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Who is banned from the Met Gala?
Some of Hollywood's most famous names have had their invites revoked from fashion's biggest night
SINCE 1948, the Met Gala has paid homage to fashion with outstanding costumes and evening wear adorning only the most A list of celebrities.
The Met Gala, an invite-only fundraising event, is organized and overseen by American Vogue's editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.
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Who is banned from the Met Gala?
Fashion's yearly prestige event, The Met Gala, returns on May 6, 2024.
This year's gala will celebrate the Costume Institute's newest exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
The official dress code for the 2024 Met Gala is "The Garden of Time,"
The theme draws inspiration from J.G. Ballard's short story of the same name, which is described as "a moving metaphor for human history, for that endless cycle of creation and destruction that has been with us since we became modern humans" as reported by .
While several A-list celebrities have already confirmed they'll be in attendance, including the night's hosts – Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, and Chris Hemsworth – some famous names won't make the list.
Tim Gunn
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Author and television personality Tim Gunn enjoyed attending Met Galas until 2006, when his invitation was rescinded indefinitely.
Gunn was banned after he publicly joked about seeing Anna Wintour getting carried down the stairs at a fashion show by two sizable bodyguards.
"I was asked what is the most unforgettable thing I've ever seen in fashion, And I said it's easy; it was watching Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs by two bodyguards from a fashion show," he told 's Fashion Police.
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After disclosing his most "unforgettable" fashion memory to , Vogue asked him to retract his statement, but he refused, leading him to be shunned from the Met Gala.
Rachel Zoe
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Celebrity stylist and fashion designer Rachel Zoe was once invited to Brian Atwood's table at the 2007 Gala – but was disinvited shortly afterward.
Zoe hasn’t been invited to the Met Gala since she said she was more influential than Wintour.
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During an interview with the , she said: “Anna Wintour is one of my heroes, but they say I’m more influential.”
Being the editor of Vogue, Wintour didn't take Zoe's comments kindly and removed her from the guest list moving forward.
However, Zoe shows that there is hope for (almost) anyone.
Her statements were made in 2007, and she returned to the event in 2012, .
Zayn Malik
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While Gigi Hadid's baby daddy may have attended as her plus-one once upon a time, he won't attend again anytime soon.
At least, that's what he told in 2018.
While Zayn may still get an invitation for the big night, he told the outlet he wouldn't go.
He said: "I'd rather be sitting at my house doing something productive than dressing up in really expensive clothes and being photographed on a red carpet… to do the self-indulgent 'Look at me, I'm amazing' thing on the red carpet, it's not me."
Tina Fey
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Tina Fey is one of those women who doesn't need anyone else's approval to keep doing her thing.
This is never more obvious than when she decided to call the Met Gala a 'jerk parade' on .
She said: “You go and it’s this beautiful space and it’s just every jerk from every walk of life is there wearing, like, some stupid thing.”
So we'll be surprised if she decides to go again after that interview (or if she's even invited back).
Donald Trump
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During an appearance on , Wintour said she would never invite back to the event.
Trump always attended the event and even proposed to his wife, Melania, at the 2004 Met Gala.
According to , "Trump proposed with a 13-karat diamond ring worth almost $3 million – but he quickly informed people he got the ring for half-price."
Jameela Jamil
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After the theme for the 2023 Met Gala was announced, the actress slammed the annual event and its curators for their choice to honor Lagerfeld, given his problematic past.
Jamil took to Instagram to post a carousel of photos of Lagerfeld and clips of texts in which the late German designer made controversial comments.
Her post read: "This man… was indeed, supremely talented, but used his platform in such a distinctly hateful way, mostly towards women, so repeatedly and up until the last years of his life, showing no remorse, offering no atonement, no apology, no help to groups he attacked… there was no explanation for his cruel outbursts."
"Those groups were women who were sexually assaulted, the entire Me Too movement, gay couples who wanted to adopt, all fat people, specifically fat women, and some of his greatest harm was against Muslim refugees, and the disgusting way he spoke about people fleeing their homes for fear of their lives," she continued.
"Why is THIS who we celebrate when there are so many AMAZING designers out there who aren't bigoted white men?"
"...What happened to everyone's principles and "advocacy." You don't get to stand for justice in these areas, and then attend the celebration of someone who revealed in his own public disdain for marginalized people."
She concluded her post with: "Sorry, but no. This isn’t the 90s. We didn’t fight all this s**t just to throw it all away because some white guy made some pretty clothes for people’s skinny faves… come on now."
Demi Lovato
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Demi last attended the Met Gala in 2018 and hasn't been to one since.
“I had a terrible experience,” Demi said at the time, as reported by .
“This one celebrity was a complete b***h and was miserable to be around."
"It was very cliquey. I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink," she added.
Demi also revealed that, unlike the slew of celebrities hitting up after-parties after the night's main event, she went to an AA meeting instead.
“I changed my clothes, but I still had my diamonds on—millions of dollars of diamonds on in an AA meeting."
"And I related more to the homeless people in that meeting who struggled with the same struggles that I deal with than the people at the Met Gala—fake and sucking the fashion industry’s d**k.”
Amy Schumer
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It's unclear whether comedian Amy Schumer has been "banned" from the Met Gala, or whether she prefers to skip out on the charity event.
Still, she publicly made her thoughts about the Met Gala known, and she didn't mince words.
“It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation," she told .
"I don’t like the farce...we’re dressed up like a bunch of fucking a**holes."
"I don’t like it. I have no interest in fashion...I don’t care," she added.
Lili Reinhart
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While there's no official word on whether the Riverdale star was banned from fashion's biggest night, Lili Reinhart doubts she'll make the list for future events.
Reinhart last attended the 2022 Met Gala, where Kim Kardashian infamously wore Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday, Mr. President dress.
Days after the event, she criticized the reality star on her Instagram Stories, chastising her for setting a terrible example with her rapid weight loss.
"To openly admit to starving yourself for the sake of the Met Gala," she wrote.
"When you know very well that millions of young men and women are looking up to you and listening to your every word."
"The ignorance is otherworldly disgusting.”
“Please stop supporting these stupid, harmful celebrities whose entire image revolves around their bodies."
"I am not generally an angry person but I swear to god, the toxicity of this industry sometimes really gets to me,” she added.
The actress also doubled down on her comments in an October 2022 interview with .
She did recall having fun during the 2021 event, which occurred on her birthday.
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“But after going again this year, I don’t think I’ll be invited back," she said.
“I said a certain something about a certain person in a certain dress," she added coyly, referring to Kardashian.
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