Met Gala snubs: It's the hottest ticket of the showbiz calendar but these are the celebrities who won't be walking down the red carpet this year

Daily Mail​

05-05-2025

It's one of the biggest night's of the year as Hollywood's stars stomp the red carpet in their most glamorous and over the top designer looks.
From the Kardashian's to Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and Zendaya it is a huge night of fantastic fashion.
However not everyone is expected to make an appearance in New York on Monday evening with some big names banned from the event and others choosing to snub the night all together.
According to biographer Amy Odell, 'militant' host Anna Wintour controls every aspect of the guest list, ultimately deciding who is 'in' and who is 'out.'
Kanye West hasn't been invited since 2022, when Met Gala director Anna vowed to never work with him again after his anti-Semitic rants.
And even before that, he was a habitual Met Gal skipper - his last appearance was actually in 2019 when he attended with his then wife Kim Kardashian.
Earlier this year he seemed to suggest he might crash the Met Gala 2025 after he shared a sketch to X depicting a figure clad in gloves and boots.
While Kanye and his wife Bianca Censori sparked worldwide outrage at the Grammy's when she arrived on the red carpet in a completely see-through nude mesh dress worn without underwear.
Recently Radar Online claimed that Anna was taking the matter seriously after an insider told the publication: 'Anna is not messing around. There's a full protocol in place if Kanye is spotted anywhere near the carpet.
'It's not just about the outfit – it's about the chaos he brings. After what happened at the Grammys, no one's taking chances.'
They added: 'Anna has made it clear – no drama on her carpet.'
Donald Trump is also very much not welcome at the event with some cultural commentators even remarking that the theme feels very pointed after Trump's appointment as President.
Emil Wilbekin, assistant professor in the marketing communication department at the Fashion Institute of Technology explained the cultural significance of this year's theme saying it feels like a 'resistance'.
He said: 'With the 'Superfine' exhibition happening in this era of [Donald] Trump and anti-DEI, the rolling back of civil rights bills, laws and policies, here comes this exhibition that's celebrating the very thing being rolled back. It's a very high and very intellectual form of resistance.'
Anna herself confirmed that he was banned back in 2017 after she told James Corden on an episode of The Late Late Show that he was the one person she would never invite back to the Met Gala.
Trump's last appearance at The Met Gala with wife Melania was in 2012.
Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker is opting out this year due to work commitments.
Since her first attendance in 1995 the actress, 60, Sarah has been a regular at the annual New York fashion event.
Confirming she won't be able to fit it in her calendar this year she told Entertainment Tonight: 'I have to work... but there's gonna be so much to see and I look forward to seeing what everybody does.
'And I can't wait to see how they interpret the theme and the sort of homework they did for the assignment.'
There is also a question mark over Hailey and Justin Bieber's attendance at this year's Met Gala.
The model was present at every Met Gala from 2017 until 2022. Meanwhile her husband Justin has only attended twice, once in 2015 and then again in 2021.
The singer has sparked concerns about his health and possible drug use in recent months after stepping out in public looking gaunt and hollow-eyed.
It seems unlikely he will appear at the event, however last year Hailey promised she would be in attendance after she told her fans: 'I'm not going to the Met Gala this year.
'Gearing up for our next Rhode launch so decided to sit this one out but will be back next year.'
Demi Lovato made a surprise appearance at last year's event marking her first time attending in almost 10 years.
The singer had candidly chatted about her experience there in 2015 after she told Billboard in 2018: 'I had a terrible experience.
'This one celebrity was a complete b***h and was miserable to be around. It was very cliquey. I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink.'
She even admitted she went straight from the Gala to an AA meeting, saying: 'I changed my clothes, but I still had my diamonds on—millions of dollars of diamonds on in an AA meeting.
'And I related more to the homeless people in that meeting who struggled with the same struggles that I deal with than the people at the Met Gala—fake and sucking the fashion industry's d**k.'
American author Tim Gunn was banned from the Met after he confirmed the rumours in 2016
Gwyneth Paltrow also made some pointed comments about her time at the Met Gala back in 2013 after she said 'it sucked' (pictured at the Met in 2017)
Amy Schumer's comments on the Met Gala didn't get her banned but she has made her feelings on the event clear.
Speaking during an interview with Howard Stern in 2016 the actress said: 'It's people doing an impression of having a conversation.
'I don't like the farce...We're dressed up like a bunch of f*****g assholes. I don't like it. I have no interest in fashion...I don't care.'
American author Tim Gunn was banned from the Met after he confirmed the rumours in 2016.
He said: 'It is very true. It is a crazy story, and as far as I'm concerned, it's a very matter-of-fact story.
'I was asked what is the most unforgettable thing I've ever seen in fashion and I said, "It's easy. It was watching Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs by two bodyguards—two big hulking men—from a fashion show."
'All hell broke loose. It was insane. We've had an open war ever since.'
Gwyneth Paltrow also made some pointed comments about her time at the Met Gala back in 2013.
She told the Kyle and Jackie O Show that 'it sucked' and 'it seems like it's the best thing in the world...You always think, "Oh my god, it's gonna be so glamorous and amazing and you're going to see all these people," and then you get there and it's so hot and it's so crowded and everyone's pushing you.
'I think we're all a bit old to dress up punk.'
But the star returned in 2017 and 2019 suggesting she was willing to give it another go.
Zayn Malik attended the 2016 Met Gala with his then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid but made it clear he had no interest in a redo, especially as the couple have now split.
He told GQ in 2018: 'Now it's not something I would go to. I'd rather be sitting at my house doing something productive than dressing up in really expensive clothes and being photographed on a red carpet…to do the self-indulgent "look at me, I'm amazing" thing on the red carpet, it's not me.'