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Starr Bowenbank / Elle:
SZA Looked Like a Golden Garden Fairy at the 2026 Met Gala  — SZA attended the 2026 Met Gala in a golden yellow dress designed by Emily Adams Bode Aujla.  — The look was accessorized with flowers, shells, and a sheer butterfly cape.  — The singer last attended the Met Gala in 2022.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson / Vogue:
SZA's 2026 Met Gala Gown Is Made from 100 Yards of Fabric Sourced on eBay  —  “Everybody loves the sunshine,” Roy Ayers once sang, and so it follows that SZA's arrival on the red carpet—in a glowing yellow dress by Bode in shades of ochre, marigold, corn, and golden flax— will no doubt spark joy.
Discussion: E! Online and Billboard
Hannah Baxter / Marie Claire:
The Best 2026 Met Gala Live Red Carpet Beauty Looks
TMZ.com:
‘Buffy’ Star Nicholas Brendon Cause of Death Revealed  —  NICHOLAS BRENDON ‘BUFFY’ ACTOR'S CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED … “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Nicholas Brendon died from complications related to cardiovascular disease ... and his death has been ruled natural, TMZ has learned.
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Page Six:
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ star Nicholas Brendon's cause of death revealed  —  Nicholas Brendon's cause of death has been revealed.  —  The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star, who died on March 20 in Indiana, died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease with acute pneumonia …
New York Times:
The Met Gala's Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash  —  Protesters have found a perfect foil in Amazon's founder, the gala's lead sponsor this year.  —  It is perhaps the world's most exclusive party, a spectacle of fashion and extravagance that draws a secretive roster of famous people …
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Brawl breaks out at Met Gala 2026 as anti-Bezos protester storms red carpet railing
Liam Hess / Vogue:
Gwendoline Christie's 2026 Met Gala Mask Was an Actual Work of Art  —  Gwendoline Christie's admiration for the work of her longtime partner, the British designer Giles Deacon, goes way back.  “I've wanted to wear Giles for the Met Gala since before I was even in a relationship with Giles, and that's 13 years ago,” she tells Vogue.
Discussion: Vogue UK, Town & Country and Just Jared
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E! Online:
Nicole Kidman's Daughter Sunday Rose, 17, Breaks Met Gala Rule With 2026 Debut
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Settle Epic ‘It Ends With Us’ Lawsuit  —  It ends with a settlement.  —  After a year and a half of bitter feuding in court and in the press, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have resolved their legal differences two weeks ahead of a federal trial.
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reach settlement in ‘It Ends With Us’ case
GQ:
Connor Storrie Is ‘Really Not Nervous’ for His Met Gala Debut  —  “In these rooms, I feel like I'm able to just be myself and flow and move and chat,” says the Heated Rivalry star in an exclusive interview ahead of his first-ever Met with Saint Laurent.  “I think it's going to be a beautiful zoo.”
Margaux Anbouba / Vogue:
Bad Bunny is Still Bad, Even When 50 Years Older at the 2026 Met Gala  —  Time waits for no one—including the ever-charming and stylish Bad Bunny.  Tonight, on the 2026 Met Gala carpet, the singer chose to speed up the hands of time, arriving as an aged version of himself.
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Kim Kardashian's 2026 Met Gala Breastplate Was Finished in an Auto Body Shop  —  “Welcome to my world!  I don't travel without 30 cameras.”  —  That's how Kim Kardashian greeted the British pop artist Allen Jones at her final fitting for the 2026 Met Gala in New York, two days before she was due to hit the red carpet.
Peter Slevin / New Yorker:
Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump  —  The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country.  What are his obligations to it?  —  In Barack Obama's final days in office, he found himself in the painful position of trying to console his staff …
Margaux Anbouba / Vogue:
Lauren Sánchez Bezos Channels the Scandal of Sargent's Madame X at the 2026 Met Gala  —  Before her appearance tonight on the 2026 Met Gala's garden-inspired carpet, honorary chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos had a packed weekend.  Of course, there were the typical getting-ready appointments …
Daniel Bird / Mirror:
Heidi Klum's Met Gala outfit takes bold theme to a whole new level  —  Heidi Klum went all out for her Met Gala outfit this year and turned herself into a marble statue, leaving those in attendance at people watching at home stunned  —  HEIDI KLUM STRIKES AGAIN AT THE MET GALA IN OUTSTANDING OUTFIT
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Alex Consani Channeled Botticelli and Black Swan at the 2026 Met Gala  —  Alex Consani is ready to shake her tail feathers at the 2026 Met Gala.  —  The model hit the Met Gala red carpet in a Gucci gown and cape by Demna, inspired by Sandro Botticelli's Primavera.  “We sent each other some references.
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Samantha Mayers / Daily Star:
Don't Cha wish you could sell more tickets - Pussycat Dolls scrap tour after poor sales  —  The Pussycat Dolls have been forced to axe the North American leg of their upcoming reunion tour after failing to sell enough tickets despite dropping the price  —  Earlier this year three original members …
Wonderwall:
AMY SCHUMER GUSHES OVER BEING A ‘SINGLE MOM’  —  Comedian and actor Amy Schumer is doing things differently this year, following her divorce from award-winning chef Chris Fischer. … Sharing a selfie of herself wearing floral facepaint, Schumer wrote, “This [woman] just threw her first bday party as a single mom.”
Discussion: Star Magazine, Page Six and Us Weekly
Bradley Stern / Just Jared:
Cher Walks Met Gala Carpet for the First Time in Over a Decade  —  Cher is making a grand return for Fashion's Biggest Night!  —  The 79-year-old “Believe” icon hit the carpet at the 2026 Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 4) in New York City.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Gigi Hadid's Underwear is On Display in Fully Sheer Met Gala 2026 Gown  —  Gigi Hadid turned the 2026 Met Gala steps into her own personal runway, abiding by the “Fashion Is Art” dress code in a dazzling sheer gown that left her underwear on display.  —  Gigi Hadid is officially a perfect 10 at the Met Gala.
Alexandra Hildreth / Vogue:
Hailey Bieber Is a Greek Goddess in Solid Gold at the 2026 Met Gala  —  At the 2026 Met Gala, the theme, “Costume Art,” was likely to prompt plenty of naked dressing and sculpted bodies, and tonight, Hailey Bieber's look was no exception.  The model and makeup mogul stepped out onto …
 
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Romeo Beckham Makes His Met Gala Debut Amid His Parents' 12-Year Absence from the Event
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