With the 2024 Met Gala in full swing and a bunch of celebs walking the red carpet, we thought now was as good a time as ever to see which stars have copped a ban from the event.
Think the idea of a “ban” sounds like BS?
Well, Anna Wintour, the evil overlord of Vogue who also presides over the Met Gala, once revealed what it takes to cop you a life ban from fashion’s night of nights.
Speaking to CBS Mornings, she and Met Gala mastermind Andrew Bolton said that smoking or touching the artwork at the ceremony will cause a celeb’s name to be scrubbed from future guest lists.
She also revealed what celebs can do to be noticed by her and receive a coveted invite.
Watch the shady chat below:
Ahead of today’s Met Gala, let’s delve into some sneaky fash tea, including some stars who have been snubbed, banned or have boycotted the event.
First up, we’ve just copped the list of attendees and I regret to inform you Miss Taylor Swift is not one of them. This is why she’s not going, in case you’re wondering.
In light of this intel, let’s suss the stars who have vowed to never attend again and folks who have flat-out been banned by Anna Wintour herself.
Celebrities banned from the Met Gala 2024
Tim Gunn
Fash designer Tim Gunn was once a regular fixture at the Met Gala but after divulging some wild shit he once witnessed, he has officially been blacklisted.
Appearing on E!’s Fashion Police, Gunn revealed what got him permanently blocked from the event.
“It is a crazy story, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s a very matter-of-fact story,” he said.
“I was asked what is the most unforgettable thing I’ve ever seen in fashion and I said, ‘It’s easy. It was watching Anna Wintour being carried down five flights of stairs by two body guards — two big hulking men — from a fashion show. All hell broke loose. It was insane. We’ve had an open war ever since.”
He added that he’s been “forever disinvited” from the event.
God, I wish he’d gotten footage of that!
Donald Trump
While being interviewed by James Corden, Anna Wintour was asked which celeb she’d never invite back to the event and she said old mate Donald Trump.
No specific reason was given but, I mean, does she need one?
Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian
Anna Wintour famously has a tricky relationship with the Kardashians — sometimes she froths them, sometimes she visibly can’t stand them.
A few years back, it was rumoured that sisters Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian had been banned from the event, seemingly not by Anna, but by Kim. Although I’m sure Anna wasn’t exactly rushing to shoot an invite through to them…
It was the year that Kim attended with her then-hubby Kanye West, along with mama Kris Jenner, and sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. But Kourtney and Khloé were nowhere to be seen!
“Kim lives for the event and she would never want her Kardashian sisters there because that would take the attention away from her,” someone close to the family’s now-defunct show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, told Radar Online.
“Everyone in the family knows that it is Kim’s night. She literally talks about it all year long.”
Kylie Jenner and Khloé Kardashian at the 2022 Met Gala. (Credit: Getty)
In 2022, Kourt and Khlo finally copped a long-awaited invite to the event alongside their sisters and we were all thrilled for them, but apparently Anna decided to reinstate the ban of certain members of the fam the following year.
Ahead of the Met Gala 2023, a source told Page Six that Wintour “is cracking down on the guest list at the annual fashion fete — and that no Kardashians will make the cut.”
Although a Kardashian source denied this, the fire was fuelled when the Met Gala 2023 took place and only Kim, Kylie and Kendall were present.
So perhaps the ban rumours were true?
Eugenio Casnighi
Last year, Italian model Eugenio Casnighi went viral for overshadowing Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala 2023 interviews and he’s now claiming on TikTok that it led to his firing.
He took to TikTok to air his grievances, saying he won’t be working during the celeb-studded affair this year.
“I just got fired from the Met Gala. Remember me?” he said in his Tok, before sharing some photos holding Kylie’s purse and other snaps of him hovering behind the celeb.
“So I’ve never talked about this because I was under an NDA. It’s funny enough they fired me so I can say whatever I want now,” he claimed.
Here he is with Miss Kylie at the Met Gala 2023. (Image: Getty)
The model, who worked as a greeter at the Met Gala 2022 and 2023, said he was waiting to reprise his role this year but was told on Friday that he had been sacked.
“They fired me because I went viral last year. So they said, so basically they said, ‘You made it about yourself. So we can’t have you work there anymore’,” he alleged.
Head HERE to read his full story.
Tina Fey
The comedian’s first and last time attending fashion’s night of nights was at the 2010 ball.
Following the event, she had some pretty brutal things to say.
“If you had a million arms and all the people you would punch in the whole world, they’re all there,” Tina told David Letterman years later.
“It is so unbelievable. Clearly, I’ll never go again. But you go, and it’s this beautiful space and it’s just every jerk from every walk of life is there wearing, like, some stupid thing.”
Amy Schumer
Fellow comedian Amy Schumer had a similar review of the Met Gala.
Recounting her experience to Howard Stern, Amy said: “It’s people doing an impression of having a conversation. I don’t like the farce. We’re dressed up like a bunch of fucking assholes.”
Amy added, “I have no interest in fashion. I don’t care. I left earlier than I should have been allowed. I got to meet Beyoncé and she was like, ‘Is this your first Met Gala?’ And I was like, ‘It’s my last!’”
Sounds like a bit of a trainwreck, aye?
The Met Gala 2024 has just kicked off so stayed tuned for all the fash tea
