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New trend: Blocking celebrities who didn't take pro-Palestinian stance at Met Gala

Videos surged throughout social media platforms after the Met Gala event, slamming the celebrities for not taking a pro-Palestinian stance.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo pose at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a protest near the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.

‘Shut it down’: Pro-Palestinian protesters target Met Gala, NYPD make arrests

Several protesters were reportedly arrested, by the New York Police Department, while marching through Central Park.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Platt attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.

'Parade' star Ben Platt wears Star of David necklace as part of Met Gala costume

This year’s event was a tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, the designer whose parents were Nazis and who led a fashion house, Chanel, that had its own Nazi past.

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Jeremy Pope poses with a bag with the words "Karl Who?" at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty", in New York City, New York, US, May 1, 2023.

Met Gala in hot water for spotlighting controversial German designer

The Met Gala is held annually on the first Monday in May and this year's theme is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

Designer of AOC's 'Tax the Rich' Met Gala dress didn't pay taxes - report

Since 2015, Cultural Brokerage Agency, parent company of Aurora James's Brother Vellies brand, has had 15 warrants issued against it in New York.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wears a "Tax The Rich" dress by Brother Vellies and Aurora James at the Met Gala, on September 13, 2021.

Defying history, transcending time

More than 100,000 are expected at a headline event in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium alone – one of many such events all over the world.

DECEMBER 31, 2019
"Go and observe what the people are doing.” – Babylonian Talmud

Stunning finds from the Met’s exhibit on medieval Jewish treasure

There are few remnants of the once flourishing Jewish community of the town of Colmar, in France.

JULY 26, 2019
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gal Gadot struts her stuff at Met Gala

Halsey wears a Wonder-Woman inspired look at the annual fashion extravaganza.

MAY 8, 2019
Gal Gadot at the Met Gala, May 6, 2019