This Year's MET Gala Reportedly Not Selling Well Because Of Bezos

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The Met Gala was once the hottest ticket in town, but the shine is fading fast, with prices being slashed as tables struggle to sell for the 2026 ball, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Some of the lack of interest stems from disgust at Amazon Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez, serving as honorary co-chairs and lead financial sponsors of the event, while lead chairperson and primary hostAnna Wintour is fighting to keep the Met Gala relevant in rapidly changing times.

"Prices are coming down because they have to. Designers aren’t buying like they used to. The demand just isn’t there," one source told Hollywood insider Rob Shuter about the 2026 gala, and he wrote about it on Substack.

Fashion brands and designers paid a $350,000 premium per table for the 2024 and 2025 events, but that rate is no longer sustainable. 

The insider said that much of the problem is that American Vogue, which Wintour lorded over for 37 years before handing its reins to nepo baby Chloe Malle in September 2025, has lost much of its relevance in the digital age.

One insider said that Bezos and Sánchez's heavy involvement has sealed the fate of the 2026 gala. 

“The Bezos–Sánchez moment tipped it. It stopped feeling aspirational and started feeling like a billionaire circus," the spy spilled. 

As a result, the once A+ guest list is taking a hit. 

"It’s influencers, not icons now,” the insider said. “And that changes everything."

Wintour tried to defend her decision to let Bezos and his wife primarily bankroll the gala, as their involvement was hit with instant backlash. 

"I think Lauren is going to be a wonderful asset to the museum and to the event," The Devil Wears Pradainspiration told CNN in November 2025. "We’re very grateful for her incredible generosity. She’s a great lover of costume and obviously of fashion, so we’re thrilled she’s part of the night."

However, when Vogue announced the couple's sponsorship and participation in the gala, it was met with widespread derision.

https://radaronline.com/p/met-gala-slashing-prices-backlash-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez/#

[Leography 598]

Good. (But also, I can't wait for it to see Beyoncé launch act iii )

[ellaesBella 44]

Most ultra rich and powerful people got there or continue (nepos and trust funds babies) by being extremely unethical. 

Very hypocrite of the ultra rich and powerful to all of sudden choosing to have a conscious. 

And as a hypocrite myself I'll be watching who's wearing what this year. 

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The MET Gala survived for as long as it did because it deliberately avoided controversy in an age when respect for the "elite" has never been lower.

It is a major misstep by Wintour to have broken that wall down.

[VTV 13,546]

Anna should stop being so stupid and submissive. 

[River 124,968]

brave to blame Bezos lol

the people who goes there don't give a f*ck about the workers of Amazon.. we are talking about designers who are exploiting people in 3rd world countries.. please.

It's just hasn't been interesting for many years..

[celestiallove 68]

damn, is gaga not gonna be there?

[Murakami27 7,851]

“It’s influencers, not icons now,” the insider said. “And that changes everything." 

It’s already been like that for some time. A bunch of nobodies and a few stars. 

The fashion is rarely good these days anyways. But that applies to most red carpet events. 

[Solange Knowles 90]

Can’t wait to see doechii and Gaga to appear in that conjoined twinks look though 

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2 hours ago, Solange Knowles said:

conjoined twinks look

[gagzus 20,248]

They’ve missed one crucial thing through, yes you PAY for the tables but you must be first invited by Anna and the committee. You can’t be an influencer and just buy a table. Designers pay that much for tables that are OFFERED to them. Unless that changed this year idk.
 

Plus nobody follows the theme half the time because celebrities just turn up in anything and it’s only really a handful who are ever on theme (and constantly keep getting asked back) like Gaga for example

if they do allow literally anybody with money to be involved I’ll be disappointed, I was already disappointed at the fact Chloe clearly wants to make Vogue a more “instagram friendly” publication there’s also been rumours since she took it over into making it into an online only website with offshoots 

Edited April 28 by gagzus