Sarah Paulson's dollar blindfold at Met Gala sparks hypocrisy criticism

8 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 5

At New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Emmy winner wore Matières Fécales' "Blinded by Money" look as tickets reportedly cost up to $100,000 and the gala raised $42 million.
The designer said the outfit targeted greed and corruption tied to extreme power, but critics on X called the gesture virtue signalling because Paulson is wealthy and attended an elite event.
Some users defended her, saying she is not truly in the top 1% and noting the gala funds the Costume Institute; the backlash recalled Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2021 "Tax the Rich" dress.

With its museum beneficiary nearly self-funded, is the Met Gala just a party for billionaires?

Did Sarah Paulson's 'One Percent' protest expose elite hypocrisy or just her own?