Zendaya Ditches Bezos-Sanchez Met Gala After Streeps Exit

is reportedly snubbing Monday night's - which this year is being bankrolled by Amazon founder and tech billionaire and his wife . 

The actress, 29, - who is usually one of the biggest names at the New York event - has had a hectic schedule in recent months amid promotion for her two latest projects The Drama and .

Now ELLE Magazine has learnt that she won't be attending - after dazzling at the event in a smart white suit by Louis Vuitton last year.

It comes after  allegedly declined to be one of the Met Gala's co-chairs this year due to Jeff and Lauren's involvement.

Zendaya is taking a break from the spotlight after supporting her rumoured husband at his Bero event in this week. 

Insiders have told the Daily Mail, all eyes will be fixed on the glittering gala's controversial lead sponsors and honorary co-chairs, Jeff and Lauren, on the night.

A fashion industry insider told the Daily Mail: 'It's, quite frankly, very hurtful and very disturbing for [the Bezoses] to be the face of this year's Met Gala, something that is really meaningful to a lot of people and to such a highly regarded and highly respected institution.

'It feels like a real slap in the face to a lot of people.'

Indeed, the Daily Mail has learned that, the Bezoses' involvement has cast a shadow over the ritzy event, dubbed the of fashion for its unabashed display of opulent glamour.

According to our source, at least one A-list heavyweight has pulled out of Met Gala programming as a result.

The Daily Mail has been told that Meryl - who appeared on the May 2026 Vogue cover alongside Wintour for The Devil Wears Prada 2 promotion - was rumored to have been one of the Met Gala's co-chairs this year, but allegedly declined to do so because of the Bezoses' bankrolling and presiding over the party as guests of honor.

Representatives for Streep did not respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.

Backlash against the hyper-affluent couple has been building since the November announcement. For some, Bezos's apparent alignment with the Trump administration is simply not a good look.

Online commentators have gone as far as to label the event the 'Jeff Bezos Nazi Met Gala' on social media and anti-billionaire activists have plastered New York City subway stations and streets with posters calling for a boycott of fashion's biggest night.

Internal drama is just as rampant, the fashion industry insider said, as there's been dissent quietly brewing among those involved with planning the annual event - a fundraiser for the museum's fashion collection.

They explained: 'The fashion industry and the people who work in it are by and large, very liberal. Anna has always publicly supported Democratic candidates for president and Vogue endorsed Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris. Even the politicians that we've seen attend the Met Gala over the years have been overwhelmingly liberal.