by Natasha JokicBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm a Senior Staff Writer at BuzzFeed covering pop culture, entertainment, and politics. The likes and comments on this video lambasting the 2026 Met Gala are veeeery telling. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue This year's gala has been marred in controversy from the jump due to its sponsors. Typically, the fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is sponsored by a luxury fashion brand - although tech companies like TikTok, Instagram, Apple, Yahoo, and Amazon have all been sponsors.