Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen at the 2018 Met Gala.Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty
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Blake Lively
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The actress and Met Gala fan favorite was noticably missing from this year’s pink carpet - but for a good reason. Lively, who ispregnant with her third child, and her husband Ryan Reynolds have a rule when it comes to working and taking care of their two daughters James, 4, and Inez, 2:The family stays together.
“Between Ryan’s schedule and Blake’s pregnancy, they’re pretty exhausted. It’s a lot juggling everything especially with two young kids,” a source close to the couple explained to PEOPLE.
A separate source added: “Also, Ryan is leaving to go film a movie on location soon and the family is traveling with him so everybody has a lot on their plate right now.”
02of 09Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy CohenSarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen at the 2018 Met Gala.Neilson Barnard/GettyBFFs Parker and Cohen were no-shows at theMet Galaon Monday night. The longtime friends, who have attended the prestigious charity event together multiple times in the past, skipped the festivities this year because of prior engagements.Turns out theSex and the Citystar was traveling and theWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenhost had his show to film.“She’s on a plane somewhere, and I have to work,” Cohen toldEntertainment Tonighton Saturday night. “We are not going.“Parker later confirmed the news againvia Instagram, after fans asked.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen
Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen at the 2018 Met Gala.Neilson Barnard/Getty
BFFs Parker and Cohen were no-shows at theMet Galaon Monday night. The longtime friends, who have attended the prestigious charity event together multiple times in the past, skipped the festivities this year because of prior engagements.
Turns out theSex and the Citystar was traveling and theWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohenhost had his show to film.
“She’s on a plane somewhere, and I have to work,” Cohen toldEntertainment Tonighton Saturday night. “We are not going.“Parker later confirmed the news againvia Instagram, after fans asked.
03of 09RihannaThe Met Gala queen was missing in action this year, which is heartbreaking considering she always killsit on the carpet.Fans flocked to social media to find out if the singer was just waiting to make her grand entrance at the end or if she really wasn’t going to be there, and Rihanna responded with a playful hint, posting a screenshot of a tweet that read, “Rihanna at home playing with that f- makeup,” referring to the singer’smakeup brand Fenty Beauty.She posted the tweet next to a photo of Fenty products with a caption that read “met ball 2019” with a shrugging emoji, implying that she was indeed skipping the event to focus on her makeup brand.She did, however,share her pick for best dressedof the night and it was the boss lady herself: Anna Wintour.
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Rihanna
The Met Gala queen was missing in action this year, which is heartbreaking considering she always killsit on the carpet.
Fans flocked to social media to find out if the singer was just waiting to make her grand entrance at the end or if she really wasn’t going to be there, and Rihanna responded with a playful hint, posting a screenshot of a tweet that read, “Rihanna at home playing with that f- makeup,” referring to the singer’smakeup brand Fenty Beauty.
She posted the tweet next to a photo of Fenty products with a caption that read “met ball 2019” with a shrugging emoji, implying that she was indeed skipping the event to focus on her makeup brand.
She did, however,share her pick for best dressedof the night and it was the boss lady herself: Anna Wintour.
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Taylor Swift
Swifties were surely disappointed that the singer decided not to attend but in her defense, she has a lot going on. Between dropping the most-watched visual from a solo or female artist in history, according to YouTube, for her single “Me!” andperforming at the 2019 Bilboard Music Awards, her schedule may not have allowed for all of the Met Gala madness that usually takes place months before the event.
05of 09Ariana GrandeNeilson Barnard/Getty ImagesThe “7 Rings” singer did not attend this year because her tour schedule had her performing at the Staples Center in L.A. on Met Gala Monday, with two more stops on her Sweetener tour in the area coming up this week.Last year, Grande looked heavenly in her straplessVera Wang ball gownfeaturing a painting of Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which can be found at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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Ariana Grande
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The “7 Rings” singer did not attend this year because her tour schedule had her performing at the Staples Center in L.A. on Met Gala Monday, with two more stops on her Sweetener tour in the area coming up this week.
Last year, Grande looked heavenly in her straplessVera Wang ball gownfeaturing a painting of Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which can be found at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
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Madonna
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This Met Gala regular decided to have her own version of the ball a few miles from the iconic art museum.
The 60-year-old starshared a videofrom New York City’s Time Square, where billboards for herupcoming Madame X Theater Tourand album were displayed on one of the area’s biggest buildings.
“Madame ❌ had her own Met Gala! 👠👠 in Times Square,” Madonna wrote. “She Travels the World! But She ♥️'s NY!🗽.”
07of 09Naomi WattsMarion Curtis/StarPix/REX/ShutterstockThe actress revealed onInstagramthe real reason why she wasn’t attending the Gala.“I got benched this year, but cashing in anyway… #metgala,” Watts captioned a video of her past Met Gala looks from previous years.“Have fun tonight ⛺️⛺️⛺️ xxx” the star added.
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Naomi Watts
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The actress revealed onInstagramthe real reason why she wasn’t attending the Gala.
“I got benched this year, but cashing in anyway… #metgala,” Watts captioned a video of her past Met Gala looks from previous years.
“Have fun tonight ⛺️⛺️⛺️ xxx” the star added.
08of 09Kelly RipaTheLive with Kelly and Ryanhost took her Instagram followers on a wild ride on Monday night. As a joke, she pretended she was on her way to the Met Gala with her husband Mark Consuelos and son Joaquin, but actually ended up at “Grapple at the Garden,” which is a wrestling tournament.At one point, she told her husband, who was sitting in the front seat of the cab, “Honey, I think we’re going in the wrong direction.“The highlight of her ongoing Instagram joke was when Ripa asked her husband, “Where do you think Anna Wintour is sitting?” to which, Consuelos smoothly answered, “I think she’s probably backstage with the wrestlers.”
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Kelly Ripa
TheLive with Kelly and Ryanhost took her Instagram followers on a wild ride on Monday night. As a joke, she pretended she was on her way to the Met Gala with her husband Mark Consuelos and son Joaquin, but actually ended up at “Grapple at the Garden,” which is a wrestling tournament.
At one point, she told her husband, who was sitting in the front seat of the cab, “Honey, I think we’re going in the wrong direction.”
The highlight of her ongoing Instagram joke was when Ripa asked her husband, “Where do you think Anna Wintour is sitting?” to which, Consuelos smoothly answered, “I think she’s probably backstage with the wrestlers.”
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Busy Philipps
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Even without an invite(again),Philipps went full-on camp on Instagram to prove a point.
“Didn’t go to the Met Ball because EVERYTHING I DO IS CAMP. (Also I wasn’t invited),” shecaptioned the shot.
“The fact that there’s no water coming out our our sink faucet … camp?” she told the camera. " ‘Cause I can’t brush my teeth, I can’t wash my face … is that camp?”
source: people.com
