An unlikely star of the 2023 Met Gala red carpet was not a celebrity in cotoure. It was a cockroach that distracted the crowd patiently waiting for singer Rihanna’s arrival to the Upper East Side museum.
Variety first posted a video of the cockroach running up the steps as photographer Kevin Mazur took a close up shot on his camera.
A cockroach has arrived at the #MetGala. https://t.co/OcPy5ckhQN pic.twitter.com/4YiEPs5cIT
— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2023
They later said that the cockroach had been stepped on.
It is with deep sadness that we must report the #MetGala cockroach was stepped on. #RIP pic.twitter.com/cqtmfFNaKV
— Variety (@Variety) May 2, 2023
Reactions online were swift. On Twitter, Philip Lewis described the roach with Wendy Williams’ infamous words: ‘She is an icon, she is a legend, she is the moment.’
She is a icon, she is a legend, she is the moment https://t.co/bjAYlmML7M
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 2, 2023
Another asked, ‘Did the cockroach pay the $50k?,’ in reference to the pricey cost for a ticket to the annual event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Did the cockroach pay the $50k??? 🤔
— Maraj Realm (@marajrealm) May 2, 2023