{"id":2409622,"date":"2026-05-10T01:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2409622"},"modified":"2026-05-10T01:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:23:12","slug":"katy-perry-hides-behind-a-mask-at-met-gala-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/katy-perry-hides-behind-a-mask-at-met-gala-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry Hides Behind a Mask at Met Gala 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/katy-perry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Katy Perry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Katy Perry&quot;}\">Katy Perry<\/a> made a statement entrance at the 2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/met-gala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Met Gala;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Met Gala&quot;}\">Met Gala<\/a> on Monday, arriving solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in an ivory dress and space-themed astronaut mask covering her face. As she climbed the museum&#8217;s iconic steps, she briefly pulled the mask aside and flashed a wide smile for the photographers before continuing inside. According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katy-perry-goes-incognito-masked-look-met-gala-2026-11966556\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>People<\/em><\/a>, the mask was designed by Miodrag Guberinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a release shared with the publication, the headpiece is meant to represent &#8220;a literal and symbolic reflection that invites the observer to consider that their perception of others can mirror their own internal world, and conversely mask truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>@katyperry\/Instagram<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The space motif in Perry&#8217;s Met Gala look carried a personal thread: last year she traveled to space alongside Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos, who serves as honorary co-chair of the 2026 Gala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;COMPLEX SHOP&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry\u2019s appearance at the event comes on the heels of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/resurfaced-ruby-rose-essay-recounts-234035453.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ruby Rose;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ruby Rose&quot;}\">Ruby Rose<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ruby-rose-alleges-katy-perry-125735805.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.&quot;}\">leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Australian actress Ruby Rose alleged in a series of Threads posts on April 12 that Perry had assaulted her at an Australian nightclub when she was in her 20s. A representative for Perry <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/katy-perry-blasts-ruby-rose-173105982.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:denied the claims outright;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;denied the claims outright&quot;}\">denied the claims outright<\/a>, calling them &#8220;dangerous reckless lies.&#8221; Victoria Police <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/05\/04\/katy-perry-met-gala-2026-mask-photos\/89936697007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:confirmed to USA TODAY;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;confirmed to USA TODAY&quot;}\" class=\"link \">confirmed to USA TODAY<\/a> that Rose&#8217;s posts prompted a police investigation into the alleged incident in Australia.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nikki-glaser-roasts-katy-perry-151402919.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Nikki Glaser Roasts Katy Perry Amid Sexual Assault Allegations\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Wdede.kmKFP6GNozXtgTfw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/3e199e8dce8bf2fc2d3c492b3e8a3668\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Nikki Glaser Shades Katy Perry at Time100 Gala with Sexual Assault Reference<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/resurfaced-ruby-rose-essay-recounts-234035453.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Recipient of the Create NSW Annette Kellerman award Australian actress Ruby Rose arrives for the 8th Annual &quot;Australians in Film&quot; Awards Gala and Benefit Dinner at the InterContinental Century City in Los Angeles on October 23, 2019. &#10;&#10;BOLOGNA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 02: Katy Perry performs onstage during a concert at Unipol Arena on November 02, 2025 in Bologna.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3p3Dw5YsvK5s.1HchnnnsA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/c8afed2e19ce2064bbf0bfbb66ac66b5\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Resurfaced Ruby Rose Essay Recounts Night of Alleged Katy Perry Assault: &#8216;Nothing Horrific Happened&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/tracewilliamcowen\/katy-perry-gayle-king-blue-origin-space-flight\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Katy Perry in blue space suit kissing ground\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7QWI62kOz.LgWDSwaj6t.g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/26c9c9ea838ef85a759f4e4eb170c5ee\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Katy Perry Kisses Ground After Going Into Space With Gayle King<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/style\/clothing\/articles\/birth-royal-child-collection-buy-195905333.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Birth of Royal Child Collection: How to Buy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Birth of Royal Child Collection&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Birth of Royal Child Collection: How to Buy<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/style\/clothing\/articles\/era-launches-flagship-store-reveals-142711387.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:New Era Launches New Flagship Store in NYC, Reveals Spike Lee Collection for 59Fifty Day;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Era Launches New Flagship Store in NYC, Reveals Spike Lee Collection for 59Fifty Day&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">New Era Launches New Flagship Store in NYC, Reveals Spike Lee Collection for 59Fifty Day<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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