James Corden has found himself under fire from a major American fashion outlet for attending the Met Gala.
The Cut mocked the English comedian, 46, on Instagram after he was spotted leaving his hotel with wife Julia Carey to head to the star-studded fundraiser.
‘I am so sorry to ruin your night this early on but James Corden is on his way to the #metgala,’ they captioned the clip.
The post received an intense response online, with many social media users delighted to see the Carpool Karaoke star being made fun of.
‘Give your social team a raise for this caption,’ exclaimed one, while another wrote, ‘Liking purely for the caption’.
A third wrote, ‘What is this outfit? For the Met? Ok James Boredon’.
Another added, ‘his outfit is so… creative!’ while one user was outraged that the actor had been invited but renowned Nigerian-American fashion influencer Wisdom Kaye had not.
James Corden has found himself under fire from a major American fashion outlet for attending the Met Gala. (Pictured with wife Julia Carey)
‘I am so sorry to ruin your night this early on but James Corden is on his way to the #metgala,’ The Cut wrote
‘James Corden being invited and not Wisdom is egregious,’ they wrote.
Corden has been soaking up the Met Gala spotlight for days.
He and wife Julia attended a pre-Met Gala dinner at Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s home on Sunday.
The funnyman donned a black tux over a matching plain T-shirt along with a pair of smart shoes and a set of glasses.
This year, the fundraising gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosted by a group of Black male celebrities, including musician Pharrell Williams, who is the Men’s Creative Director for Louis Vuitton.
Also hosting are racer Lewis Hamilton, actor Colman Domingo, and rapper A$AP Rocky, with NBA superstar LeBron James as honorary chair.
They’re being joined by Vogue’s Anna Wintour, the mastermind behind the gala, considered the year’s biggest fashion party.
Corden already attended a pre-Met Gala dinner at Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s home on Sunday
The theme this year is ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ – based on Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.
It is meant to pay homage to black dandyism, a style with European roots which started post-Emancipation and came out in full force during the Harlem Renaissance.
Pharrell has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.
‘I want it to feel like the most epic night of power, a reflection of black resiliency in a world that continues to be colonized, by which I mean policies and legislation that are nothing short of that,’ he recently told Vogue. ‘It’s our turn.’
