Why Taylor Swift Is Skipping the 2023 Met Gala

During an October discussion about her Midnights song “Lavender Haze,” Taylor explained, “I guess, theoretically, when you’re in the lavender haze, you’ll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off that cloud,” she continued. “And I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just like ‘public figures,’ because we live in the era of social media. And if the world finds out that you’re in love with somebody, they’re going to weigh in on it.”