Met Gala 2026: Boycott, Stars, and Art

0:00On May 2nd, the Met Gala 2026 is heating up with boycott calls tied to Amazon and Jeff Bezos' reported role. Activists from a group called Everyone Hates Elon are hitting New York streets with posters pushing to skip the Bezos Met Bowl. The event lands on Monday, May 4th, with its theme celebrating fashion as art through a new costume art exhibit. Word is, some big names are bowing out, like Zendaya after seven stray years. Blame her busy film slate or the drama, take your pick. Lady Gaga hasn't shown on guest list yet, and Meryl Streep's no show has folks talking. Regular skippers like Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, and Dwayne Johnson stay true to form. Social media is buzzing with warnings that stars showing up could catch heat just for stepping out. Meanwhile, fashion houses are locked in, with Nicole Kidman repping Chanel, Zoe Kravitz for St. Laurent, and Anne Hathaway pushing Prada. St. Laurent's creative director, Anthony Vacarello, is hosting, so expect their looks to own

1:03the carpet. The exhibit dives deep, paring nearly 400 pieces from the Met's collection, like garments with paintings and sculptures across body themes, from naked to aging and mortal. It flips the script on fashion's history, stressing the link between clothes and our bodies. People start around 5.30 p.m. Eastern on the Met steps, red carpet live at 6 p.m. Eastern, or 3 p.m. Pacific. Keep an eye out for those epic entrances that always break the internet, entertainment and celebrity news. Today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.