{"id":65645,"date":"2026-05-11T03:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/65645\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:50:11","slug":"taraji-p-is-confused-about-celebs-going-to-jeff-bezos-backed-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/65645\/","title":{"rendered":"Taraji P. Is &#8216;Confused&#8217; About Celebs Going to Jeff Bezos-Backed Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/taraji-p-henson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taraji P. Henson;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taraji P. Henson&quot;}\">Taraji P. Henson<\/a> admitted that she\u2019s \u201cconfused\u201d as to why certain celebrities showed up to the 2026 <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/met-gala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Met Gala;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Met Gala&quot;}\">Met Gala<\/a> due to <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/amazon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Amazon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Amazon&quot;}\">Amazon<\/a> founder and billionaire <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/jeff-bezos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jeff Bezos\u2019;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jeff Bezos\u2019&quot;}\">Jeff Bezos\u2019<\/a> involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a comment on social media influencer Meredith Lynch calling out people for attending the event despite Bezos\u2019 involvement, Henson echoed what Lynch had to say. \u201cIf you are a celebrity and you attend the Met Gala and you wear the ICE OUT pin, please note that I will be dragging you in perpetuity,\u201d said Lynch, as seen in the Instagram video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX0lcpkqPml\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>, in which she highlighted how Bezos has backed <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Donald Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump&quot;}\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who has cut art funding across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am so confused by some ppl that are going,\u201d Henson wrote in a comment on a post. \u201cI am just like WTF ARE WE DOING!?!?!?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Instagram comment with clapping emo j**z expressing confusion and frustration.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"658\" height=\"310\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/323e98472a360a986ce7932c80735975.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Taraji P. Henson via Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Henson did not attend the Met Gala this year, despite attending last year. Bezos served as one of the lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala alongside his wife, Lauren S\u00e1nchez. The couple reportedly paid around $10 million to sponsor the event. Other co-chairs at this year\u2019s festivities included Beyonc\u00e9, Anna Wintour, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#039;s next. Buy. Collect. 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Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The day before the event, activists projected graphics visible from Bezos\u2019 penthouse calling for people to \u201cboycott the Bezos Met Gala.\u201d Bezos has a poor track record when it comes to several pertinent issues, especially labor rights and supporting the arts, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several big-name celebrities who previously attended the Met Gala <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/2026-met-gala-timoth-e-162521260.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:were notably absent this year;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;were notably absent this year&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were notably absent this year<\/a>, including Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Zendaya, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Lewis Hamilton, Bella Hadid, and Ariana Grande.<\/p>\n<p>Related News<a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/jeff-bezos-dubbed-temu-lex-153152261.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Split image of Lisa Ann Walter and Jeff Bezos.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cf154cb2c837b59c6daeddaf1130eb60.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos Dubbed \u2018Temu Lex Luthor&#8217; 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