{"id":148983,"date":"2026-05-05T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/?p=148983"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:04:39","slug":"ultra-rich-parade-at-the-met-gala-was-all-tacky-and-no-class-fashion-has-sold-out-critics-blast-bezos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/ultra-rich-parade-at-the-met-gala-was-all-tacky-and-no-class-fashion-has-sold-out-critics-blast-bezos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-Rich Parade at the Met Gala Was All Tacky and No Class \u2013 \u201cFashion Has Sold Out,\u201d Critics Blast Bezos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nicole Kidman, Lauren Sanchez, Anna Wintour try to survive the cringe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until recently, celebrities would have sold a kidney for an invite to the Met Gala, fashion\u2019s so-called “biggest night.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s supposedly the most exclusive party on the planet \u2014 a freak show of fabric and excess featuring a \u201csecret\u201d guest list, tickets that cost $100,000 (bargain!), and a red carpet rolled out over the steps of one of Manhattan\u2019s oldest cultural landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez at the Met Gala \u2014 looking like they just discovered what sequins are.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outrage Over Bezos Showing Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But things apparently took a nosedive once Anna Wintour announced that the 2026 Met Gala\u2019s sponsor would be Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez. To honor their generous<\/em> donation to the Metropolitan Institute, Anna made them co-chairs of the event. The price tag for those titles? According to the New York Post<\/em>, Bezos allegedly coughed up a cool $10 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Sanchez at the Met Gala \u2014 proof that money can\u2019t buy taste, but it can buy you a front-row seat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This immediately sparked backlash, part of a broader wave of resentment against the super-rich \u2014 both nationally and in New York, the \u201cliberal\u201d playground where the event takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fury escalated when the city\u2019s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, announced in mid-April that he wouldn\u2019t attend \u2014 breaking with tradition \u2014 because his priority was \u201caffordability.\u201d (Translation: He\u2019d rather pay rent than play dress-up.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anti-Bezos Campaign Goes Viral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the weeks before Monday\u2019s event, an anti-Bezos campaign spread through NYC\u2019s streets, subways, and the internet, where social media users dubbed it the \u201cAmazon Prime Gala\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cBezos Ball\u201d<\/strong> and called for a boycott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One message on a van showed a smiling Bezos with the caption: \u201cIf you can buy the Met Gala, you can pay more taxes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, the day after, social media users are calling the Met Gala a dystopian parade of billionaires and influencers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla \u2014 showing up like they just came from a board meeting about ruining the internet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Stars” Were There, Sadly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the glittering event had its usual suspects: Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Blake Lively, Rihanna, Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber, and Beyonc\u00e9 \u2014 who returned after 10 years, probably to remind us what actual style looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what really turned heads was the swarm of billionaires who \u2014 under normal circumstances \u2014 wouldn\u2019t have made it past the velvet rope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s billionaire bingo card included:<\/strong> Bezos and Sanchez, Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg (wearing his human costume), Priscilla Chan, George Soros\u2019 sons Alex and Robert, heiress Isha Ambani (daughter of India\u2019s richest man), Walmart heir S. Robson Walton, Mike Bloomberg, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, venture capitalist Amy Griffin, and Indian billionaire Ruda Shetty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Soros and his wife \u2014 accurately described as “two people who have never worried about a grocery bill.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present: Rupert Murdoch\u2019s daughters Grace and Kelly, accompanying their mother, Wendi Deng \u2014 because nothing says “charity gala” like media mogul family drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wendi Deng with daughters Grace and Kelly \u2014 coordinating their looks and their trust funds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Loses Its Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flood of billionaires \u2014 and the absence of names like Zendaya and Billie Eilish \u2014 sparked a meltdown online, with many calling the event “out of touch”<\/strong> and a “billionaire\u2019s ball.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One furious user on X wrote:
\u201cAh, the Met Gala \u2014 the chance for multi-millionaires to wear a lifetime of my savings for some fun and attention. Screw the Met Gala.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another added:
*\u201cThe Met Gala is just a bunch of over-the-hill celebs and out-of-touch millionaires pretending to be \u2018edgy\u2019 while wearing $50,000 dresses made by people who can\u2019t pay their rent.\u201d*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And a third:
\u201cMeanwhile, real Americans are struggling, watching prices skyrocket, and dealing with actual problems. I\u2019d rather watch paint dry than pretend these clowns are important.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone else nailed it:
\u201cNothing says \u2018fashion is art\u2019 like billionaires buying honorary titles while the rest of us stare at gas prices.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One user compared it to The Hunger Games<\/em>:
\u201cIt\u2019s like the Hunger Games \u2014 everyone else is starving, while the people in the Capitol dress \u2018fancy.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the sarcastic cherry on top:
\u201cThe Met Gala: where fashion goes to die and billionaires pretend they have souls. Every first Monday of May, the most overhyped charity cosplay event rolls out the blood-red carpet for a bunch of multi-millionaires LARPing as avant-garde artists \u2014 while we watch from our couches like it\u2019s the most expensive train wreck in the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final verdict from the internet: \u201cThis isn\u2019t a gala. It\u2019s a hostage situation where good taste is being held captive by egomaniacs dressed in tinfoil and feathers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by ERIN BURNES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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