Madonna & Sabrina Ditch Richie Akiva’s Met Gala Party
Published May 2, 2026 at 5:18 pm
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter just pulled the ultimate power move—they’re throwing their own Met Gala after-party instead of co-hosting with legendary nightlife impresario Richie Akiva. And honestly? We’re living for the drama.
Sources say the two were originally set to help Akiva throw his famed bash, the event literally everyone tries to get into post-Met. But days before the big night, plans shifted. Madonna and Carpenter decided to host their own separate soirée elsewhere, leaving Akiva to pull together his legendary shindig without his A-list co-hosts.
This is peak Met Gala chaos energy. Akiva’s after-party is already the most exclusive ticket in New York on the first Monday in May—getting access is basically impossible. Now he’s scrambling to salvage the night while Madonna and Sabrina do their own thing. The question everyone’s asking: whose party is actually going to be the move?