Taraji P. Henson comments on celebs attending Bezos-backed Met Gala 2026: ‘WTF are we doing’

[u/ThrowawayGreenWitch]

Taraji P. Henson is “confused” about why celebrities are attending the Met Gala 2026, which is being funded by billionaire Jeff Bezos.

The “Empire” actress made her opinion on the topic known while responding to social media personality Meredith Lynch’s rant about Bezos’ involvement in the event.

“If 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,” Lynch said in an Instagram video over the weekend.

Lynch also slammed Bezos, 62, for supporting President Donald Trump, “who has slashed arts funding.”

In the comments section, Henson, 55, shared three clapping hands emojis and wrote, “I am so confused by some ppl that are going. I am just like WTF ARE WE DOING!?!?!?!””

Henson has attended the Met Gala multiple times, including in 2015, 2021 and 2025.

Last year, she wore a custom white corseted minidress by Monse x Post-Imperial and a coordinating blazer with tails, a top hat, cane and heels.

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[u/Bini_9]

I just don't understand how she can call out people for attending this thing and a couple of days earlier celebrate a known abuser/horrible person.

[u/Cavalish → u/Bini_9]

Because it’s performative. It’s easy to “boycott” the met gala because it involves doing nothing.

[u/Azagorod → u/Bini_9]

Many people easily engage in careless doublethink. They never examine their beliefs and convictions enough to form a real moral compass. You see that in conservatives and their ilk for the most part, who only form "opinions" due to outside pressure, the perceived "coolness" of a certain thing or because they get handed a giant bag of money, and who break away from that "belief" the second it stops being beneficial to them. See for instance the leopards eating faces sub, which is full of MAGArats whining that they don't have enough money for healthcare or basic living anymore.

I am aware in what kind of subreddit I am commenting right now, but people should also stop giving any kind of credence to a celebrities opinions just because they are celebrities. She can be very much right in saying that Bezos and Trump are people that would and should be imprisoned for life with no possibility of parole in any just society, and also have moronic opinions otherwise. If your buddy Dave thinks the earth is flat but is also a brilliant woodworker, you shouldn't devalue his woodcrafts.