As one of the most exclusive events of the year, the Met Gala is known for having some pretty strict rules, from "no smoking" to "no sitting next to your spouse." One of the most infamous rules is the reported ban on selfies and cellphones.
Of course, having rules in place doesn't mean all the attendees will follow them. Here are 19 times celebs broke the strict Met Gala rules:
1.In 2023, Doja Cat was caught vaping in the background of Emma Chamberlain's red carpet interview with Jennie Kim.
3.Also in 2017, Marc Jacobs posted an Instagram picture of himself "smoking in the girls room" with Char Defrancesco, Courtney Love, and Frances Bean Cobain.
4.Bella Hadid was caught smoking in the bathroom at the 2017 Met Gala as well.
5.In 2021, Keke Palmer broke the "no cellphones" rule by sharing a sneaking picture of her disappointing dinner on her Instagram story.
After the photo went viral, Chef Marcus Samuelsson, who was the Met Gala chef that year, told TMZ that the meal had been "delicious" and received "incredible" feedback.
In a since-deleted tweet, Keke apologized, writing, "I just have different taste buds! I love this Chef, sorry to this man."
6.Similarly, in 2023, Pusha T sneakily posted an Instagram story from the dinner table, calling out Teyana Taylor for smuggling in Chick-fil-A.
7.And on her own Instagram story, Teyana Taylor posted a picture revealing that Pusha T had cleaned his plate.
According to Vogue, they were served "chilled spring pea soup with baby vegetables, lemon crème fraîche, and truffle snow, followed by Ōra King salmon with vegetable nage, asparagus, pickled strawberries, and radish."
8.One of the most iconic ways celebs break Met Gala rules is the "forbidden" bathroom selfie. In 2023, Billie Eilish took a sneaky selfie with Elle Fanning, Maya Hawke, and Halle Bailey and posted it on her Instagram story.
9.In 2019, Luka Sabbat broke the no selfies and no smoking rules.
10.And, in the background of his selfie, Luka caught Cole Sprouse smoking in the bathroom as well.
11.In 2019, Spider-Man: Homecoming costars Laura Harrier and Zendaya snuck some silly selfies together, which Laura posted to her story.
12.In 2017, Kylie Jenner took a mega-viral bathroom selfie with a TON of her famous friends, including Ashton Sanders, Luka Sabbat, A$AP Rocky, Kendall Jenner, Paris Jackson, Kim Kardashian, Lily Aldridge, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Frank Ocean, Sophia Li, Slick Woods, and Brie Larson. You can see the photo on Kylie's Instagram here.
13.In 2019, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez took a sneaky selfie together on Alex's Insta story.
And they got one with Jimmy Fallon too.
14.In 2015, Lenny Kravitz snapped a quick selfie with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonet, and their daughter, Zoë Kravitz.
17.In 2019, Serena Williams posted a forbidden bathroom selfie with Ciara to her story.
18.In 2021, Troye Sivan shared an Instagram picture from the Met Gala urinal, captioning it, "[Rihanna] told [Tom Daley] to take this pic of me weeing 🥲."