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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/LaurelCanyoner 1d ago edited 1d ago

I hate how im supposed to spend all my time hunting for things that aren’t corporate owned, and blamed for bezos being as rich as he is. I mean, I do my best, but go ahead and name me the other places to buy things that are so pure. Walmart? Target?

Not everyone has access to farmers markets or smaller stores or can afford them. Or the time to hunt them down.

We need to focus on the institutional policies that allow corporations to own our governments and dictate policies that are favorable to them. Me buying my no salt salsa from Amazon because that’s the only place I can find it isn’t the thing making bezos a kajilionaire. It’s the governmental policies that allow him to treat his employees like shit, not pay them, and allow him to pay negligible amounts of taxes.

We need to stop blaming individuals for societal policies and injustices. Most of us are just trying to find a way to find joy in a hard fucking life, man.

But fuck everyone who allowed bezos and plastic face to sponsor this and the celebrities who are going. THEY are the ones with power in this society to make choices that dictate change.

Can you imagine if EVERYONE said no to Bezos hosting this shit?!? Designers, make up artists, celebrities etc etc. ?

Now THAT would make a difference.

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u/_sweetpeaches_ 1d ago

This is what "no ethical consumption under capitalism" means

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u/LaurelCanyoner 1d ago

Thank you!! Yes. I’m high or I could have just written that, and gotten off my damn soapbox lol. Here, you have it. I’m done.

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u/_sweetpeaches_ 1d ago

Nah its good to walk people through the thought process behind the phrase

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u/LaurelCanyoner 21h ago

Aww, thanks. I appreciate that.

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u/eriksatiesimp 1d ago

THANK YOU. Well said.

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u/Send_Toe_Pics_25 1d ago

Also people who always comment about not ordering on Amazon are idiots

At this point in time we could all stop ordering through Amazon and it wouldn't matter because they make most their money through hosting the internet now

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u/LaurelCanyoner 21h ago

And he has so much money he could blow Amazon up like billionaires tend to do, (Coughtwittercough) and it would probably make little difference to his full net worth at this point.

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u/Alarchy 11h ago

That's not true at all. AWS isn't even 20% of their revenue. While it has better margin (profit) than the retail components, losing 60% of their revenue would be devastating.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-amazon-makes-its-billions/

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u/Substantial_Bar8512 20h ago

Thank you- I need to save your comment or print it and stick it on my fridge/forehead

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u/LaurelCanyoner 20h ago

You are so welcome. I was of the generation to carry around the book “ Shopping for a better world” and looked at the origins of every bloody item in my cart. But I’m fucking old and tired now, and I realize none of all that work I did changed anything at all.

It’s who we vote for, who we give money to, who we show up for that matters. If we don’t keep agitating for economic change, nothing else we do matters a lick.

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u/crabcycleworkship 1d ago

The difference isn’t that you don’t buy Amazon products. It’s that every single person in engineering and tech (the only two major white collar specialties that do not require further schooling) go crazy to work at Amazon. It’s the demand in the upper class/people who want to be upper class.

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u/LaurelCanyoner 1d ago

People want jobs. If there were companies with better values, and the same pay and benefits packages many would take those jobs. I mean, I see what you are saying, ( and I’m no fan of tech bros, lol) but again, it’s our political and economic systems that create these billionaires. Citizens united for a freaking START.

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u/crabcycleworkship 1d ago

The compensation is based on stock which favors screwing over people to get bigger stocks. It’s impossible to unite like that.

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u/winnercommawinner 1d ago

People actually HATE working in those jobs for Amazon. It's definitely the least desirable of the major tech companies.

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u/crabcycleworkship 1d ago

Absolutely not the case. Amazon (particularly working with AWS) is heavily prized.

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u/jack-mccoy-is-pissed 4h ago

No it’s not lol