{"id":1916987,"date":"2026-05-04T10:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916987"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:11:15","slug":"huge-names-set-to-skip-met-gala-backed-by-amazon-billionaire-jeff-bezos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1916987","title":{"rendered":"Huge names set to skip Met Gala backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-zendaya-met-gala.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Huge names set to skip Met Gala backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Posters have popped up in New York protesting the event, urging attendees to &#8220;boycott the Bezos Met Gala&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T11:11:15+01:00\">4th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-zendaya-met-gala-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya\" title=\"Zendaya\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Zendaya attends The 2024 Met Gala. CREDIT: Theo Wargo\/GA\/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Met Gala has been marred by controversy before a celebrity has even set foot on the carpet, with huge names said to be skipping the event over the uneasy involvement of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018The Devil Wears Prada 2\u2019 review: smart, stylish sequels will never go out of fashion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anna\u00a0Wintour, the global editorial director of <em>Vogue, <\/em>is said to have received at least $10 million from the Amazon founder to back the biggest event in the fashion calendar, per <em>The Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tonight (May 4), all eyes will be on the guest list \u2013 as well as their fantastical outfits \u2013 with the launch of the fashion exhibition Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos and S\u00e1nchez will be co-chairs of the dinner, but several big names will be absent, with some reportedly doing so out of objection to the transactional nature in which they were able to secure a seat at fashion\u2019s top tables.<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep, who appears on the cover of the May issue of <em>American Vogue<\/em> and plays Miranda Priestly in <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> \u2014 a role inspired by Wintour herself \u2014 is said to have turned down a co-hosting role at the Met Gala because of Bezos and S\u00e1nchez\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Met Gala takes place today. <\/p>\n<p>Dress code: FASHION IS ART. pic.twitter.com\/uxkFom78Gf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) May 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other familiar faces said to be missing the event include carpet mainstay Zendaya, and Zohran Mamdani, which breaks a decades-long tradition of New York mayors attending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At various locations near the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, posters have popped up protesting the event, and read: \u201cBezos Met Gala: Brought to you by the firm that powers ICE\u201d and \u201cBoycott the Bezos Met Gala\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <em>Guardian<\/em>, the billionaires\u2019 involvement in the Gala has also revived rumours that the Amazon founder will buy Cond\u00e9 Nast, the parent company of <em>Vogue<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Snapchat have bought up seats this year, with the Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, rumoured to be attending for the first time. Individual tickets cost $100,000, up from last year\u2019s $75,000.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s event,\u00a0some fans were left confused after Rihanna didn\u2019t appear, despite teasing her planned outfit earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Swifties were quick to notice how Lana Del Rey posed for photos with Kim Kardashian, despite the pop singer and reality star being in a feud, and comedian and actor\u00a0Kathy Burke mocked Rita Ora\u2019s outfit, implying that it looked like the beaded curtains that can be bought to prevent flies from entering your house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul 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fashion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anna\u00a0Wintour, the global editorial director of <em>Vogue, <\/em>is said to have received at least $10 million from the Amazon founder to back the biggest event in the fashion calendar, per <em>The Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tonight (May 4), all eyes will be on the guest list \u2013 as well as their fantastical outfits \u2013 with the launch of the fashion exhibition Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos and S\u00e1nchez will be co-chairs of the dinner, but several big names will be absent, with some reportedly doing so out of objection to the transactional nature in which they were able to secure a seat at fashion\u2019s top tables.<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep, who appears on the cover of the May issue of <em>American Vogue<\/em> and plays Miranda Priestly in <em>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> \u2014 a role inspired by Wintour herself \u2014 is said to have turned down a co-hosting role at the Met Gala because of Bezos and S\u00e1nchez\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Met Gala takes place today. <\/p>\n<p>Dress code: FASHION IS ART. pic.twitter.com\/uxkFom78Gf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) May 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other familiar faces said to be missing the event include carpet mainstay Zendaya, and Zohran Mamdani, which breaks a decades-long tradition of New York mayors attending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At various locations near the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, posters have popped up protesting the event, and read: \u201cBezos Met Gala: Brought to you by the firm that powers ICE\u201d and \u201cBoycott the Bezos Met Gala\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by the <em>Guardian<\/em>, the billionaires\u2019 involvement in the Gala has also revived rumours that the Amazon founder will buy Cond\u00e9 Nast, the parent company of <em>Vogue<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Snapchat have bought up seats this year, with the Meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, rumoured to be attending for the first time. Individual tickets cost $100,000, up from last year\u2019s $75,000.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s event,\u00a0some fans were left confused after Rihanna didn\u2019t appear, despite teasing her planned outfit earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Swifties were quick to notice how Lana Del Rey posed for photos with Kim Kardashian, despite the pop singer and reality star being in a feud, and comedian and actor\u00a0Kathy Burke mocked Rita Ora\u2019s outfit, implying that it looked like the beaded curtains that can be bought to prevent flies from entering your house.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/huge-names-set-to-skip-met-gala-backed-by-amazon-billionaire-jeff-bezos-3943933&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/live-zendaya-met-gala.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Huge names set to skip Met Gala backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos Posters have popped up in New York protesting the event, urging attendees to &#8220;boycott the Bezos Met Gala&#8221; By Poppy Burton 4th May 2026 Zendaya attends The 2024 Met Gala. 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