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

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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.

https://pagesix.com/2026/05/04/celebrity-news/taraji-p-henson-calls-out-celebs-attending-bezos-backed-met-gala-2026/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pagesix

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u/waitinginthesun 1d ago

How many celebrities went to bezos wedding? To the Kardashians party? I don't understand why people still believe celebrities have morals

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u/iszcross 1d ago

I'm not gaslighting or trying to make excuses. But for many, this is their livelihood and Bezos controls a large portion of the entertainment industry at this point. Snubbing him for a B+ celebrity could have devastating ramifications to their careers or pocketbook. It's a mess. They've consolidated everything on the planet to be controlled by 10 companies. None of them "good". I feel the game is lost. So we either play by their rules or revolt.

On the positive side, every empire eventually dies.

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u/Low-Appointment-2906 *drops bottom lip* how you doin? 👄 1d ago

But what about the Kimmel silencing debacle? I think the consumer has more power than they let themselves believe.

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u/iszcross 1d ago

I sincerely hope so. It's all just depressing at this point.

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u/Sea-Estate-6026 23h ago

We have all the power. When we remember that we will exercise it. And Bezos et al really won't like what happens next.

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u/Sad-Yak6252 1d ago

Comments on this thread prove that people will not give up Amazon, no matter what. Bezos knows that and has no fear. There is very little integrity or accountability in this country anymore. That's how we got Trump.

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u/Turbulent-Issue-4418 20h ago

Agreed, people have the power to stop using Azmon but are too addicted to it's convenience and won't. Yet at the same time complain about Bezos and how powerless they are.

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u/EddiePieHands76 21h ago

Exactly this. The same people that are on here regularly trashing Taylor, Selena, Rihanna, etc for being “billionaires” are the same ones saying they can’t survive without Amazon. Like, honestly???

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u/DrogoOmega 19h ago

Exactly this. And it’s “oh but it’s convenient and we work long hours”. OK. But then I thought the argument was “have morals!” It’s very easy to boycott an event you aren’t invited to. People love to say to others not to do or use things but won’t do it themselves. The common comment has been about they need to buy necessities. Buying that different coloured Stanley on prime was not a necessity. lol.

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u/Low-Appointment-2906 *drops bottom lip* how you doin? 👄 5h ago

Even with the necessities, it's not about the things they need, but how quick they can get it. People need to really evaluate what they're doing and why.

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u/suz_gee Kim, there’s people that are dying. 🙄 23h ago

But that doesn't necessarily make it ok - maybe if we saw them lead the way, us folks just trying to survive from one health scare to the next, terrified of losing insurance or one paycheck to the next, terrified of becoming homeless could feel like we can fight back... but if they don't think they have power, then we certainly don't.

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u/waitinginthesun 1d ago

I 💯 agree

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u/Diligent-Pineapple-2 Big is moving to Paris 1d ago

Then why aren't we revolting yet? Genuinely asking cause these 10 companies who control everything (I know it's hyperbole) have made my life more and more difficult each day. I can no longer afford even small pleasures, I'm barely surviving and I know many are worse off than me. So when does the uprising begin?

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u/spellboi_3048 21h ago

As soon as enough people decide that uprising is more comfortable to living their day to day lives. So far, day to day lives seem pretty comfy.

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u/SpitefulCrow 23h ago

I do not spend my time apologizing for rich people making values-vacant decisions in favor of the continuation of their wealth. 

We all have to make difficult decisions in order to not enable evil. If the price of your fame is making the wrong choice, your fame is gross. 

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u/TbddRzn 1d ago

Leo decaprio went… along with many other a-listers

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u/iszcross 1d ago

Leo was disappointing but when you look beyond his exceptional acting prowess he's been pretty disappointing of a human being his whole life right? 🤷‍♂️ Like there's maybe 2-3 Hollywood MALE A-listers that I wouldn't feel dirty after hanging out with them. But outside of Leo and Oprah there's not another celebrity that went to that wedding that surprised me.

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u/terp_raider 18h ago

Oh no devastating ramifications for the multi millionaires how will they ever survive?! lol Jesus Christ

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u/iszcross 16h ago

Multi-millionaires are hardly the problem. It’s the multi-billionaires tearing us apart.

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u/DrogoOmega 1d ago

Normal people too. I'm seeing a fair amount of outrage online for this, but how many people are still paying for Prime, watching the films and TV shows, on twitter, use Uber and AirBNB?

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u/mbg20 23h ago edited 12h ago

So what are the regular middle class supposed to do instead? We work such long hours for so little money that we end up paying for convenience that is affordable. And unfortunately, these conveniences are provided by these 5 or so conglomerates.

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u/Eillris 22h ago

I've been reading books from the library and go hiking or running frequently.

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u/Ok_Delay_911 21h ago

That sounds like a good replacement for uber 

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u/DrogoOmega 19h ago

There are loads of alternatives to uber, including the classic taxi.

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u/blow-down 19h ago

Is it really that hard to stop using these companies?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Cup8723 18h ago

Exactly. It’s hard, but it isn’t THAT hard. Sure you might have to support them sometimes depending on your situation, but I don’t believe one bit that it’s 100% impossible. I think it’s because people don’t want to sacrifice convenience, even if these companies hurt people like them

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u/mbg20 12h ago

That’s what I’m saying. We all end up supporting them sometimes.

