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Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Justin Bieber snubs Met Gala as Hailey makes bold solo statement on red carpet
Hailey Bieber looked amazing as she attended this year's Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York - but husband Justin Bieber wasn't by her side at the annual event Hailey Bieber was left to walk the Met Gala red carpet alone after husband Justin opted against attending. Hailey didn't seem to be affected by her man's decision, though, as she flaunted her fantastic look on at the iconic annual bash. Socialite Hailey exuded glamour as she wore a classic black blazer as she arrived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Hailey braved the temperatures of New York with her blazer resting high on her thighs as she posed for the hoard of photographers on the red carpet. Keeping her classical look to a minimum, Hailey styled her hair into loose waves, cascading freely over her shoulders and down her back. She accessorised her outfit with striking silver jewellery, with diamonds resting on her neckline, while large diamond rings were seen on her fingers. The theme for this year's gala is 'Tailored for You' in connection with the Costume's Institute's landmark new exhibition, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Hailey had been spotted earlier in the day out and about in the Big Apple in a sexy maid-esque mini dress and heels. Justin was nowhere to be seen. Instead, he took to Instagram to show off a golf trip. Her solo appearance at the glitzy event comes after fans were left concerned over her husband's his alleged drug use in recent months as well as fears for their marriage. Justin has previously been open about his struggles in the past and in an episode of Justin Bieber: Seasons, he confessed that he started using marijuana when he was only "12 or 13." After struggling to grow up in the public eye Justin's substance misuse escalated to "pretty heavy drugs," with the star also abusing alcohol as a coping mechanism. By 2021 he started working on sobriety, worrying he "was dying" due to his years of issues. In recent weeks, Justin has sparked concern again after a series of social media snaps. Back in March, he shared six very similar photos of himself appearing to use a bong to smoke marijuana. Now, Justin has taken to Instagram again where he shared a photo of Australian singer Eddie Benjamin, who was sat playing an acoustic guitar. The Baby hitmaker could be seen in the background of the snap as he appeared to be using what looked like a glass bong while sat in an open doorway. Another picture from the same day showed Justin, who shares 10-month old son Jack Blues with Hailey, stood in a red hoodie next to Eddie, with the large glass bong on the floor next to him. The apparent bong didn't go unnoticed by his fans, who have been open in their concern for the star. One said: "Thats a huge bong." Another added: "The Bong in the background." Someone else commented: "All I see is a couple of potheads. Always thought @justinbieber was better than that. At least keep it out of the public view. You're not setting a good example for your young fans. Your standards appear low." Despite the alarming content, however, Justin's reps said rumours of him using hard drugs were "absolutely not true," and that he was "simply in one of the best places in his life". Speaking to TMZ, Justin's rep said the past year has been "very transformative for him as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him." They added that fans' concerns about his physical and mental health are "exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive."
Daily Mirror
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Met Gala 2025's secret signals and stars' 'clever' trend to one-up each other on red carpet
EXCLUSIVE: The Met Gala is here again and an expert says the famous faces in attendance will showcase a 'clever' trend as they bid to have the world's eyes on them in New York The most iconic fashion event on the calendar is here and celebrities are getting ready to "one up" each other again. This year's theme at the annual Met Gala is "Tailored for You" in connection with the Costume's Institute's landmark new exhibition, 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. And some of the biggest names in world of showbiz will be battling it out on the red carpet to grab the headlines. Stateside PR guru Jane Owen revealed the trend of creating "two or more outfits in one" is set to continue. She labelled it a "clever way to 'one up' the competition, before name dropping Blake Lively's iconic 2022 look. The actress stunned at the event as her outfit dramatically unfurled into a new look. Jane admitted she also expects to see a number of political messages hit the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She went on: "I'm also highly expecting a political statement either for or against Trump (most likely against) and against the War in Ukraine and the Palestine Israeli humanitarian crisis in Gaza." She added that with global tension at an all time high, stylists might get "even more creative and garner even more eyeballs as people are searching for levity and brightness to lighten the mood". When asked who she think will be this year's celebrities to watch out for, Jane revealed: "There are the go-to fashion queens who never fail to amaze and delight, including Kim Kardashian, the Jenners, Rihanna, Zendaya, Beyoncé and Blake Lively. "I think Arianna Grande and Cynthia Erivo will bring it, following on from the Oscar nominations, too." But she revealed she "would love" to see a surprise moment from a younger celebrity. "There's a ripe moment for a new fashion icon to emerge," she claimed. Last year, Kim Kardashian wore a glamorous shining metallic gown to the Met Gala, while Doja Cat stepped out in just a towel for the event. Emily Ratajkowski was seen nearly naked at the 2024 offering, opting to wear a see-through crystal-covered dress, and Ariana Grade wore a corset-style white gownThis year's Met Gala sees actor Colman Domingo, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, rapper A$AP Rocky and musician, record producer and Louis Vuitton men's creative director Pharrell Williams as the co-chairs, who host the event. While the tightly controlled guest list is kept under wraps, speculation of a "leaked list" has already began. The guests are all hand picked by Vogue Editor In Chief Anna Wintour for their relevance. It's anticipated that Madonna will make an appearance this year, along with Stevie Wonder, Lorde, Jimmy Fallon and Demi Moore. Others on the apparent leaked attendance list include Mary J Blige and Shakira.
