Overview
- New York police said a 37-year-old man was taken into custody Monday after he vaulted barricades outside the Met Gala, with charges pending and his identity unconfirmed.
- Video and photos show the man sprinting across Fifth Avenue and getting tackled near the red-carpet area, with Page Six reporting he came within about 20 feet of Tom Ford and Julianne Moore.
- Activists days earlier placed nearly 300 small bottles labeled “Boycott the Bezos Met Gala” inside the museum to evoke claims that Amazon workers lacked bathroom breaks, which the group said were filled with water and food coloring.
- Museum and security officials said staff found and removed the bottles and that visitor operations were not disrupted, as protesters also projected anti-Bezos messages onto buildings and left baskets inviting passersby to use bottles outside the Met.
- Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez served as honorary chairs and lead sponsors this year, drawing criticism tied to Amazon labor disputes and tax scrutiny, and several outlets reported Bezos skipped the red carpet while Sánchez appeared.