Overview
- The Costume Institute’s fundraiser, which takes place Monday, lists Anna Wintour, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams as co-chairs, with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez serving as lead donors and honorary co-chairs.
- Poster campaigns in New York led by the group Everyone Hates Elon urge a boycott, citing Amazon driver bathroom-break complaints and the company’s cloud services contract that supports U.S. immigration enforcement.
- Zendaya will not attend, Elle reported Friday, with outlets noting she is taking a break after back-to-back press tours for The Drama and Euphoria season three.
- Meryl Streep is also reported to be skipping the gala, and a rumor says she declined a co-chair role, though her representative told The Independent she has never attended the event.
- Bollywood director Karan Johar will make his Met Gala debut in a Manish Malhotra design, as the 'Costume Art' theme and 'Fashion Is Art' dress code spotlight global takes on the dressed body across art history.