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Met Gala raises $42m as stars attend ‘Fashion is Art’ night | BBC News
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15:16Now PlayingThe Met Gala has raised $42m for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute at this year’s event in New York.
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams were among the co-hosts, as celebrities including Rihanna, Jay-Z and Blake Lively attended under the theme “Fashion is Art”.
But the event drew criticism over the growing presence of tech billionaires, with figures linked to companies like OpenAI and Meta reportedly hosting tables.
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