Met Gala Faces Backlash, Ticket Prices Drop

0:00It's April 28th, welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. The 2026 Met Gala is hitting some rough patches right before it's big night on May 4th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Normally, the hottest ticket in fashion, this year's event with the theme. Costume art and dress code fashion as art is seeing ticket prices drop from A, record $100,000 per seat, and $350,000 for a table. Insiders say demand is low because designers aren't snapping of spots like before. Co-chairs, Anna Wintour, Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams are leading it with Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez as honorary chairs. Sources blame the slide on Wintour's fading influence after stepping down at Vogue. Plus, the event feeling more like a billionaire showcase than an N N aspirational vibe. Political tensions are in the mix too, from past bands on figures like Donald Trump.

1:00Public backlash is heating up, with folks online calling it out for faunting wealth amid tough times. Activists from a group called Everyone Hates Elon launched a guerrilla poster campaign across New York City slamming Bezos over Amazon labor issues, and tax dodges. Posters everywhere from Manhattan to Brooklyn urge a boycott of what they're doving the Bezos Met Gala. Even with the drama, stars like Zoe Kravitz, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, and Lisa are confirmed to show. The red carpet will stream live on Vogue's site, YouTube, and TikTok, pushing those avant-garde looks with sculptural and conceptual designs. As the first Monday in May approaches, this shake-up signals the Met Gala might be losing its grip on fashion's elite circle, forcing it to rethink. What makes it must attend?