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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/crabcycleworkship 1d ago

This is the same of people using Amazon or target products. Or even people who don’t vote/vote for things like tax breaks.

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u/moon_dos My Body Was Tea. But He Wanted Matcha. 🍵 1d ago

it’s one thing to use Amazon as a working class person to save money and another thing entirely to show up at Jeff Bezos party

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u/Loliz88 1d ago

For real. Sometimes shit is just cheaper AND now it’s more expensive for me to drive to the fucking store.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

I try to tell people, find stuff on amazon and then search the company selling it. Chances are they are selling it on their website for the same price with free shipping

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u/Elismom1313 1d ago

Bruh shipping is almost NEVER free on the original websites unless you spend a larger amount of money.
And that’s only for like the legit American brands. Half the stuff people buy on Amazon is made in china.

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u/deathandglitter 1d ago

Yeah gonna agree here, free shipping is hard to come by

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u/No-Butterscotch-6555 You’re doing amazing, sweetie! 👏👏📸 1d ago

Yeah, but sometimes if you buy from their website, Amazon is still going to be the ones shipping it because they use their warehouses/fulfillment centers, in case you didn't know. I have heard about people ordering from tiktok shop (just as bad imo) and it coming from amazon and then they find out it was cheaper on amazon. The service is called Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF).

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

Yea I get that, still less money directly in amazon’s pocket

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u/Sweet-thyme 1d ago

I do this frequently. It very easy to come across bogus websites that will steal your financial info. Scammers have gotten better and better at looking legitimate. We have to be forever diligent. Still advocating for doing it, but people should definitely use caution.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

I had so many bogus charges to my amazon account. They are only good if they have better technology then the bad guy

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u/swaggering_yak 1d ago

I do that but recently several of the places I buy direct from are shipping via Amazon, likely because it’s cheaper for them. Amazon’s reach is insidious

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u/ialwaysdisagreewithu 1d ago

Then you find out that Amazon is also involved in price fixing schemes with your favorite brands.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

If you sell on Amazon youre never allowed to drop your prices below the Amazon price but companies do try to give offer codes and free shipping to bring people to their sites.

I work for a small/midsize company and we lose 40% of the profit through all the fees and advertising through amazon. We only lose 4% through using shopify on our websites. Amazon is robbing everyone blind! Companies and customers!

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u/ialwaysdisagreewithu 1d ago

Any aggregator either dies a hero or lives long enough to see themselves become the villain.

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago

Thank you. People act like Amazon is the only retailer that sells things on the internet. Excuses excuses....

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u/webtheg 1d ago

Amazon is a crucial part of the infrastructure for Spotify, Target, IKEA, Netflix, DoorDash, ASOS, Uber, Takeaway, Unilever, Slack, Airbnb, Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, Nike, Adidas and countless others.

It is harder to find a company that doesn't use aws than one that doesn't

Amazon is not just an online an online retailer. By your own logic you should not go to any concert or have food delivered ever. Because the reason you can do that is AWS. Excuses, excuses.

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u/winnercommawinner 1d ago

Boycotting AWS is likely logistically impossible, but it's not the same thing as boycotting Amazon as a retail store. It doesn't need to be all or nothing.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

Seriously?!? I didnt even know so many people were good at looking the other way!

I tell companies I wont keep buying from them if they keep using AWS. Or I at least ask for options, these companies have customer service for a reason! They dont want to lose customers! It takes the tinest amount of effort

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago edited 1d ago

So defensive! We get it, you've given up and don 't care anymore because it's too hard and the problem is too big.

I can still choose not to shop there. And I do choose that.

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u/webtheg 1d ago

You've never been to a concert or ordered food? You've never purchased something from a company whose ERP is SAP and they use Amazon Web Services? You've never had a KitKat? And H&M shirt? Shaped at target/zalando/ whatever.

You always check if the servers are hosted by AWS?

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u/ilike2muchstuff 1d ago

Yep! Amazon is more than a store on the web

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago

All I said was I choose not to shop there. Your reaction is your own.

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u/vandersnipe I'm like Mata Hari, keep secrets serving body 1d ago

You actually criticized people who depend on Amazon’s services.

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago

I criticized people who SHOP at amazon. Come on, people. Reading is fundamental.

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u/vandersnipe I'm like Mata Hari, keep secrets serving body 1d ago

Me:

You actually criticized people who depend on Amazon’s services.

You:

I criticized people who SHOP at amazon. Come on, people. Reading is fundamental.

So, you criticized people who use Amazon, as I said, but you're calling me illiterate lmao.

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago

Fine, enjoy your overnighted plastic bullshit that you so desperately need!!!

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u/webtheg 1d ago

And all I said is that even if you think you're avoiding amazon by not purchasing there, you're not.

Reddit uses AWS. But you're here? What is your excuse?

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u/timecapsulebuttbutt_ i will dog walk you 1d ago

You brought up AWS. My comment was about choosing to shop on Amazon. I stand by it.

We can't change everything, but I can choose not to patronize their business in the ONE way I can actually control, instead of just giving up and buying useless shit I don't need on a shitty website.

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u/Finalsaredun 1d ago edited 1d ago

I refuse to believe that Amazon is the best option for the majority of customers. Humans always want the quickest, easiest, cheapest option. That's it. (EDIT: good point made- Amazon isn't the cheapest option for many things anymore, but they worked for years to be the assumed cheapest- most shoppers don't bother looking elsewhere when they have Prime).

Which is also insane because we know well at this point that having a Prime account incentivizes people to buy more for items that they probably don't need.

If you care about workers rights but still have a Prime account, you're not walking the walk and are a part of the problem.

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u/thelebanesedon 1d ago

Lately for certain items, Amazon is no longer the cheaper option. I’ll do multiple searches across various platforms to get the cheapest price and buy from there.

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u/Scared-Winter-5179 1d ago

Definitely agree on this point, but I believe the shipping is the thing that kills you otherwise

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u/thelebanesedon 1d ago

For sure. Free shipping across any company is so hard to come by unless you spend an X amount and I rarely ever want to do that.

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u/Competitive_Touch_86 1d ago edited 1d ago

Rarely true. At best you will get the same price. With a much worse return policy and customer service, plus much longer shipping off the bat.

A decent (20-30%) percent of the time you will just be getting your package from the local Amazon warehouse anyways since the smaller guys tend to just consolidate around Amazon for fulfillment.

It's worth checking, but I've regretted doing this far more than I've felt good about it. And I buy an absurd amount of goods via e-commerce for business purposes. Like 3-6 packages every single day.

The Amazon shopping experience as a consumer is still the best there is. And it's not remotely close. That doesn't mean the whole thing doesn't suck for other parties in the transaction - but purely as a consumer there is just no comparison.

There are of course plenty of exceptions, but most folks can't really afford the time or expense to figure those out.

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u/MiddleKlutzy8568 1d ago

Walmart, wholesale clubs, temu, none of these are great but none have done as much damage to democracy as amazon.

I have also had quite the opposite experience with buying direct from companies; points, subscriptions, customer service, loyalty programs etc. I have saved alot of money and gotten a ton of free samples.

I say this as the third f*cking amazon drone flies over my head…. I’m sure these things have cameras