CNN
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Met Gala 2025: Theme, guest list and everything you need to know
The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of exhibition-viewing, dinner and drinks. But first, they'll walk the steps in what has become one of the biggest red-carpet moments of the year. Last year's verdant spectacle of fashion — which saw Elle Fanning's translucent bird gown, Tyla's sands-of-time ensemble and Lana Del Ray's thorny headpiece among the creative responses to the 'Garden of Time' theme — will, for 2025, be followed by a lesson in exuberant suiting and Black style. This year's Met Gala theme is 'Tailored for You,' in connection with the Costume's Institute's landmark new exhibition, 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' which opens to the public on May 10. The theme is chosen each year by Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute. Monica Miller, professor and chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, will guest curate the 2025 show. 'Superfine' will celebrate Black dandyism from the 18th century through to its revival during the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on fashion today. The Met Gala typically draws its dress code from the accompanying exhibition, which celebrities (and their stylists) are encouraged to interpret on the red carpet. The co-chairs, who host the Met Gala, are actor Colman Domingo, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, rapper A$AP Rocky and musician, record producer and Louis Vuitton men's creative director Pharrell Williams. They will work with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to orchestrate the event, along with honorary co-chair LeBron James. The Met Gala's guest list is always tightly guarded, but some famous names have been revealed as attendees, in addition to the co-chairs. Earlier this year, the Met announced it would revive a host committee for the evening, which will include athletes Simone Biles, Angel Reese and Sha'Carri Richardson; musicians Doechii, Tyla, Usher and Janelle Monáe; actors Ayo Edebiri and Regina King, fashion luminaries Grace Wales Bonner, Dapper Dan, Edward Enninful and Olivier Rousteing; and artists Rashid Johnson, Kara Walker and Jordan Casteel. A frenzy of A-list arrivals and photographs, the red-carpet portion of the evening's proceedings last for a few hours, but that's the only part the public sees. Inside, guests tour the exhibition, which opens to the public in the days following the gala, and sit for dinner. Phones at the table are discouraged, and the seating chart is carefully crafted by Wintour, who has organized the gala since 1995. (Wintour has the 'final say' over every guest in attendance, the New York Times has previously reported.) Though the red carpet and after-parties get the most attention of the night, the gala is above all, a fundraiser, whose five-figure tickets raise millions of dollars for the museum each year — nearly $22 million in 2023, according to the book 'Fashion's Big Night Out.' The Met Gala debuted in 1948 as a fundraiser for the nascent Costume Institute, organized by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert. Tickets for the banquet reportedly cost $50 each. Over the decades, the gala has transformed from an industry fete at off-site locations like Manhattan's Rainbow Room into an A-list phenomenon. In the 1970s, Vogue editor Diana Vreeland positioned the gala as the opening soiree of the Institute's major exhibitions and invited the crème de la crème of the fashion world and New York society. Wintour, her successor, has favored high-profile musicians, actors and entertainment figures, turning the gala into one of the most-watched events of the year. In 2023, software company Launchmetrics found that the Met Gala generated nearly double the 'media impact value' (the monetary value of buzz generated) for brands than the Super Bowl, at $995 million. Last year, the Met Gala's figure rose to $1.4 billion. The first theme was 'The World of Balenciaga' in 1973, tied to a retrospective of the couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga; the event was attended by guests including Halston and Calvin Klein, according to 'Fashion's Big Night Out.' Early themes included 'Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design,' 'The Glory of Russian Costume' and 'The 18th-Century Woman.' But gala-goers mostly kept to conventional eveningwear until the 2000s, when some guests began to have more fun with the themes — and the internet allowed more eyes on the arrivals. The most memorable themes from the past decade have included 'China: Through the Looking Glass,' 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' and the divisive 