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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.
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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.
Hannah Baxter / Marie Claire:
The Best 2026 Met Gala Live Red Carpet Beauty Looks
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: Just Jared, Town & Country and Vogue UK
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Nicole Kidman's Daughter Sunday Rose, 17, Breaks Met Gala Rule With 2026 Debut
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.”
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.
Discussion: Just Jared and Cosmopolitan
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Laird Borrelli-Persson / Vogue:
SZA's 2026 Met Gala Gown Is Made from 100 Yards of Fabric Sourced on eBay
Discussion: Billboard
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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:
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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NBC News:
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reach settlement in ‘It Ends With Us’ case  —  Lively accused Baldoni of orchestrating a smear campaign after she went public with sexual harassment allegations.  He has denied the claims.  —  The legal battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively …
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 …
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.
Meguire Hennes / Marie Claire:
Goodbye, Minimalism—Sarah Pidgeon's Custom 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet Loewe Outfit Is Her Boldest Yet  —  I knew she had it in her. … That said, she had the crème de la crème of designers to choose her 2026 Met Gala red carpet dress from.  In the end, Pidgeon went with …
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 …
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 …
Christian Allaire / Vogue:
Anne Hathaway's Hand-Painted 2026 Met Gala Dress Was Inspired By a Poem  —  As a regular attendee (now nine times!), Anne Hathaway was one of the most highly-anticipated A-listers at the 2026 Met Gala tonight—and the star certainly did not disappoint with her artful look.
 
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