{"id":441728,"date":"2026-05-10T12:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/441728\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T12:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:50:13","slug":"katy-perry-hides-behind-a-mask-at-met-gala-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/441728\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry Hides Behind a Mask at Met Gala 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/katy-perry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Katy Perry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Katy Perry&quot;}\">Katy Perry<\/a> made a statement entrance at the 2026 <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/met-gala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Met Gala;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Met Gala&quot;}\">Met Gala<\/a> on Monday, arriving solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in an ivory dress and space-themed astronaut mask covering her face. As she climbed the museum&#8217;s iconic steps, she briefly pulled the mask aside and flashed a wide smile for the photographers before continuing inside. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katy-perry-goes-incognito-masked-look-met-gala-2026-11966556\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a>, the mask was designed by Miodrag Guberinic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a release shared with the publication, the headpiece is meant to represent &#8220;a literal and symbolic reflection that invites the observer to consider that their perception of others can mirror their own internal world, and conversely mask truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Katy Perry's Instagram story showing a tweet asking, &quot;Should I go to #TheMet?&quot; with likes and replies.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"688\" height=\"1218\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faaa5f0eca1d4948eb32046bf97914d8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>@katyperry\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The space motif in Perry&#8217;s Met Gala look carried a personal thread: last year she traveled to space alongside Lauren S\u00e1nchez Bezos, who serves as honorary co-chair of the 2026 Gala.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. 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Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perry\u2019s appearance at the event comes on the heels of <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/resurfaced-ruby-rose-essay-recounts-234035453.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ruby Rose;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ruby Rose&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruby Rose<\/a> <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ruby-rose-alleges-katy-perry-125735805.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leveling sexual assault allegations against her in April.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Australian actress Ruby Rose alleged in a series of Threads posts on April 12 that Perry had assaulted her at an Australian nightclub when she was in her 20s. A representative for Perry <a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/katy-perry-blasts-ruby-rose-173105982.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:denied the claims outright;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;denied the claims outright&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">denied the claims outright<\/a>, calling them &#8220;dangerous reckless lies.&#8221; Victoria Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/05\/04\/katy-perry-met-gala-2026-mask-photos\/89936697007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:confirmed to USA TODAY;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;confirmed to USA TODAY&quot;}\" class=\"link \">confirmed to USA TODAY<\/a> that Rose&#8217;s posts prompted a police investigation into the alleged incident in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Related News<a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nikki-glaser-roasts-katy-perry-151402919.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Nikki Glaser Roasts Katy Perry Amid Sexual Assault Allegations\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3e199e8dce8bf2fc2d3c492b3e8a3668.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nikki Glaser Shades Katy Perry at Time100 Gala with Sexual Assault Reference<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/resurfaced-ruby-rose-essay-recounts-234035453.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Recipient of the Create NSW Annette Kellerman award Australian actress Ruby Rose arrives for the 8th Annual &quot;Australians in Film&quot; 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