{"id":4805,"date":"2026-06-05T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sicily-locals-protest-dua-lipa-and-callum-turners-wedding-as-city-shuts-down\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:24:10","slug":"sicily-locals-protest-dua-lipa-and-callum-turners-wedding-as-city-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/sicily-locals-protest-dua-lipa-and-callum-turners-wedding-as-city-shuts-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Sicily locals protest Dua Lipa and Callum Turner&#8217;s wedding as city shuts down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129841731.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Locals in Sicily, Italy, are protesting <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/01\/celebrity-news\/inside-newlyweds-dua-lipa-and-callum-turners-plan-for-lavish-3-day-italian-wedding-at-ritzy-villa\/#:~:text=The%20insider%20told%20Page%20Six,ahead%20of%20the%20larger%20celebration.\">Dua Lipa and Callum Turner\u2019s three-day wedding<\/a> that has shut down the city.<\/p>\n<p>Photos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15876085\/Fears-Dua-Lipa-locals-Palermo-city-not-rent-wedding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by the Daily Mail<\/a> show heavy police presence outside of Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi\u00a0in Palermo, where the couple \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/01\/style\/all-the-details-of-dua-lipas-wedding-skirt-suit-and-bulgari-diamond-necklace-to-marry-callum-turner-in-london\/\">tied the knot in a small London ceremony<\/a> last weekend \u2014 is expected to host a\u00a0lavish cocktail reception on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have reportedly thrown up rings of steel around multiple town squares, including Piazza Sant\u2019Anna and Piazza Croce dei Vespri, that are closed to the public for the full wedding weekend. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Locals in Sicily, Italy, are protesting Dua Lipa and Callum Turner\u2019s three-day wedding by plastering posters and tagging graffiti all over the town squares (the couple pictured above in Palermo ahead of their nuptials). <span class=\"credit\">ALBIT \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cPalermo is not for rent\u201d and \u201cOur square is not your living room,\u201d some of the signs read, protesting the wedding of Lipa and Turner (seen above).  <span class=\"credit\">PINO\/COBRA TEAM \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In addition, roads have been shut down, no-drone fly zones have been enforced and residents have been made to sign non-disclosure agreements, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16457382\/dua-lipa-palermo-wedding-backlash-locals-furious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the angry locals have plastered dozens of posters, written in both English and Italian, all over the town squares to protest the couple\u2019s nuptials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPalermo is not for rent,\u201d some of the posters read.<\/p>\n<p>Others say, \u201cOur square is not your living room,\u201d and \u201cPalermo is not for the rich.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Police in Palermo have reportedly thrown up rings of steel around town squares, which are closed off to the public for the wedding weekend (Lipa and Turner seen above at their hotel in Palermo). <span class=\"credit\">COBRA TEAM \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple (pictured above at the airport in London on Wednesday) are expected to have a lavish cocktail reception Friday and their full wedding ceremony Saturday in Sicily. <span class=\"credit\">Click News and Media \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After wedding organizers reportedly ripped the banners down, protestors hit back Friday morning by writing the same phrases with graffiti on the walls. <\/p>\n<p>Local Concetta Chillemi, who owns a shop in Palermo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/jun\/05\/dua-lipa-callum-turner-wedding-divides-palermo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Guardian <\/a>that the city feels like \u201ca theme park\u201d because of the wedding festivities.<\/p>\n<p>Another woman named Clarissa, who owns a bar near Chillemi\u2019s shop, said the nuptials have \u201cbrought a lot of problems\u201d to the city\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, for three days we\u2019ve been forced to park miles away and walk to work,\u201d Clarissa told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s not right to block the city \u2013 I could understand if it was for the pope, but not for a singer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three-day wedding reportedly costs $1.73 million (\u00a31.3 million), per the Sun.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Locals told the Guardian that the city feels like \u201ca theme park\u201d because of the extravagant wedding (Turner and Lipa are seen above at their London wedding ceremony last weekend). <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cLevitating\u201d singer and the \u201cEternity\u201d actor tied the knot at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London on May 31. <span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a huge, ultra-luxurious affair,\u201d an insider told us. \u201cThey booked out a hotel so all their guests can stay together, celebrate privately and just enjoy the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We were also told <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/04\/26\/elton-john-duets-with-dua-lipa-at-oscars-2021-viewing-party\/\">Elton John\u2019s name has been discussed<\/a>\u00a0as a possible performer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pair (seen above) said \u201cI do\u201d in front of close family and friends ahead of their larger Italy wedding. <span class=\"credit\">dualipa\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>An insider told Page Six the wedding in Sicily will be \u201ca huge, ultra-luxurious affair.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">dualipa\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lipa and Turner were seen out and about in Palermo on Thursday ahead of their wedding weekend. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLevitating\u201d singer wore a white button-down shirt, striped cloth tied around her waist and a backwards baseball cap, while the \u201cEternity\u201d actor walked by her side in a brown collared shirt and white shorts.<\/p>\n<p>The couple officially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/01\/celebrity-news\/dua-lipas-husband-callum-turner-was-in-tears-during-emotional-town-hall-wedding\/\">became husband and wife in an intimate ceremony<\/a>\u00a0held last Sunday afternoon at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in London.<\/p>\n<p>Lipa\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/01\/style\/all-the-details-of-dua-lipas-wedding-skirt-suit-and-bulgari-diamond-necklace-to-marry-callum-turner-in-london\/\">wore custom Schiaparelli haute couture<\/a>, while Turner looked dapper in a navy Ferragamo suit. The two were surrounded by loved ones, who threw confetti as the newlyweds walked out of the venue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Turner and Lipa (pictured above) went public with their romance in January 2024. <span class=\"credit\">dualipa\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Lipa confirmed her engagement to Turner (both pictured above at the 2025 Met Gala) in June 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lipa and Turner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/01\/11\/entertainment\/dua-lipa-is-dating-british-actor-callum-turner\/\">sparked romance rumors in early 2024<\/a>\u00a0and went public at an Apple TV+ after-party that January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Award winner confirmed her engagement to Turner in June 2025 during a cover interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/12\/celebrity-news\/dua-lipa-finally-confirms-shes-engaged-to-callum-turner\/\">British Vogue<\/a> after months of speculation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we\u2019re engaged,\u201d she told the magazine. \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/celebrity-news\/sicily-locals-protest-dua-lipa-and-callum-turners-wedding-as-city-shuts-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locals in Sicily, Italy, are protesting Dua Lipa and Callum Turner\u2019s three-day wedding that has<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129841731.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4805\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}