Stop the rockets! Jeff Bezos—yes, THE human Amazon Prime box—just face-planted into planet Earth while trying to be a gentleman. Apparently, gravity still works, even on billionaires.
The 61-year-old founder of Amazon, Blue Origin, and possibly your next stepdad, tried to give his fiancée Lauren Sánchez and her all-female space crew a big warm welcome after their short galactic girls’ trip on Monday (April 14). Instead, he took a surprise detour straight into a dirt pit like he was auditioning for a Discovery Channel special titled “When Billionaires Attack… The Ground.”
Picture this: Jeff’s strutting around the capsule, likely practicing his best “space-hug” pose, when he steps into a random mini-Grand Canyon and BOOM, gravity reminds him who’s boss. One second he’s Bezos the Billionaire, the next he’s Bezos the Burpee.
To his credit, our boy recovered like a pro. He hit the dirt, caught himself in a push-up position (yes, really), then popped back up like nothing happened. We love a man who turns a fall into fitness.
Naturally, the internet obliterated him. Social media roasted him like a marshmallow at Elon Musk’s bonfire party. “Imagine falling in front of your space queen fiancée and the entire livestreamed world,” tweeted one keyboard warrior. Brutal. Accurate. Hilarious.
But in the end, love wins. Bezos still got to hug Lauren when she emerged from the capsule, looking like a sci-fi queen. Fun fact: she even helped design the crew’s space outfits, which we can only assume came in “intergalactic chic” and “zero-gravity slay.”
So next time you trip over absolutely nothing, just remember: even Jeff Bezos belly-flopped in front of the universe. And he still got the girl.
