Why is the famous Met Gala causing controversy this year?
Who are the “persona non grata” of the Met Gala?
A few hours before the prestigious event, the American edition of The Sun and L’Officiel have revealed a list of celebrities who can be certain they will not be on the red carpet tonight. The first of them is none other than Donald Trump. The American president is actually the only “official” name on this list. While he has often attended the Met Gala before entering the White House, Melania’s husband now presents opinions too divergent from the fashion pope, as she has publicly indicated.
Rapper Nicki Minaj would also be on this list, mainly for the same reasons as Donald Trump. The singer of “Starships” has recently shown her support for the president, which did not please Anna Wintour. More surprisingly, Tim Gunn, an influential fashion personality in the United States, would also be excluded. The former judge of the show “Project Runway” would have had disagreements with the former Vogue chief, and would have criticized her publicly.
Actress Lili Reinhart, known for the series Riverdale, was invited a few years ago. The young woman owes her eviction to her stance on Kim Kardashian’s drastic weight loss to fit into her historical dress. In the world of fashion, stylist Rachel Zoe is also “avoided” by Anna Wintour. The fifty-year-old once dared to say she was more influential than the Vogue editor-in-chief, which led to her not being invited. Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, and Zayn Malik have also lost their chance to attend the event after publicly criticizing it.
