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Jeff Bezos rushed by protester on stage at re:Mars conference

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6 years ago

June 6, 2019

Jack Morse

Shed no tears for Jeff Bezos.

The Platonic ideal of an out-of-touch rich man was slightly inconvenienced Thursday when a protester confronted the billionaire king on stage at Amazon’s re:Mars conference in Las Vegas.

The protester, who was quickly ushered off stage, addressed the CEO directly. The audio is a little rough, but it sounds like she’s asking Bezos to commit to stopping Amazon’s alleged engagement in animal cruelty.

“Jeff, please,” she can be heard saying. “You’re the richest man on this planet, you can help the animals.”

Bezos, meanwhile, laughed it off. “Do you have a response for that,” he asked the interviewer — to a hearty laugh from the Las Vegas crowd.

Conference tickets cost $1,999.

1/ Bezos on decision making, when to abandon ideas, and virtue of going to look, space and beyond.

—interrupted by protestor who evaded security + jumped on stage to PROTEST chicken farming and asking Jeff for personal help.

He was unflappable + poised. #reMARS pic.twitter.com/tHShIkieoY

— Josh Wolfe (@wolfejosh) June 6, 2019

Wow a protester somehow got up on the stage during Jeff Bezos talk at #reMARS She got very very close to him—right in his face, actually. Something about the environment, animals… Couldn’t agree more. What about a #green shipping option on every order @amazon

— Mr. Sullivan (@thesullivan) June 6, 2019

According to the conference’s website, the goal of the event is to “[bring] together leading minds to advance a golden age of innovation.”

You know, innovation. Like good working conditions and privacy.

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