{"id":743,"date":"2026-05-04T15:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bella-hadid-joins-zendaya-and-more-a-listers-in-skipping-jeff-bezos-backed-met-gala-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:02:18","slug":"bella-hadid-joins-zendaya-and-more-a-listers-in-skipping-jeff-bezos-backed-met-gala-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bella-hadid-joins-zendaya-and-more-a-listers-in-skipping-jeff-bezos-backed-met-gala-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Hadid joins Zendaya and more A-listers in skipping Jeff Bezos-backed Met Gala 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/001-copy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bella Hadid made it clear she won\u2019t be attending the Met Gala 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The model, who has attended the annual event five times over the years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX0lcpkqPml\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cliked\u201d a Friday Instagram post<\/a> captioned, \u201cI love the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/06\/hollywood\/whos-really-behind-those-ice-out-pins-being-rocked-by-the-biggest-celebs-in-hollywood\/\">ICE out pins<\/a> but you can\u2019t wear them to the\u00a0@jeffbezos\u00a0backed Met Gala!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/27\/celebrity-news\/jeff-bezos-marries-lauren-sanchez-in-over-the-top-wedding\/\">wife Lauren S\u00e1nchez<\/a>, notably, are the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs of the annual event, which <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/style\/everything-to-know-about-the-met-gala-2026-theme-hosts-and-what-to-expect\/\">has a \u201cCostume Art\u201d theme<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bella Hadid (pictured above in May 2022) sparked speculation she is boycotting the Met Gala 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The model (pictured above in May 2017) \u201cliked\u201d an Instagram post advising celebs to skip the annual event. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the social media upload Hadid liked, influencer Meredith Lynch said she will be \u201cdragging [stars] in perpetuity\u201d for wearing pins to the red carpet because \u201cJeff Bezos is part of the reason we\u2019re in this f\u2013king mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cJeff Bezos supports this f\u2013king mess. \u2026 I know the funds from the Met Gala go to a good cause, but it is wild to me that this event is sponsored by Jeff Bezos who has backed [President] Trump, who has slashed arts funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lynch concluded by advising publicists to keep their clients away from the gala.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThis event is sponsored by Jeff Bezos [pictured above in May 2024] who has backed [President] Trump, who has slashed arts funding,\u201d Meredith Lynch said in the social media upload. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He and wife Lauren S\u00e1nchez (pictured above on Sunday) are the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs this year. <span class=\"credit\">Jairo \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 29-year-old\u2019s headline-making \u201clike\u201d comes on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71132094\/why-zendaya-missing-met-gala-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elle reporting<\/a> Zendaya will not be at the event.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, also 29, has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/zendaya-met-gala-looks-through-the-years\/\">attended seven times<\/a>, even <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/02\/15\/style\/met-gala-2024-co-chairs-revealed-jennifer-lopez-zendaya-bad-bunny\/\">serving as a co-chair<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported the Golden Globe winner needed \u201ca break from the spotlight\u201d after her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/style\/zendaya-the-drama-premiere-red-carpet-fashion\/\">press tours for \u201cThe Drama\u201d<\/a> and Season 3 of \u201cEuphoria.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hadid (pictured above in 2016) has attended the Met Gala five times over the years, last going in 2022. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Seven-time attendee Zendaya (pictured above in May 2024) is also reported to be ditching the event. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meryl Streep also sparked chatter earlier this month for declining an offer to be a Met Gala co-chair as she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/entertainment\/the-devil-wears-prada-2-stomps-to-no-1-on-first-day-in-theaters\/\">promotes \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2,\u201d<\/a> in which she plays a fictionalized Anna Wintour.<\/p>\n<p>Wintour, 76, is one of this year\u2019s co-chairs, alongside Bezos, S\u00e1nchez, Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added, \u201cWhile she appreciates Vogue and Anna and her incredible imagination and stamina, it has never quite been her scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While Meryl Streep (pictured above on April 22) won\u2019t be present, her rep told Page Six this has nothing to do with Bezos. <span class=\"credit\">Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Activists are calling for A-listers to \u201cboycott the Bezos Met Gala.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her absence reportedly has nothing to do with Bezos, 62, and S\u00e1nchez, 56, who we heard <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/celebrity-news\/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-spent-10m-to-co-host-met-gala-sources\/\">paid $10 million to sponsor<\/a> Monday night\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire first sponsored the gala in 2012 via Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Activists, unhappy with Bezos\u2019 role this year, projected a call to \u201cboycott the Bezos Met Gala\u201d onto a building viewable from his penthouse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/celebrity-news\/bella-hadid-joins-zendaya-and-more-a-listers-in-skipping-jeff-bezos-backed-met-gala-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Hadid made it clear she won\u2019t be attending the Met Gala 2026. 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