Billie Eilish Calls Out Fake AI Met Gala Photos and Explains Why She Skipped Event

Billie Eilish skipped this year’s Met Gala, as she had a concert in Amsterdam that evening. Fake AI photos of her at the fashion event still surfaced on social media, however. The singer responded to people’s comments about her outfit in them on her Instagram Story last night.

“Seeing people talk about what I wore to this year’s Met Gala being trash, I wasn’t there,” she said, exasperated. “That’s AI. I had a show in Europe that night. Let me be! I wasn’t even there!”

It was genuinely impossible for Eilish to attend the New York City event with her European tour schedule. The star had just played shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on May 4 and 5, then performed there again on May 7. The flight from Amsterdam to New York is roughly eight hours, and many people spend their full day getting ready for the event.

Eilish made her Met Gala debut in 2021 when she served as a co-chair. She wore a nude Oscar de la Renta gown with her then-platinum hair. She last attended the event in 2023.

Last month, Eilish spoke to British Vogue about her artistry and image. “I had no idea [when I was younger] that I was doing anything fearlessly,” she began. “When I would hear people comment that I was only 16 and not fitting in with the stereotype—that I was a rebel or whatever—I remember being really confused because I didn’t see it that way. I just felt like I was doing what I thought was cool. I was not intentionally trying to break any mold or rules or change music. I kind of just stayed true to what I liked and what I wanted.

“But, the older I get, there really have been many periods of doubt and fear and feeling so much pressure, and then when more people knew me, more people had something to say. It was hard to remember to trust myself or even believe in myself sometimes. It’s still a process. I think I’m doing pretty good. I’ve also always been very strong-willed and very much myself, so I do think that plays a part.”

She also discussed how she recharges. “I realized recently that I think my favorite thing in the world is to hang out,” she admitted with a laugh. “Like, I just love being around people that I love, people that make me laugh and make me feel whole. You know: kindred souls. That’s the stuff that keeps me sane. Laughing really is my cure. Also, I feel like being with my brother [Finneas] is kind of my cure, and my mama and my dad. I feel like they are always the ones when it is getting too much. Really Finneas makes everything better.”