?’ It’s coming in this big box. I opened it up. One dental floss at the bottom of the box with air bags. This Bezos is a genius."

Last month, Bezos and Sánchez packed on the PDA while soaking up the sun ahead of their wedding later this month. 

In photos obtained by Fox News Digital, the 61-year-old Amazon founder was spotted getting handsy with the 55-year-old former entertainment journalist as the couple spent a day at sea with friends on Bezos' $500 million sailing yacht, which was anchored off the coast of Cannes, France.  

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Bezos was seen playfully smacking and patting his bride-to-be on her backside while she tanned on a lounge chair next to a friend who smiled at the couple.

Sánchez showed off her toned figure in a leopard-print thong string bikini and a straw bucket hat while Bezos wore a navy blue T-shirt with blue and white patterned swim trunks.

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In several photos, Bezos was seen kneeling on Sánchez's lounge chair as he bent over to kiss and cuddle her. In other snaps, the billionaire was spotted rubbing Sánchez's arms and nuzzling her neck. 

Sánchez was photographed sitting up on her knees as she raised her fist in the air and bent over to grab her hat from a nearby table.

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The pair were later spotted side by side as they enjoyed lunch with their friends at a table on one of the yacht's decks.

According to Architectural Digest, Bezos first commissioned his yacht, which he named Koru, in 2018, and it was delivered to the Blue Origin founder in 2023. At 417 feet long, Koru is the largest sailing yacht in the world, according to the outlet. 

It may be the most extravagant wedding of the year, but not everyone is looking forward to the Bezos and Sanchez's upcoming nuptials in Venice, Italy. 

Last week, Venetians gathered together to protest the couple's upcoming wedding festivities over fears of disruptions in a city that is already impacted by mass tourism.

Though most of the details surrounding the wedding are unknown, one Venice citizen said, "we have our moles," per The New York Times

Federica Toninello, a protest organizer, said that one of the venues could be The Misericordia, a famed event hall. 

The Bezos-Sánchez wedding is reportedly being held later this month. There is expected to be a star-studded guest list, with friends of the couple making appearances. Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, Ivanka Trump and Oprah Winfrey are said to be attending, per Page Six.

Bezos and Sánchez reportedly met in the mid-2010s but didn't go public with their relationship until 2019 – once Sanchez separated from her then-husband, Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell, and Bezos divorced Mackenzie Scott.

Bezos proposed to Sánchez while aboard his $500 million yacht, Koru, in May 2023, she told Vogue in November of that year. 

W Magazine reported that Sanchez's 30-carat engagement ring is estimated to be worth between $3 million and $5 million. The outlet reported that Sanchez had two engagement parties, one in Beverly Hills and another in Positano, Italy.

Juror reveals why Karen Read walked free in boyfriend's death

One of the 12 jurors who cleared Karen Read of murder charges in the death of Boston cop boyfriend John O'Keefe explained the panel's reasoning Thursday, a day after her second trial came to a close. 

The juror also explained brief confusion Wednesday afternoon that arose out of a verdict that jurors later retracted before it was read in court.

Judge Beverly Cannone sealed that one. Within minutes, jurors handed down a verdict for real.

"Everything on that initial slip was the same as the slip that was presented," Juror No. 4, identified only as "Jason," told TMZ Live. He said they pulled the first slip back over the OUI charge – operating under the influence of liquor, of which jurors found her guilty.

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"In our deliberations, we had decided there was enough evidence and proof that she was driving under the influence," he said.

Jurors found Read not guilty of murder, manslaughter and fleeing a deadly accident in a trial that stretched on for more than 30 days of testimony and four days of deliberations. The lesser included charge of OUI is the Massachusetts term for drunken driving.

"I don't know what happened to John," Jason said. "I was only presented a limited scope of what happened at the night, and I can only base my opinion off of the evidence that was shown in the courtroom. So, I don't really know if there was a cover-up or not.

"I know that's the big conspiracy around it, but I don't really know. All I know is there was a lot of holes in the investigation. Whether they were deliberate holes or not deliberate holes, it's kinda hard for me sitting back to know that — you know, what actually happened."

He said the defense claim that O'Keefe could have been killed by someone in the house — in an attack that involved a dog — was an "example of reasonable doubt."

"We were tasked with finding ... with deciding this person's fate based on the proof in the evidence that the commonwealth was able to present, and there was a lot of holes," he said.

He said another important factor for the jury was video that showed Read's taillight.

"We could see from the car, after the alleged incident happened, when we could see the taillight it was lit up red, where it shouldn't just have been red," he said. "I don't believe that the SUV collided with John O'Keefe."

Still, he added, there was no way for jurors to know whether claims of a "corrupt" police investigation were true.

"I don't know that there was any corruption going on," he said. "But do I know that there wasn't enough proof or evidence secured by the police to convict Karen Read? Absolutely."

Also Thursday, Massachusetts State Police brass broke their silence on the years-long case marred by investigative missteps and the firing of a state trooper who played a central role in the case.

Read was accused — and acquitted — of killing her boyfriend by slamming an SUV into him and leaving him to die on the ground during a blizzard after a drunken argument. Jurors found her guilty only of drunken driving, for which she received a sentence of one year probation and outpatient treatment.

Col. Geoffrey Noble, the state police commissioner, said the entire department sends its condolences to O'Keefe's family.

"The events of the last three years have challenged our department to thoroughly review our actions and take concrete steps to deliver advanced investigative training, ensure appropriate oversight and enhance accountability," Noble said in a statement. "Under my direction as colonel, the state police has, and will continue to, improve in these regards."

He said the goal is to deliver "excellent" service and maintain public trust.

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Jurors did not appear to trust the investigation after four days of deliberation, when they rejected the prosecution's case almost entirely.

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The lead investigator on the case, former State Trooper Michael Proctor, lost his job in March after an internal investigation concluded he shared confidential and sensitive law enforcement information with civilians in a group text, the contents of which were also lewd in nature and mocked Read's health issues.

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It was Noble who announced the firing, days before Read's second trial began. Her first trial ended with a deadlocked jury last year after the texts were read in court and Read's defense exposed other glaring flaws in the investigation. 

"It is incumbent upon me, as well as every member of this department, to hold one another accountable when any member compromises our mission by failing to uphold our values," he said at the time.

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Noble and the department were also sued by true crime reporters and some of Read's supporters over the enforcement of a "buffer zone" around the Dedham courthouse that their lawyers called unconstitutional.

Separately, local police in Canton, Massachusetts, were subjected to an external audit that recommended increased training and oversight while dispelling claims of a conspiracy to frame Read for O'Keefe's death.

A federal investigation into the case ended without charges against members of either law enforcement agency.

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