The shady reason why Olivia Rodrigo skipped the Met Gala 2026

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Olivia Rodrigo precocious appeared connected nan New York Times “Popcast” to beforehand her forthcoming album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love.” Getty Images

Olivia Rodrigo is possibly a spot sour.

The “Good 4 U” vocalist skipped nan 2026 Met Gala, contempt being successful New York City — and attending 1 of nan night’s after-parties.

Rodrigo discussed nan highly publicized arena connected May 29th’s “New York Times Popcast,” demurring, “I’m not really a manner girl,” she qualified. “Really, I’m not a manner girl.”

To that, big Jon Caramanica protested: “Candidly, galore group who be nan Met Gala are not manner people.”

She discusses her determination to skip nan Met Gala, having past attended 3 years agone (pictured here). Getty Images
Rodrigo shares, “I don’t consciousness for illustration I request to do things that don’t bring maine joy.” Getty Images for Spotify

After considering her words carefully, nan popular prima said, “This is my 3rd album, I don’t consciousness for illustration I request to do things that don’t bring maine joyousness aliases animate maine aliases substance maine aliases consciousness aligned pinch my values.”

She added, “It’s not arsenic nosy aliases breathtaking anymore,” and agreed pinch big Joe Santagato that she’s astatine a constituent successful her profession wherever she tin beryllium “more discerning.”

The 23-year-old has attended nan Met Gala 3 times — and deed up this year’s Saint Laurent after-party successful a vintage Vivienne Westwood minidress. She past appeared connected nan Metropolitan Museum of Art steps successful 2023, wearing a black-and-white rosette-trimmed gown by Thom Browne.

The vocalist has precocious travel nether occurrence for different fashion-related statement aft she wore a babydoll dress connected stage. Getty Images for Spotify
The popular prima made her Met Gala debut (pictured here) successful 2021 and has attended 3 times. Getty Images

Though Rodrigo mightiness not suffice herself arsenic a manner girl, she’s precocious nan halfway of a statement complete nan babydoll dresses she’s worn connected shape to footwear disconnected her “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love.”

On nan aforesaid NYTimes podcast, Rodriguez stated, “I didn’t deliberation that I looked sexy successful that astatine all. I was like, this is truthful cool. I consciousness for illustration I look for illustration Kathleen Hanna aliases Courtney Love, each these group who are my heroes.”

“I conscionable deliberation it shows really we really normalize pedophilia successful our culture,” she pointedly concluded.

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