Katy Perry wasn't at the 2024 Met Gala, but AI—and Perry herself—would have you believe she was.
The "California Gurls" singer reposted AI pictures of herself "attending" the elite event on Sunday on Instagram.
The photos included one of Katy wearing a magnificent (fake) floral gown, and one of her in a goddess-like (fake) body armor situation, followed by a screenshot of a text conversation with her mom Mary Perry.
The singer's mother texted her, "Didn't know you went to the Met ... What a gorgeous gown, you look like the Rose Parade, you are your own float lol" alongside a picture of Katy in the floral AI gown.
The American Idol judge replied, "lol mom the AI got you too, BEWARE!"
In the rest of her post, Katy clarified why she wasn't at the event. She captioned it, "couldn’t make it to the MET, had to work" and included a video of herself in a recording studio.
One fan commented what we were all thinking: "She’s working late… CUZ SHE’S A SINGER," they said, in reference to Sabrina Carpenter's catchy AF single "Espresso."
Though Katy wasn't at the Gala this year, she's previously attended it many times before, and always makes a big impression.
There was the time in 2019 she dressed up as a literal chandelier:
And the time she came with giant angel wings in 2018:
Bonus: In 2019, Katy's outfit change consisted of donning a human-sized hamburger costume, so there's that:
No wonder people had to resort to AI images; they were so disappointed not to witness one of these unhinged moments again.
Still, let this all serve as a PSA to beware of what you see online.
