Demi Lovato said, “This one celebrity was a complete bitch and was miserable to be around.

It was very cliquey.

I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink.”

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For many people, attending theMet Galawould be a dream come true.

However, for some who’ve actually gotten the highly sought-after invite, the experience was surprisingly disappointing.

Like, you cannot even…It is so unbelievable.

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This famous man, just the most toxic, toxic gas," she said.

She toldFinish Line’s Community Voices, “I hated my outfit.

That was another mental health thing.

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So much so that I couldn’t walk down the main steps to exit.

I took a cab.

I didn’t want to do that.

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So I was looking like a little dirtyCinderellarunning away with my shoes,” she said.

3.Demi Lovato “had a terrible experience” at the 2016 Met Gala.

It was very cliquey.

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I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink."

They texted their manager and then headed to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

She said, “I remember standing there and looking at everyone and feeling so alone.

John in eclectic outfit with plaid pants and layered tops on red carpet

Like, really, really lonely.”

“No one knew me.

No one cared to ask.

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People are there for themselves, and it shows,” she said.

She said, “No way am I celebrating America.

Because of what America did to my people, I am proud to be here today.”

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She also toldThe Kyle and Jackie O Show, “Do you want me to be honest?

I just went as kind of normal.”

However, she ended up attending the Met Gala two more times in 2017 and 2019.

Lizzo in an embellished outfit playing a golden flute at a gala event

After a while hereportedlysat down, and Anna Wintour herself came over to soothe him.

7.At the 2018 Met Gala,Selena Gomezhad an infamous self-tanner mishap.

In 2021, she toldVogue, “I was getting ready, and we wanted to add some color.

Zayn Malik in a suit with metallic arm sleeves, Gigi Hadid in a gown with sequins, posing together on the red carpet

So [I] put on some of this tanning lotion and it looked really beautiful and very even.

I’m literally just hauling ass to my car and then gonna put it online.

I was saying this is my reaction after seeing my Met Gala photos.”

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8.Jennifer Garner went to the 2007 Met Gala.

9.OnInstagram Live, Lizzo described her experience at the 2022 Met Gala.

She said, “There’s a long fucking line.

Lourdes in a sparkling gown playfully sticking out her tongue on the Met Gala stairs

I’m taking the glamour away from it, but it’s true.

You’ve gotta wait.

So you’re waiting, and that’s the hardest part.

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I was sweating in a big-ass coat; my feet were hurting.

I was like, ‘Bitch?

Can we get some chairs or some drinks or some hors d’oeuvres?'”

She continued, “They were being really stingy with the liquor that night.

He was like, ‘Red or white wine?’

And I was like, ‘Tequila!

Do you know what I’ve been through?

Do you know how many hours I’ve been in this corset?

How long I’ve been in these damn shoes?

She also said the photographers ruined her planned flute performance.

They were like, ‘You’re putting us to sleep with the flute!’

I was like, ‘Okay?’

In my mind, I thought everyone was going to be transfixed.

So I only played it once, only the first half of it.

Then I posed and got the photos.”

10.Zayn Malik attended the 2016 Met Gala with his then-partner, Gigi Hadid.

Now, it’s not something I would go to.

I was taking the piss!

I went there as my favoriteMortal Kombatcharacter, Jax.

He was like, ‘That’s a marshmallow.

That’s a child.

That’s a dog.’

It wasn’t mean he just seemed confused.

The vibe was very much like, ‘Do I want to fuck it?

Is it wearing a…yep, it’s wearing a tuxedo.

I’m going to go back to my cellphone.'"

I was like, ‘This should be called the Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes.'"

She continued, “I feel terrible about it.

I’m so sorry, particularly to OBJ, who has every right to be on his cellphone.

12.In 2021, Lourdes Leon toldInterview Magazine, “Did I have fun at the Met Gala?

I’m really grateful to have been able to go.

Maybe because it was my first time, but it felt crazy.

That’s not my vibe.”

I didn’t know who the fuck to talk to.

She’s so funny,” she said.

“But this time, I had a couple of, like, checkpoints.