{"id":68071,"date":"2025-04-07T13:20:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=68071"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:21:07","slug":"rachel-zegler-to-walk-met-gala-red-carpet-amid-snow-white-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/rachel-zegler-to-walk-met-gala-red-carpet-amid-snow-white-controversy\/68071\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Zegler to Walk Met Gala Red Carpet Amid Snow White Controversy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"344\">Despite riding through a storm of controversy, <em data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"245\">Snow White<\/em> star Rachel Zegler has secured her invitation to one of fashion\u2019s biggest nights \u2014 the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"812\">Set for its grand return on the first Monday of May, the 2025 edition promises a glittering guest list \u2014 and for some, a brand new chapter on the red carpet. For Zegler, it\u2019s a high-profile moment, as she faces ongoing backlash tied to the rocky release of her <em data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"620\">Snow White<\/em> film with Gal Gadot. Critics recently piled on, blaming her outspoken political commentary (including posts targeting Donald Trump) for the movie\u2019s less-than-fairytale box office performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"1197\">Still, Zegler isn\u2019t slowing down. The <em data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"869\">West Side Story<\/em> and <em data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"888\">Hunger Games<\/em> actress is gearing up for her next big move: headlining the upcoming musical <em data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"973\">Evita<\/em>. Sources close to the actress revealed that she\u2019ll kick off rehearsals in May, with filming set to unfold in London \u2014 meaning the Met Gala could be one of her last splashy public appearances before diving into her new role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1459\">Joining Zegler on the Met steps will be a powerhouse lineup of stars: Lizzo, Shakira, Doechii, and Mary J. Blige are all expected to bring their A-game. Supermodels like Ashley Graham and rising runway stars like Amelia Gray are also confirmed for the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1854\">This year\u2019s Met Gala theme, <em data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1523\">Superfine: Tailoring Black Style<\/em>, promises an inspired, history-celebrating red carpet \u2014 with the official dress code simply titled <em data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"1641\">Tailored for You<\/em>.<br data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1645\" \/>NBA icon LeBron James will serve as the event\u2019s honorary chair, while a cool squad of co-chairs \u2014 Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams \u2014 will help steer the night\u2019s fashion energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"2032\">Meanwhile, longtime Met Gala favorites Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly skipping this year\u2019s event, amid their ongoing legal issues involving actor Justin Baldoni.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2276\">For Zegler, this will mark her third Met Gala appearance \u2014 she first dazzled in 2021 and returned last year in a sparkling Michael Kors number. All eyes will be on her to see whether she can shift the conversation back to her fashion prowess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2448\">Other major names expected to light up the evening include Andr\u00e9 3000, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Spike Lee, Usher, Ayo Edebiri, Angel Reese, and many more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2573\">One thing\u2019s for sure: this year\u2019s Met Gala is shaping up to be tailored, trailblazing \u2014 and definitely a night to remember.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite riding through a storm of controversy, Snow White star Rachel Zegler has secured her invitation to one of fashion\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":68072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[3433],"class_list":["post-68071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-rachel-zegler"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68071","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=68071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}