Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, were lead sponsors of the 2026 Met Gala. “They don’t want to be anywhere near a controversy that could overshadow the event,” a source told Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice. The Met Gala is an exclusive annual fundraiser that raises money for the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Jeff was supposed to be the bankroll, not the headline,” a source told the journalist, adding, “Anna wanted his money. What she did not want was Jeff Bezos becoming the villain of the night before the first flashbulb even pops.”