Why an Instagram post showing Aussie actress Sarah Snook at 2025 Met Gala is a MAJOR breach of the event’s strict rules
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By KINTA WALSH-COTTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
A video of Aussie star Sarah Snook enjoying the Met Gala this year has shown a slew of A-list stars breached a major rule of the exclusive event held in New York City.
Hollywood icons and hitmakers alike risked facing the wrath of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour when they snuck in their phones at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Clips taken by record producer Questlove were boldly posted to Instagram, revealing a peek inside the annual event where Sarah, 37, could be seen enjoying herself.
Questlove, 54, played his breach of the rules coy as he managed to capture footage from inside the venue out of the sight of the event staff.
The six-time Grammy winner gathered a group of his superstar pals—including Met Gala co-chairs Colman Domingo and Lewis Hamilton—to take a group selfie.
The likes of Tracee Ellis Ross, Evan Ross, Cynthia Erivo, Tramell Tillman and Quinta Brunson could all be seen posing for the bathroom picture.
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A video of Aussie star Sarah Snook, 37, enjoying the Met Gala this year has shown a slew of A-list stars breached a major rule of the exclusive event held in New York City
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Meanwhile, as the group of friends left after taking the photo, Sarah could be seen patiently waiting by the door before joining the crowd as they filed out.
Another clip Questlove shared showed a gospel choir singing in an area of the huge venue before the record producer panned over the crowd.
Once again, Succession star Sarah could be seen smiling among the star-studded guests as she enjoyed the performance.
Questlove wasn’t the only star who broke the strict no-phone and no-social media policy of the event.
Megan Thee Stallion and Halle Bailey were both spotted whipping out their phones and capturing moments from fashion’s biggest night.
In a video posted to her Instagram, Megan acknowledged Met Gala attendees are ‘not supposed to have our phones’, before adding: ‘But we are doin’ it.’
Earlier, big names including Kim Kardashian, Sydney Sweeney, Rihanna and Gigi Hadid flocked to New York City to attend the invite-only gala.
However, other A-list fixtures like Sarah Jessica Parker, Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Naomi Campbell and Katy Perry were noticeably absent from the red carpet.
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Hollywood icons and hitmakers alike risked facing the wrath of Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour when they snuck in their phones at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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While this year’s Met Gala theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style presented an opportunity for ‘boundary-pushing’ looks, celebrities in drab black and grey outfits dominated the event.
Fans slammed the 2025 event as ‘boring’ as they watched a sea of dreary looks make their way up the museum’s iconic staircase during Vogue’s livestream.
Many even compared the soiree to a ‘funeral’ as they flocked to social media to voice their disappointment—with some even speculating the Met Gala is ‘dead’.
Inside the event, Grammy-winning star Megan, 30, filmed herself eating hors d’oeuvres inside the famed Metropolitan Museum of Art with fellow rapper Doechii and WNBA superstar Angel Reese.
‘Hottie Cam in thee MET GALA,’ captioned the Texas-born bombshell, who wore a custom Michael Kors gown to the red carpet event.
After chowing down on lobster rolls and other decadent treats, Megan recorded herself walking around the venue with Tracee Ellis Ross, Doja Cat and Sha’Carri Richardson.
Next to appear alongside the WAP hitmaker in her Instagram video was Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who blew kisses at Megan before walking out of frame.
Megan then captured herself with Angela Bassett, who she called ‘beautiful’ while recording with her in selfie-mode.
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Clips taken by record producer Questlove, 54, were boldly posted to Instagram, revealing a peek inside the annual event where Sarah could be seen enjoying herself.
She then captured Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘stunning’ rhinestone eyebrows before moving across the room to catch up with her pal Serena Williams.
Before sticking out her tongue at the camera, Megan gloated: ‘I snuck my phone in.’
Other stars to make cameos in Megan’s forbidden Met Gala footage were Michael Kors, Ciara and Tessa Thompson.
Fans of the rapper flocked to the comment section of her IG post to warn her she may get in trouble for her video.
‘Here before Anna make you delete this,’ wrote one commenter in reference to Wintour.
Others feared Megan could get ‘uninvited’ from future Met Galas but thanked her for giving them an inside look at the event.
‘This is the content we want and neeeed! Thank you,’ wrote one fan who received over 200 ‘likes’.
According to InStyle, Wintour’s no-phone rule does not prohibit guests from taking photos inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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In one clip, as Questlove grabbed a photo with his superstar friends in the bathroom, Sarah could be seen patiently waiting by the door before joining the crowd as they filed out
Fashion’s biggest night was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Tuesday night.
The event has a theme each year, with this year’s theme as Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, inspired by Monica Miller’s work, which includes her book Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
Monica is the chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, as well as a professor at the institute.
According to Monica, Black dandyism is ‘a strategy and a tool to rethink identity, to reimagine the self in a different context. To really push a boundary—especially during the time of enslavement, to really push a boundary on who and what counts as human, even,’ via Vogue.
The accompanying exhibit showcases everything from garments to paintings, photographs, and video, all spotlighting the fashion of Black men.
The 2025 gala theme focused on menswear, 22 years after the Men In Skirts theme—which was the first gala to focus only on menswear.
The Met Gala 2025 was co-chaired by Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour, with Lebron James as the honorary chair.
The guest list for the annual soiree was leaked just hours before kick-off, revealing a slew of A-list names.
However, many Met Gala fixtures were missing from the event.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Blake Lively, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Naomi Campbell and Katy Perry skipped out on the 2025 soiree, along with Selena Gomez, Bella Hadid and Gisele Bundchen.