'Camp: Notes on Fashion' thanks to celebrities including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Zendaya and the Kardashian-Jenners, who use the red carpet to put on a show. Last year's 'The Garden of Time' theme referenced a 1962 short story of the same name by British author J.G. Ballard. Each year rumors fly about who may be persona non grata at the gala, whether due to any offense towards the event or Wintour herself. But the Vogue editor has only explicitly spoken about one guest she would 'never invite back' in public — US President Donald Trump, whom she mentioned on James Corden's late night talk show in 2017 when asked to name names. Other previous guests have sworn it off, however, including Demi Lovato, Zayn Malik and Tina Fey. In 2015, five years after she made an appearance at the event, Fey said on 'Late Show with David Letterman' that the gala is a 'jerk parade.' 'If you had a million arms, all the people you would want to punch in the whole world — they're all there,' she said. 'I mean I was there, clearly I was one of them.' Some celebrities backtrack, however. Gwyneth Paltrow famously called the Met Gala 'un-fun' in 2013 and said she'd 'never' go again, but returned in 2017 (and 2019). Met Gala guests have often broken the no-social-media rule to give a more candid glimpse of who is hanging with who and what goes on behind closed doors. In 2017, that included smoking, as attendees including Bella Hadid and Dakota Johnson were seen lighting up cigarettes in the museum's bathroom (to the ire of the museum's donors, reportedly). Despite what the Jason Derulo meme would have you believe, he — nor anyone else — has taken a tumble down the stairs. But some guests have famously rumbled — this year marks 11 years since the infamous after-party elevator fight between Jay-Z and Solange. A final faux pas? Wearing the same outfit, of course. While it's been reported that Wintour not only arranges the guest list but also has a hand in their fashion choices, in 2023, Olivia Wilde and former Vogue China editor Margaret Zhang showed up in the same Chloé violin dress in different color schemes. The pair took it in stride, sharing memes on social media about the incident. 'Great minds,' Wilde wrote on Instagram. 'If you're gonna twin with anyone, make it @margaretzhang.'
CNN
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Met Gala 2025: Theme, guest list and everything you need to know
The Met Gala returns to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday, May 5, drawing a bevy of A-list celebrities to the storied New York City museum for a night of exhibition-viewing, dinner and drinks. But first, they'll walk the steps in what has become one of the biggest red-carpet moments of the year. Last year's verdant spectacle of fashion — which saw Elle Fanning's translucent bird gown, Tyla's sands-of-time ensemble and Lana Del Ray's thorny headpiece among the creative responses to the 'Garden of Time' theme — will, for 2025, be followed by a lesson in exuberant suiting and Black style. This year's Met Gala theme is 'Tailored for You,' in connection with the Costume's Institute's landmark new exhibition, 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' which opens to the public on May 10. The theme is chosen each year by Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute. Monica Miller, professor and chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, will guest curate the 2025 show. 'Superfine' will celebrate Black dandyism from the 18th century through to its revival during the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on fashion today. The Met Gala typically draws its dress code from the accompanying exhibition, which celebrities (and their stylists) are encouraged to interpret on the red carpet. The co-chairs, who host the Met Gala, are actor Colman Domingo, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, rapper A$AP Rocky and musician, record producer and Louis Vuitton men's creative director Pharrell Williams. They will work with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour to orchestrate the event, along with honorary co-chair LeBron James. The Met Gala's guest list is always tightly guarded, but some famous names have been revealed as attendees, in addition to the co-chairs. Earlier this year, the Met announced it would revive a host committee for the evening, which will include athletes Simone Biles, Angel Reese and Sha'Carri Richardson; musicians Doechii, Tyla, Usher and Janelle Monáe; actors Ayo Edebiri and Regina King, fashion luminaries Grace Wales Bonner, Dapper Dan, Edward Enninful and Olivier Rousteing; and artists Rashid Johnson, Kara Walker and Jordan Casteel. A frenzy of A-list arrivals and photographs, the