The weird vibe hanging around the MET Gala this year is that everyone has to pretend they aren\u2019t embarrassed to be hanging out with Lauren and Jeff Bezos. Anna Wintour is many things but she is not corny and she is not tacky, but this year\u2019s benefactors sure are both. <\/p>\n
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celebrity.land\u2019s Rache Tashjian wrote about the MET\u2019s billionaire program<\/a> and the NYT published a story about the Costume Institute\u2019s plan to survive without the MET Gala<\/a>, preparing for a future where Anna Wintour no longer scales up the event. Before the celebrities took over, the Gala was a socialite event. The socialites were pushed out by celebrities and then the celebrities were competing with influencers and now it\u2019s come full circle, back to the wealthiest people buying a seat the cool kids\u2019 table. Which of course makes it the most uncool thing in the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10\/10 response from Olivia Wilde on this. But damn, who among us hasn\u2019t taken an unflattering photo? She was done dirty by the camera angle!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This morning Lainey wrote about Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s presence<\/a> hovering over the MET Gala and her stylist posted this and there\u2019s no way he did it without permission from the team. The anticipation is building.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chad Michael Murray has a candle line and I read about it right after reading a story about Meghan Sussex and I thought, \u201cChad Michael Murray and Meghan Sussex are in the same business.\u201d And I\u2019m not wrong.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After headlining Coachella, Justin Bieber is breaking streaming records at Spotify. There\u2019s been a lot of criticism around JB\u2019s business, tracing back to his cancelled Justice tour in 2022, which triggered a payback, for which he had to take a loan from Scooter Braun. Justin has climbed out of that by severing ties with Scooter (considering Justin had been intertwined with him since he was a child and how much power Scooter\u2019s management companies wield, that is huge), selling his catalogue and retaining the rights to new music. He has a lot of creative freedom but it has not happened overnight, it\u2019s been years of planning and setbacks. He navigated his career without family support (until he married Hailey) or strong industry protections, it\u2019s quite impressive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Katy Perry is a regular at the MET Gala, is she bringing Justin Trudeau this year as her plus one? Is he going to wear silly socks? TBD.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pretty low-key Instagram announcement for Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden\u2019s third baby, Nautus<\/a>. \u00a0I\u2019m sure that confirming it on Met Monday was a choice, lots of other stuff going on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/7e\/6e\/7e6e3b5c-d911-4df2-9db3-413ceb2beb4c\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/csm-beyonce04may26.jpg\")