Bella skipped the Met Gala for the fourth time in a row this year, and while she didn’t explicitly confirm the reason, she did drop a pointed “Like” on a video criticizing Jeff Bezos’ involvement in the annual event.

Despite being a Met Gala regular, Taraji decided to skip this year after Liking the same video that Bella did...and she even commented, “I am so confused by some ppl that are going. I am just like WTF ARE WE DOING!?!?!?!”

For the second year in a row, Ari opted to skip the Met Gala red carpet, likely because she’s busy gearing up for The Eternal Sunshine Tour and the release of her eighth album, petal.

Though his (rumored) fiancée Zoë Kravitz was in attendance, Harry skipped this year, likely because he’s busy getting ready for his Together, Together tour.

Ahead of the Met Gala, Elle confirmed that Zendaya would not be attending following her (very!!) busy press tours for The Drama and Euphoria.

Yes, there were whispers that the legendary actor might attend her first-ever Met Gala in honor of The Devil Wears Prada 2, but her reps shut those rumors down, telling BuzzFeed that the annual event “has never quite been her scene.”

Cosmo cover girl Olivia also skipped this year, as she’s busy prepping for the release of her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

Sydney posted pics of herself in Australia ahead of the 2026 Met Gala, so it seems that distance kept her away this year.

Yes, I was hoping to see a Lewis and Kim hard-launch at the Met Gala, but seeing at Lewis is just coming off the Miami Grand Prix, he probably needed a night off!

After making her Met Gala debut in 2025, Sadie was sadly a no-show this year, as she’s currently starring in Romeo & Juliet in London’s West End and had a show the same night.

After making their Met Gala couple debut last year, Callum and Dua skipped in 2026 in order to take a trip to Copenhagen.

Demi was absent from the Met Gala for the second year in a row because she’s currently booked and busy with her It’s Not That Deep Tour. Sorry not sorry!!

Between Nick’s tour schedule with the Jonas Brothers and Priyanka’s press tour for Citadel (and Varanasi filming schedule), it just wasn’t happening for these two this year.

For the fifth year in a row, Justin skipped the Met while his wife Hailey Bieber attended solo, which isn’t shocking, considering he’s only ever attended twice. It’s simply not his thing!