An invite to the Met Gala is notoriously tricky to snag.
Not everyone can makethe guest list.
Some stars are basicallyMetregulars.
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The ladder from onlooker to plus-one to invitee was most famously climbed by Kim Kardashian.
Hence, the infamous sofa dress.
Ten years later, Kanye was gone andallof the KarJenners were on the carpet.
Which is a small shame, since wed love to see how theyd interpret the themes!
Check out these surprising Met Gala no-shows.
Jennifer Aniston
Maybe shes just too LA?
Jeff Goldblum
This is a menswear layup.
Do we have to think of everything?
Ashley Tisdale
When they do the Y2K retrospective,she simply must co-chair.
Annette Bening
On the arm of Warren Beatty?
Give it to me now.
Drake
Lets get some rapper beefs in the bathroom.
Mariah Carey
This wouldnt bother us so much if her ex Nick Cannon hadnt gone in 2007.
Mariah deserves her moment.
Leonardo DiCaprio
More of a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show guy.
Adele
Seems like an oversight, which will hopefully be corrected ASAP!
But that doesnt matter.
Angelina Jolie
This is just insane.
Meryl Streep
A loss for the culture!
The themewas to beAbout Time: Fashion and Duration.
And the date was to be…May 2020.
So, yeah, this didnt happen.
Sorry, but the only one prepared to serve mother ismother.
Stevie Nicks
Need this so bad I could cry.
Meghan Markle
She would slay, but it might start a war, so we get it.
Jada Pinkett Smith
Two of her kidsJaden and Willowhave attended, so Jadas absence is perplexing.
Carrie Underwood
She would probably wear a ball gown, but I wanna see it anyway.
Brad Pitt
Too cool to play dress-up?
Ali Wong
Ali needs an invite ASAP.
Octavia Spencer
She would give such fun sound bites.
Make it make sense.
This should be her night.
Guy Fieri
HEAR ME OUT.
Sophia Loren
Catherine Deneuve has already attended and Brigitte Bardot is a recluse.
Steve Martin and Martin Short
SELENA, COME GET YOUR BOYS
