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People:
Rihanna Skips 2024 Met Gala After Coming Down with the Flu: Source (Exclusive)  —  She may be a Met Gala mainstay, but Rihanna unfortunately had to sit this year's event out — here's what we know  —  The Met Gala just doesn't feel quite right without Rihanna, but we'll simply have to make do this year …
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Just Jared:
Zendaya Debuts Third Look of the Night Inside Met Gala 2024  —  Zendaya is officially onto her third look of the 2024 Met Gala on Monday evening (May 6).  —  The 27-year-old actress, who is a co-chair of the biggest night in fashion this year, first walked the red carpet wearing Maison Margiela Artisanal.
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Tyla Transformed Into a Sand Sculpture at the 2024 Met Gala  —  Tyla traded water for sand at the 2024 Met Gala.  —  For her inaugural Met, the singer turned to Balmain to help her bring her fantastical look to life.  Latching onto time as the operative word from the night's Garden of Time dress code …
Leah Degrazia / E! Online:
How Colman Domingo's 2024 Met Gala Look Honors Late Actor Chadwick Boseman  —  Colman Domingo exclusively told Live From E! that the cape part of his 2024 Met Gala ensemble pays tribute to late Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman and journalist André Leon Tally.
Discussion: PinkNews, People, Deadline and The Mirror
Rachel Mcrady / Entertainment Tonight:
Kendall Jenner Cozies Up to Ex Bad Bunny During Met Gala After-Party, Rocks Two High-Fashion Looks
Briannah Rivera / Elle:
Doja Cat Makes a Splash at the 2024 Met Gala in a Soaking Wet, See-Through Dress
Hannah Jackson / Vogue:
Kendall Jenner Dons Never-Worn Archival Couture for the 2024 Met Gala
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
Only Zendaya Could Make Thin Eyebrows Trendy at the 2024 Met Gala
AiméE Lutkin / Elle:
Why Jenna Ortega Skipped the 2024 Met Gala
Discussion: Cosmopolitan and E! Online
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Why Ben Affleck Was Not at the 2024 Met Gala With Jennifer Lopez
Alyssa Bailey / Elle:
Jennie Kim's Torso Reveal on the 2024 Met Gala Red Carpet Is a Master Class in Confidence
Vogue:
Revisit Every Live Update from the 2024 Met Gala Red Carpet Last Night
Hayley Santaflorentina / E! Online:
2024 Met Gala: Tyla Gets Carried Up the Stairs in Hourglass Red Carpet Look
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Doja Cat Showed Up in Nothing but a Towel to the 2024 Met Gala
CBC News:
Drake's mansion at centre of shooting investigation: Toronto police source  —  Security guard badly injured in drive-by shooting, according to police source  —  Canadian rap star Drake's mega-mansion is at the centre of an investigation into a shooting that left a man badly injured, a police source told CBC Toronto.
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Joe Warmington / Toronto Sun:
Drake's security guard shot outside of rapper's Toronto mansion  —  Iconic rapper Drake was not the victim of a shooting at his Bridle Path mansion early Tuesday.  —  STORY CONTINUES BELOW  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. … Play Video
CityNews Toronto:
Police investigating shooting outside Drake's Bridle Path home, rapper not injured: TPS  —  CityNews confirmed police were investigating an overnight shooting outside Drake's mansion in The Bridle Path neighbourhood.  The Toronto rapper was not injured.  —  A man is in hospital …
People:
Gisele Bündchen Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by ‘Irresponsible’ Jokes About Marriage to Tom Brady in Netflix Roast: Source (Exclusive)  —  “As always, [Bündchen's] priority is to support her children who were affected by the irresponsible content that was broadcasted,” a source exclusively tells PEOPLE
Kelsie Gibson / People:
Kim Kardashian Explains 2024 Met Gala 'Boyfriend's Sweater' After Poking Fun at Tom Brady Dating Rumors  —  The reality star explains the reasoning behind her gray sweater at the Met Gala  —  Kim Kardashian knows how to get people talking at the Met Gala.  —  The reality star, 43 …
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Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Kim Kardashian Showed Up to the 2024 Met Gala in an Artisanal Maison Margiela Corset and Cardigan
Irene Kim / Vogue:
First-Timers Stray Kids Wear Custom Hilfiger to the 2024 Met Gala  —  Many of our favorite K-pop stars have attended the Met Gala, including Jennie (2023) and Rosé (2021) of Blackpink and NCT's Johnny, but never have all members of a group shown up to the first Monday in May together …
Stephanie Petit / People:
Prince Harry Will Not See Dad King Charles During U.K. Visit Due to Monarch's ‘Full’ Schedule  —  The Duke of Sussex returned to his home country to celebrate 10 years of the Invictus Games  —  Prince Harry will not meet with his father King Charles during his trip to the U.K., PEOPLE confirms.
Vogue:
Ariana Grande Closed Out the 2024 Met Gala with an Epic Performance—And a Special Guest Appearance From Cynthia Erivo  —  To cap off a thoroughly enchanting evening in honor of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” the latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute …
Olivia Evans / E! Online:
Cardi B and Offset Reunite at 2024 Met Gala After-Party 5 Months After Break Up  —  Cardi B and Offset attended the 2024 Met Gala after party together, just months after the “I Like It” rapper said she and the Migos alum were “nowhere” near the point of rekindling their romance.
Brian Brant / People:
Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt Resigns from Title, Citing Her Mental Health: ‘Tough Decision’  —  “In life, I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best for you and your mental health,” said Noelia Voigt  — “I strongly value the importance of making decisions that feel best …
 
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