{"id":243280,"date":"2026-05-30T15:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/olivia-rodrigo-explains-why-she-skipped-met-gala-2026-even-though-she-went-to-after-party\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:07:39","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-explains-why-she-skipped-met-gala-2026-even-though-she-went-to-after-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/olivia-rodrigo-explains-why-she-skipped-met-gala-2026-even-though-she-went-to-after-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo Explains Why She Skipped Met Gala 2026, Even Though She Went to After Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2221084\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Backgrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olivia-rodrigo\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her decision to skip the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/2026-met-gala\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">2026 Met Gala<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, even though she was in New York City that night and went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/05\/saint-laurent-met-gala-2026-after-party-guest-list-revealed-see-the-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the after parties<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old singer made her Met Gala debut in 2021 at the age of 18, months after her song \u201cDriver\u2019s License\u201d became a smash hit. She then attended for the next two years, but hasn\u2019t been back since 2023. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala-788x443.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2221086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala-428x241.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In 2021, she wore a black lace look from <em>Saint Laurent<\/em>. In 2022, she attended in a purple <em>Versace<\/em> gown. In 2023, she wore a black and white <em>Thom Browne<\/em> gown. <\/p>\n<p>While chatting with <em>New York Times\u2019 Popcast<\/em>, <strong>Olivia<\/strong> addressed speculation that she skipped for political or moral reasons. <\/p>\n<p><center> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olivia Rodrigo Interview! New Album Details, Babydoll Dresses &amp; Speaking Out Politically\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0I_tljaH9Bg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s the truth?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just, I\u2019m not really a fashion girl. Really, I\u2019m not a fashion girl,\u201d <strong>Olivia<\/strong> said with a laugh. <\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cGosh, how do I choose my words wisely? Um, I think I\u2019ve\u2026 this is my third album. I don\u2019t feel like I need to do things that don\u2019t, like, bring me joy or inspire me or fuel me or feel aligned with my values, or something like that. It\u2019s not as fun or exciting anymore. What\u2019s fun and exciting is talking to you guys or making a song that I really love or make a music video I think is cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala3-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2221087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala3-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/olivia-metgala3-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>When the hosts brought up that <strong>Olivia<\/strong>\u2018s at a point in her career when she can \u201csay no,\u201d she agreed and added, \u201cyou can be a little more discerning and I think that that\u2019s cool. Sometimes it\u2019s fun and sometimes it\u2019s exciting, but I don\u2019t know. I feel like what\u2019s really fun and cool is like making stuff that I like and hanging out with my friends who really know me. It\u2019s not sup<\/p>\n<p>In the same interview, <strong>Olivia<\/strong> made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/29\/olivia-rodrigo-makes-rare-comments-on-taylor-swift-feud-speculation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rare comments about the <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> feud speculation<\/a> and addressed the controversy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/27\/olivia-rodrigo-speaks-out-on-babydoll-dress-controversy-explains-why-it-made-her-so-upset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over her babydoll dress<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/2026-met-gala\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Met Gala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/met-gala\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Met Gala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olivia-rodrigo\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/30\/olivia-rodrigo-explains-why-she-skipped-met-gala-2026-even-though-she-went-to-after-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Backgrid Olivia Rodrigo is opening up about her decision to skip the 2026 Met Gala, even though she was in New York City that night and went to one of the after parties. The 23-year-old singer made her Met Gala debut in 2021 at the age of 18, months after her song \u201cDriver\u2019s License\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-243280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}