{"id":989,"date":"2026-05-04T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/05\/04\/2026-met-gala-who\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:43:00","slug":"2026-met-gala-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/05\/04\/2026-met-gala-who\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Met Gala: Who"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-554199\">\n<div>\n<p><span><span>Reading Time: <\/span> <span> 2<\/span> <span>minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Met Gala is fashion\u2019s biggest night. It\u2019s also a charitable event.<\/p>\n<p>This year is a little different, with calls to boycott the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/zendaya-mom-response-tom-holland-secret-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zendaya<\/a> is one of the most beloved figures of the annual gala.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s skipping it. So is Meryl Streep. Who else is skipping, and why?<\/p>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Zendaya at the 2025 Met Gala.\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0504_zendaya_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption>Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025.<span> (Photo Credit: Savion Washington\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-boycott-the-bezos-met-ball\">\u2018Boycott The Bezos Met Ball\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>A group, accurately named <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/everyonehateselon.bsky.social\/post\/3mkzyvjmkes26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everyone Hates Elon<\/a>, has been running a public campaign to discourage people from attending this year\u2019s gala.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, groups that strive towards a better world promote charities. <\/p>\n<p>But this year\u2019s gala has Jeff Bezos and Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos as co-hairs.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is also lead sponsor of the event.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at the big names who are attending, who\u2019s skipping, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:v3d2cw6lhzcojtr3fng2so3c\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mkzyvjmkes26\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigdexaaq6rf66at5x3mso6vb2mmuji73krwbf4m2mr65ul24tnk5a\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8 Introducing tonight\u2019s #MetGala, chaired by Jeff Bezos \u2013 taking a brief pause from bullying his workers, backing Trump and powering ICE&#8217;s deportation machine. But sure, enjoy the dresses x<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:v3d2cw6lhzcojtr3fng2so3c\/post\/3mkzyvjmkes26?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Everyone Hates Elon (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:v3d2cw6lhzcojtr3fng2so3c?ref_src=embed\">@everyonehateselon.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:v3d2cw6lhzcojtr3fng2so3c\/post\/3mkzyvjmkes26?ref_src=embed\">May 4, 2026 at 11:37 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An interesting piece by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/style\/met-gala-2026-everything-to-know-bezos-meryl-streep-1236582246\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em> takes a look at who\u2019s not coming, and why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZendaya, after seven straight years as Met Ball star, is sitting this one out. Is it a political boycott?\u201d <em>THR <\/em>asks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOr is she simply feeling a little overexposed, with four movies out in 2026?\u201d the article continues.<\/p>\n<p>Zendaya <em>has <\/em>skipped the gala before, even though she has been stealing the show at the annual event since her debut as a younger actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLady Gaga\u2019s name has also yet to appear on any confirmed list,\u201d <em>THR <\/em>adds.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p> <iframe title=\"Do We Know Each Other?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cookieconsent=\"statistics, marketing\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pONmJiKK_WI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-statistics cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">Please accept <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">statistics, marketing<\/a> cookies to watch this video.<\/div> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-about-meryl\">What about Meryl?<\/h2>\n<p>Famously, Meryl Streep has never attended the gala. It\u2019s not her vibe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmy Odell \u2014 who wrote the book on Anna Wintour, literally \u2014 and many social media talking heads believe Streep is flatly opposed to Bezos\u2019 involvement,\u201d <em>THR <\/em>dishes.<\/p>\n<p>But the report adds: \u201cSince she\u2019s never actually set foot in the place, hard to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like John Krasinski won\u2019t be attending, even though he was slated to wear clothes from an LA brand. (Seth Meyers will be repping it instead.)<\/p>\n<p>Emily Blunt is slated to appear in an exclusive Tom Ford, who will be appearing in person to attend. (Yes, he sold his brand.)<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX4TDiRCnUg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some people <em>will <\/em>be attending and you can already guess what they\u2019re wearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKidman is contracted to Chanel, Kravitz to Saint Laurent, Anne Hathaway to Prada,\u201d <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> lists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd with Vaccarello as one of the hosts,\u201d <em>THR <\/em>predicts, \u201cexpect more Saint Laurent on the red carpet than at any Met Ball in recent memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife were reportedly invited, but will not be attending. He praised the Met itself, but explained that he\u2019s working on, you know, his job.<\/p>\n<p>Every New York mayor since 2002 has attended the gala at least once during their term. But many have pointed out that this is the right call for Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes The Met Gala is fashion\u2019s biggest night. It\u2019s also a charitable event. This year is a little different, with calls to boycott the event. Zendaya is one of the most beloved figures of the annual gala. She\u2019s skipping it. So is Meryl Streep. Who else is skipping, and why? Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025. (Photo Credit: Savion Washington\/Getty Images) \u2018Boycott The Bezos Met Ball\u2019 A group, accurately named Everyone Hates Elon, has been running a public campaign to discourage people from attending this year\u2019s gala. 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