red-carpet portion of the evening's proceedings last for a few hours, but that's the only part the public sees. Inside, guests tour the exhibition, which opens to the public in the days following the gala, and sit for dinner. Phones at the table are discouraged, and the seating chart is carefully crafted by Wintour, who has organized the gala since 1995. (Wintour has the 'final say' over every guest in attendance, the New York Times has previously reported.) Though the red carpet and after-parties get the most attention of the night, the gala is above all, a fundraiser, whose five-figure tickets raise millions of dollars for the museum each year — nearly $22 million in 2023, according to the book 'Fashion's Big Night Out.' The Met Gala debuted in 1948 as a fundraiser for the nascent Costume Institute, organized by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert. Tickets for the banquet reportedly cost $50 each. Over the decades, the gala has transformed from an industry fete at off-site locations like Manhattan's Rainbow Room into an A-list phenomenon. In the 1970s, Vogue editor Diana Vreeland positioned the gala as the opening soiree of the Institute's major exhibitions and invited the crème de la crème of the fashion world and New York society. Wintour, her successor, has favored high-profile musicians, actors and entertainment figures, turning the gala into one of the most-watched events of the year. In 2023, software company Launchmetrics found that the Met Gala generated nearly double the 'media impact value' (the monetary value of buzz generated) for brands than the Super Bowl, at $995 million. Last year, the Met Gala's figure rose to $1.4 billion. The first theme was 'The World of Balenciaga' in 1973, tied to a retrospective of the couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga; the event was attended by guests including Halston and Calvin Klein, according to 'Fashion's Big Night Out.' Early themes included 'Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design,' 'The Glory of Russian Costume' and 'The 18th-Century Woman.' But gala-goers mostly kept to conventional eveningwear until the 2000s, when some guests began to have more fun with the themes — and the internet allowed more eyes on the arrivals. The most memorable themes from the past decade have included 'China: Through the Looking Glass,' 'Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination' and the divisive 'Camp: Notes on Fashion' thanks to celebrities including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Zendaya and the Kardashian-Jenners, who use the red carpet to put on a show. Last year's 'The Garden of Time' theme referenced a 1962 short story of the same name by British author J.G. Ballard. Each year rumors fly about who may be persona non grata at the gala, whether due to any offense towards the event or Wintour herself. But the Vogue editor has only explicitly spoken about one guest she would 'never invite back' in public — US President Donald Trump, whom she mentioned on James Corden's late night talk show in 2017 when asked to name names. Other previous guests have sworn it off, however, including Demi Lovato, Zayn Malik and Tina Fey. In 2015, five years after she made an appearance at the event, Fey said on 'Late Show with David Letterman' that the gala is a 'jerk parade.' 'If you had a million arms, all the people you would want to punch in the whole world — they're all there,' she said. 'I mean I was there, clearly I was one of them.' Some celebrities backtrack, however. Gwyneth Paltrow famously called the Met Gala 'un-fun' in 2013 and said she'd 'never' go again, but returned in 2017 (and 2019). Met Gala guests have often broken the no-social-media rule to give a more candid glimpse of who is hanging with who and what goes on behind closed doors. In 2017, that included smoking, as attendees including Bella Hadid and Dakota Johnson were seen lighting up cigarettes in the museum's bathroom (to the ire of the museum's donors, reportedly). Despite what the Jason Derulo meme would have you believe, he — nor anyone else — has taken a tumble down the stairs. But some guests have famously rumbled — this year marks 11 years since the infamous after-party elevator fight between Jay-Z and Solange. A final faux pas? Wearing the same outfit, of course. While it's been reported that Wintour not only arranges the guest list but also has a hand in their fashion choices, in 2023, Olivia Wilde and former Vogue China editor Margaret Zhang showed up in the same Chloé violin dress in different color schemes. The pair took it in stride, sharing memes on social media about the incident. 'Great minds,' Wilde wrote on Instagram. 'If you're gonna twin with anyone, make it @margaretzhang.'
