Molly Rogers Gave the Met Gala a Piece of Her Mind
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Key Points:
- Several cast members of The Devil Wears Prada 2, including Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, attended the Met Gala alongside co-host Lauren Sánchez Bezos, sparking controversy.
- Molly Rogers, the film’s costume designer, publicly criticized the Met Gala and its association with the Bezoses, expressing disappointment that some cast members attended while others, like Meryl Streep, did not.
- The Met Gala faced heightened backlash this year due to the Bezoses' involvement, with protests including the Ball Without Billionaires fashion show featuring Amazon workers as models.
- Chris Smalls, an Amazon warehouse union organizer, was arrested during the event after attempting to enter the gala with an anti-Amazon protest sign, highlighting tensions around Amazon's labor practices.
- Rogers praised the protest efforts outside the gala and criticized Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s dress, sarcastically questioning how it made Schiaparelli appear cheap.
