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12 Super Awkward Moments From The 2023 Met Gala

An interesting Met Gala.

Ryan Schocket
by Ryan Schocket

BuzzFeed Staff

As we all know, the 2023 Met Gala happened this week. The theme was in honor of Karl Lagerfeld, and there were memes, lewks, and plenty of awk moments.

A guest walking up the steps at the Met Gala
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Here are some of the best of those awkward moments:

1. A hideous cockroach crashed the carpet:

2. And then was murdered:

3. Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid had this awkward moment, where Kendall turned her back on Gigi and made an interesting face:

4. Doja Cat really leaned into the whole Karl's cat thing and sipped water:

5. She meowed at Emma Chamberlain:

6. And at La La Anthony:

7. And Lil Nas X did the whole meow thing, too:

8. Diddy was put on the spot when asked if he and Yung Miami are official:

9. And Rihanna was put on the spot about her ninth album:

10. Aubrey Plaza gave photographers the middle finger:

11. Chloe Fineman had this awkward interview with Stella McCartney, Aubrey Plaza, and Madelyn Cline.

12. And lastly, Doja was seen vaping in the background here:

You can read more Met Gala coverage here.