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Billy Porter says he isn’t welcome at the Met Gala

The Independent·Ellie Muir·about 1 month ago
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Billy Porter has said he hasn’t been invited back to the Met Gala since his show-stopping appearance in 2019. The 56-year-old Pose actor made his debut at the star-studded VIP event in a bejewelled gold ensemble for that year’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” making his entrance sprawled across a plinth carried by six shirtless men. In a new interview with SiriusXM’s Beverly Smith, Porter was asked if he would attend this year’s event on May 4, to which he responded: “No, I’m not going. I have not been invited… I haven't been invited back since 2019.” Porter said he doesn’t go “where I’m not welcome” and spoke about how he felt being omitted from last year’s event, which celebrated Black dandyism through the theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.” “I’m just going to throw that out there,” he said. “I’m good. It’s all good.…

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