Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will not be attending the 2025 Met Gala, a decision confirmed by a source close to the couple. The reason for their absence was explained simply: \u201cShe\u2019s not a Kardashian that goes every year.\u201d Lively and Reynolds have attended the Met Gala several times, including their co-hosting role in 2022 alongside Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda. However, they\u2019ve never been consistent attendees like some other celebrities.<\/p>\n
The 2025 Met Gala, scheduled for May 5, will have the theme \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d and will be co-chaired by Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour, with LeBron James serving as an honorary chair.<\/p>\n
Lively and Reynolds\u2019 decision to skip the event comes amid their involvement in a legal dispute with actor and filmmaker Justin Baldoni. Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni in December 2024, accusing him of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign. Baldoni denied the allegations and countersued for defamation in January 2025, seeking $400 million in damages. Lively and Reynolds have both filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Lively\u2019s spokesperson explained that the lawsuit is part of a broader issue, noting that individuals who report harassment or discrimination, as protected under California\u2019s AB 933 law, often face defamation lawsuits. Baldoni\u2019s attorney responded strongly, accusing Lively of misusing the legal system.<\/p>\n
Despite this legal situation, Lively and Reynolds have remained visible in other public events, such as attending the SNL50: The Anniversary Special<\/em> in February 2025. Their last Met Gala appearance was in 2022, where Lively\u2019s Versace gown created a buzz with its reversible train that transformed from copper to green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will not be attending the 2025 Met Gala, a decision confirmed by a source close\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":64411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[458,245],"class_list":["post-64410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-blake-lively","tag-ryan-reynolds"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}