Everyone Hates Elon stages Met Gala protest at Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Updated · The New York Times · May 4
Everyone Hates Elon stages Met Gala protest at Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 4
Ahead of Monday’s gala in Manhattan, the group placed nearly 300 fake urine bottles inside the museum over Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s honorary chair roles.
The campaign follows months of backlash since the Bezoses were announced as financial sponsors in February, with anti-Bezos posters appearing on streets, buses, subways and online.
Criticism has grown amid wider anti-rich sentiment in New York, Amazon worker complaints over bathroom breaks, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to skip the event over affordability concerns.
Is the 'Bezos Ball' backlash a turning point for elite philanthropy?
When a donation sparks global outrage, is any price too high for art?