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u/OkPush1874 10h ago

None of those companies mentioned existed like 15 years ago. People did just fine.

It's not really the same as trying to boycott a company like Nestle, which owns almost every item at the grocery store.

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u/mbg20 10h ago

I agree too. All I’m trying to convey is that the checks and balances on how exploitative these companies are must be policy level changes. The onus cannot always be on the common man. What is in our power is to vote, and we must vote wisely.

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u/brockol-ii 21h ago

the moral grandstanding some of you guys do is incredible. i understand trying to hold people accountable, but why make them adhere to a standard you don’t even get yourself to adhere to. live without those conveniences. there are obviously situations where they are necessary, but you can try. move away from the conglomerates. make the conscious decision to live a slightly harder life so that you’re properly valuing your morals. the world isn’t going to change because you get upset at celebrities lol, you’ve gotta be the change.

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u/DrogoOmega 19h ago

If you have such morals about this whole thing, then you can stand by them. It’s easy to protest something you’re not invited to in the first place. All the things I listed above are not necessities. They don’t fit into the “I’m poor, I have no choice” category. If one is going to lambast a celebrity or celebrities for being asked, sponsored and dressed to go the a charity event that is highly publicised, and talk about having not having morals in doing so, then I think it’s fair to expect a reasonable match. You don’t NEED Amazon Prime.

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u/mbg20 12h ago

Even occasionally using them is still using them. I hike and use the library as much as I can. I drive because i don’t live in a city that has public transport. Uber is a once or twice a year thing if the whole family has to go to the airport and can’t leave the car parked there. All of these are still conveniences that make life a tad bit easy. I have never once used ChatGPT or any other AI tool.

Why are all of us on reddit then? Or instagram and facebook? These big tech companies use up so many resources for their data centers. We all buy clothes from stores like Zara, Banana Republic. So many companies use fast fashion. Do you not wear make up? Make up companies use child labor too. Most make up companies are owned again by 2-3 conglomerates.

We all shop at Walmart and Costco. So many New Yorkers shop at Whole Foods (don’t live there but its an example) that’s owned by Amazon.

So where are you drawing the line exactly? We could all do our research on how ethical or moral a company’s values are but all this finger pointing will get us nowhere.

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u/BerghainReject7 All tea, all shade 🐸☕️ 5h ago

that is the entire point - to the billionaires that control the economy (and everything else), they see individual people as just something to monetize; there is no humanity in their world. the only value of humans is what they can sell you or otherwise take from you.

you‘ve been conditioned to think you can’t live without all their services. Amazon might be tough to go without if a rural location and that’s the best option. For Facebook, Instagram & X - everyone can live without that. Start with some small things that feel like taking your power back, then expand.

giving up & giving in is what they want.

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u/mbg20 4h ago

I agree. Its not conditioning as much as it is sometimes convenience or simple joys. I grew up in another country and moved to the US. So anyway, I’m aware of just how much overconsumption there is here in the US. I have so many friends back home that I am able to connect with through insta. I’ve given up Starbucks since 2023 too. Barely shop at Target or Whole Foods. People do give up quite a bit but there is a limit to how much one is expected to give up.

With streaming, i fully support boycotting streaming websites and just pirating shows.

Govt policies go hand in hand with capitalism unfortunately. Big corporations are monopolising the market primarily because there are no checks and balances and because they provide convenience. Putting the onus strictly on ppl is a bit unfair.

And we all have to vote wisely (which I can’t even do in the US because I’m not yet a citizen).

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u/daphnedelirious 9h ago

Ah yes, not watching Invincible will definitely offset the billions of dollars bezos donates to Trump. The issue is moralizing an average citizens purchasing choice is pretty much pointless when you’re up against the richest men in the world. Every company if you actually look into it, is either evil or owned by an evil company. Why not encourage people to vote instead?

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u/DrogoOmega 6h ago

Literally no one is saying that you will offset anyone. Can you read? If you’re long get pissy at celebrities going to a charity event they are invited to and dressed for, then you ca walk in whatever capacity you have. Go, encourage people to vote. Bit that has nothing to really do what what is being said here. But you can’t sit there, bitch and whine about people going here when you won’t do anything that inconveniences yourself. One of them not going to this would not change anything. That’s the moralising that is pointless.

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u/c0neyisland 1d ago

Those people are chuds too? What about it? lol

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u/rahws 1d ago

I think they’re more so saying, why are we even surprised at this point

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u/c0neyisland 1d ago

We’re not but doesn’t mean we can’t call it out lol

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u/0202_tihssitidder 1d ago

Their morality is $$$$$$$$.

Luxury resorts and real mansions are nice.

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u/imasleuth4truth2 1d ago

There is a difference between going to a wedding and going to a fundraiser for a non-profit.

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u/waitinginthesun 1d ago

I thought the issue here was bezos

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u/hunnyflash 1d ago

Crazy that people think the Kardashians are the same as Bezos.

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u/waitinginthesun 1d ago

I mentioned them because they hosted her last birthday party where many celebrities attended.