Why Rihanna Skipped Met Gala 2024 At the Last Minute

Days after Rihanna confirmed her RSVP for the 2024 Met Gala, the Grammy winner had to cancel her appearance at the star-studded event. Find out why.

By Kisha Forde May 07, 2024 1:29 AMTags
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S-O-S, please: Rihanna missed the 2024 Met Gala.

The Fenty Beauty founderwho recently debuted a pink hair transformation—was unable to take a bow on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet on May 6 after coming down with the flu, her rep confirmed to E! News. (Catch every must-see star at the Met Gala here.)

Rihanna's absence at this year's event comes after she and A$AP Rocky—with whom she shares kids RZA, 23 months, and Riot, 8 months—shut down the Met Gala 2023 red carpet as a couple.

In fact, the "Diamonds" singer, who was then pregnant with the pair's second son, had love on the brain with her look when it came to honoring late designer Karl Lagerfeld. ICYMI, for that occasion, she wore a white dress by Valentino covered in Chanel's iconic Camellia flower, which featured an epic train.

And though she couldn't make it for the 2024 Met Gala's "Garden of Time" dress code, she did tease that her look would've been one that's unexpected.

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"I'm coming in as an extra this year," she exclusively told E! News in late April, adding that she was simply "coming for dinner."

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And as for why she planned to go for such a chill look this time around? "I'm a mom," she added. "I don't got time for a lot of s--t."

Keep reading for what you do have time for—a look at every single star on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet.

Zendaya

In Maison Margiela.

Sydney Sweeney

In custom Miu Miu.

Cardi B

In Windowsen.

Kim Kardashian

In custom Maison Margiela Couture and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Jessica Biel

In Tamara Ralph.

Bad Bunny

In custom Maison Margiela.

Jodie Turner-Smith

In Burberry and Chopard jewelry.

Kylie Jenner

In custom Oscar de la Renta and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Kendall Jenner

In Givenchy Haute Couture and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Jennifer Lopez

In custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture.

Mindy Kaling

In Gaurav Gupta.

Ariana Grande

In custom Loewe and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.

Shakira

In Carolina Herrera and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Mona Patel

In custom Iris Van Herpen couture.

Janelle Monáe

In custom Vera Wang.

Dua Lipa

In Marc Jacobs and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Gabrielle Union

In custom Michael Kors.

Sarah Jessica Parker

In Richard Quinn and Philip Treacy hat.

Ayo Edebiri

In Loewe.

Gigi Hadid

in Thom Browne and Chopard.

Nicki Minaj

In Marni.

Jaden Smith

In Thome Browne.

Elle Fanning

In Balmain and Cartier jewelry.

Zendaya

In Givenchy SS96 Couture.

Ambika Mod

In Loewe.

Pamela Anderson

In Oscar de la Renta.

Cara Delevingne

In Stella McCartney.

Naomi Campbell

In custom Burberry.

FKA Twigs

In Stella McCartney.

Lea Michele

In Rodarte.

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