Billy Porter has confirmed that he will not be attending the upcoming Met Gala.
christmas karma The actor recently appeared on SiriusXM’s bumpWhere he was asked whether he would participate in this year’s fashion event.
“No, I won’t go,” replied Billy. “I’m not invited.”
The 50-year-old star continued, “I haven’t been invited back since 2019. This is the only time I’ve gone, and the only time I’ve been invited, and I was invited by Ryan Murphy that year.”
Billy’s unexpected confession shocks host Bevy Smith.
“Last year there was black dandyism, and I wasn’t invited,” the fashionable actor said of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme.
Billie continued, “I’ll just throw it out there. I’m good. It’s all good, but the reality is when people ask me, you have to know this: I wasn’t invited. And I don’t go places where I’m not welcome.”
to erect The actor, known for his fashion, said he was not disappointed at not attending the event held on the first Monday in May.
Billie said, “I’ve received the invitation, and it’s OK that I don’t have it. Because there’s a level I’ve reached that doesn’t require validation from the outside. So I’ll sit in and stay in that, because it also helps keep me sane.”
