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Jennifer Lopez attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.

What is the Met Gala? Since 1948, the Met Gala has been an A-list fundraising for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year’s event was held Monday, May 5.