Katy Perry Goes Viral During Met Gala for AI Photos That Look So Real Even Her Mother Was Duped
Katy Perry has pulled off some pretty unreal looks at past Met Galas but nothing compares to this year: The images that surfaced of Perry on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are actually not real.
The superstar singer went viral on Monday night during the thick of the Met Gala coverage after images made the rounds online that seemingly showed Perry on theme with a billowing floral gown. The dress code, “The Garden of Time,” takes its cue from the 1962 short story of the same name by J.G. Ballard and blends seamlessly with the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.
Within a few hours, however, Perry took to Instagram to confirm that she was not in attendance and blame artificial intelligence for the debacle.
“Couldn’t make it to the Met, had to work,” Perry shared to her 207 million followers on Instagram along with a carousel of images that included two fake Met Gala red carpet pics. A third image in the series showed a text message from the singer’s mother, Mary Perry, who wrote, “What a gorgeous gown, you look like the Rose Parade, you are your own float.” Her famous daughter replied, “lol mom the AI got you, too, BEWARE.”
Strange times. About that work, the final slide in Perry’s carousel appears to show Perry in what looks like a studio. The American Idol veteran previously announced that she has new music in the works, hence her exit from the long running ABC competition series.
It’s a shame Perry couldn’t be in New York tonight, however, as she always turns out memorable ensembles. See some of her flashiest looks below. Read more of The Hollywood Reporter’s Met Gala coverage here, and see the starry arrivals here, the ones we can confirm are in, fact, legit.
Katy Perry in 2019 for “Camp: Notes on Fashion”
Katy Perry in 2018 for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination”
Katy Perry in 2017 celebrating “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between”
Katy Perry in 2016 for “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology”
Katy Perry in 2013 for “Punk: Chaos to Couture”
Katy Perry in 2015 for “China: Through The Looking Glass”
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