8 Celebrities Who Are Either Boycotting or Banned From the 2026 Met Gala
Don't expect these stars to walk the carpet.
The Met Gala is technically a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but let’s be honest: It’s mostly an excuse for a bunch of super-famous celebrities to dress in beautifully designed outfits and socialize with each other. Now, this obviously sounds like a blast (would give anything to chill with my husband Michael B. Jordan), but some celebs are…simply not into it and, incidentally, have made their feelings all kinds of known.
While Anna Wintour has only admitted to indefinitely banning one person from the Met Gala (and no, it’s not Megan Thee Stallion), plenty of celebrities are rumored to be banned due to comments they’ve made about the event. Meanwhile, some others have simply made it clear they don’t want to attend. Like, ever again! Time to meet the stars you probably shouldn’t expect to show up on the steps of the Met next year—and the ones who have made surprise returns.
Rachel Zoe
There were rumors that Rachel was nixed from the Met Gala invite list after she told the following to the New York Times: “Anna Wintour is one of my heroes, but they say that I’m more influential. As great as it is, Vogue won’t change a designer’s business. But if an unknown brand is worn by a certain person in a tabloid, it will be the biggest designer within a week.”
That! Said!!! It’s important to note that the comments she made were from way back in 2007 and she was at the Met Gala in 2012, so...who knows!
Donald Trump
Anna Wintour herself confirmed that he was banned, naming him as the celebrity she would never, ever invite to the Met Gala when asked by James Corden in 2017.
Though Trump has attended numerous times in the past, he hasn’t made an appearance at the annual gala since 2012.
Amy Schumer
Amy’s statement on the Met Gala didn’t get her banned permanently (as far as I know), but she made it clear how she felt about the event during an interview with Howard Stern in 2016.
“It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation,” she said. “I don’t like the farce...We’re dressed up like a bunch of fucking assholes. I don’t like it. I have no interest in fashion...I don’t care.”
Tim Gunn
We know for sure Tim Gunn was banned from the Met Gala because he said as much in 2016. “It is very true. It is a crazy story, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s a very matter-of-fact story,” he recalled on Fashion Police.
He continued, “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
The Goop creator made some pointed comments about her time at the Met Gala back in 2013, telling the Kyle and Jackie O Show (per Us Weekly) 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.”
Apparently, these comments didn’t go over super well, but Gwyneth returned to the Met Gala in 2017 and 2019, so water under the bridge!
Zayn Malik
Zayn attended the 2016 Met Gala with his then-girlfriend Gigi Hadid but made it clear he had no interest in a redo.
“Now it’s not something I would go to,” he told GQ in 2018. “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.”
Lili Reinhart
The Riverdale actor attended the Met Gala in 2022 but has openly admitted she doesn’t believe she’ll be invited back after criticizing Kim Kardashian’s rapid weight loss to fit into the dress Marilyn Monroe famously donned to serenade John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday.
In a subsequent interview with W Magazine, Lili took a moment to open up about the evening, revealing that it “was fun, but after going again this year, I don’t think I’ll be invited back...I said a certain something about a certain person in a certain dress.”
Nicki Minaj
Back in February, Naughty But Nice’s Rob Shuter reported that Nicki would apparently be “shut out” of the 2026 Met Gala following several politically charged rants.
According to an insider, “Nicki’s invitations didn’t just slow down—they vanished. Hollywood stopped returning her calls. This isn’t subtle anymore. She’s been shut out.”
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