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The Met Gala Is Entering Its Billionaire Era With Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez

The Met Gala draws criticism as Jeff Bezos and Silicon Valley firms take a larger role in funding and shaping the iconic event.

The official co-chairs of Monday’s Met Gala include Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and, of course, Anna Wintour. Yet the star-studded lineup has been overshadowed by the event’s “honorary chairs,” a largely ceremonial title that has drawn outsized attention this year. Instead of designers, actors, musicians or athletes, the roles have gone to billionaires Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

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This isn’t the first time members of the tech elite have appeared at the Met Gala—Bezos himself attended in 2012, 2019 and 2024. But the prominence of his involvement this year has sparked a wave of criticism, shining a light on Silicon Valley’s increasingly influential role in........

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