It looks like Meryl Streep accidentally stumbled her way into recreating a Met Gala-inspired meme while filming “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel in New York on Friday.
During a scene, the Oscar-winner was photographed falling on the steps of New York’s Natural History Museum in what looked to be a real-life stand-in for Vogue’s highly exclusive annual benefit.
In the snaps, a red gown-clad Streep was bowled over in laughter while co-star Stanley Tucci looked on, flanked by extras in couture.
While Streep’s slip looked to be an on-set accident, the moment bears a striking resemblance to a long-running internet joke that pops up every Met season.
Each May, social media resurrects a viral photo of a man in a white suit tumbling down a red carpet staircase, falsely claiming it shows Jason Derulo taking a spill at the 2015 gala.
Despite the meme’s perennial popularity, and endless jokes about Derulo’s alleged clumsiness, the photo isn’t of him at all. In fact, Derulo wasn’t even at the Met Gala that year (or any year, for that matter.)
And the mystery man in white? Still unknown.
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The highly-anticipated “Devil Wears Prada 2” will see Streep return as eternally aloof magazine queen Miranda Priestly, a character which has long been believed to be a stand-in for Vogue’s former editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.
Anne Hathaway will reprise her original role, now playing a chicer, older and wiser version of journalist Andy Sachs.