{"id":6123,"date":"2026-03-25T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/nicki-minaj-reportedly-not-invited-to-2026-met-gala\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T18:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:18:02","slug":"nicki-minaj-reportedly-not-invited-to-2026-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/nicki-minaj-reportedly-not-invited-to-2026-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Reportedly Not Invited To 2026 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Nicki Minaj has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/videos\/nicki-minaj-shut-met-gala-192206025.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMSmMNC2oaXAyvprc3OV7FsrpAyOZYbPL-R9L0xk4vztugDJgFmIJuCvECxMOjbtzyvorfik22lIkApjdUyiIWPZoODx2A5gPpFkXnh7aIBlK_IWFVBNt6M2cUHbmPabzxIwHuuYgpHTil7fPhuhPKFY5EQhGzEhwR5AhSq5tx9g\">reportedly<\/a> been \u201cshut out\u201d of the 2026 Met Gala due to her \u201cloud and unapologetic\u201d behavior on and off-stage.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event, scheduled for May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is overseen by\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who curates its high-profile guest list. According to reports, Minaj\u2019s absence follows a series of public controversies and industry tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0update on the Grammy Award-winning\u00a0rapper\u2019s banning comes from from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-nicki-minaj-banned-from\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naughty But Nice<\/a>\u2018s Rob Shuter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicki\u2019s invitations didn\u2019t just slow down \u2014 they vanished,\u201d he<a href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/p\/exclusive-nicki-minaj-banned-from\">\u00a0<\/a>said ahead of the event. \u201cHollywood stopped returning her calls. This isn\u2019t subtle anymore. She\u2019s been shut out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an invisible wall around her now,\u201d the insider said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd no one wants to be seen opening the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minaj\u00a0has been a reoccurring attendee to the star-studded event, wearing head turning fashion\u00a0looks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Day 2: Favorite Met Gala Look <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f4f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicki Minaj in Thom Browne at the 2025 Met Gala <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8DaysOfOnika?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8DaysOfOnika<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8DaysOfNicki?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8DaysOfNicki<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1f5a4-1.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udda4\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0FyyrJy1aa\">pic.twitter.com\/0FyyrJy1aa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 She\u2019s Fishy \u2790 (@ShesFishy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShesFishy\/status\/1995939861598228577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicki Minaj x Met Gala 17\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8DaysOfNicki?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8DaysOfNicki<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8DaysOfNicki?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8DaysOfNicki<\/a> #32726 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7sZEjkwuaO\">pic.twitter.com\/7sZEjkwuaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rah Minaj (@_RahMinaj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_RahMinaj\/status\/1996030455838375985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sources indicate that Minaj\u2019s recent political statements and appearances have contributed to the situation. A notable moment cited was her appearance at Turning Point USA\u2019s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2025, where she spoke about political figures and addressed her past views, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s ok to change your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was it,\u201d a source said. \u201cHollywood doesn\u2019t forgive this kind of alignment \u2014 especially when it\u2019s loud and unapologetic.<\/p>\n<p>In December<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbls.com\/news\/nicki-minaj-slams-gov-gavin-newsom-for-using-megan-thee-stallions-hiss-in-anti-trump-video\/\">, Minaj took aim<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0California\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom, slammed transgender healthcare for minors, and made other controversial outbursts.<\/p>\n<p>She then continued boasting about President Donald Trump\u00a0and Vice President JD Vance. In January, Minaj called herself\u00a0President Trump\u2019s \u201cnumber one fan.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamourmagazine.co.uk\/article\/nicki-minaj-maga-support-reaction\">The rapper, who once encouraged her gay fans to \u201cbe brave,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0has switched stances to align herself with a party that actively tries to\u00a0erase DEI programs\u00a0and push legislation that undermines the\u00a0rights of LGBTQIA+ students.<\/p>\n<p>Her ongoing public dispute with Roc Nation, \u2013 primarily centered on its founder\u00a0JAY-Z\u00a0and CEO Desiree Perez, have also contributed to her exclusion from the annual event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween the politics and the Roc Nation war, nobody wants to touch this,\u201d another insider said. \u201cThere\u2019s no formal ban \u2014 just a collective step back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minaj last attended the Met Gala in 2025, wearing a custom Thom Browne design. The 2026 theme, \u201cCostume Art,\u201d will focus on fashion as a sculptural and embodied art form, with a dress code encouraging creative interpretation of clothing and the body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicki Minaj has reportedly been \u201cshut out\u201d of the 2026 Met Gala due to her \u201cloud and unapologetic\u201d behavior on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-6123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6123\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}