Met Gala Curse? These Celebrity Couples Have Schemed It

Get the Full StoryHere's a riddle for you: Two people walk down a red carpet, but only one comes out the other side. Where are they? If you guessed the Met Gala, you get a coconut-ceviche tostada bite with compressed watermelon sushi and a gold star.

Yes, fashion's biggest night is once again upon us, which can only mean one thing: Your favorite celebrity couples are officially treading on thin ice. At least, that's if you believe in the infamous "Met Gala Curse." The argument goes that couples who walk this particular red carpet together will wind up single afterward. While it sounds pretty outlandish, it's true that a look back at old Met Gala red carpets reads like an obituary of power couples of yore, from Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson to Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. But is this A-list curse really as powerful as they say?

It's easy to forget that the Met Gala is, at its core, just a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But it's shrouded in many more layers of lore than your typical philanthropic shindig, thanks in part to its long-established no-phones rule. No one aside from the attendees really knows what goes on inside those hallowed halls, forced to glean clues from the occasional delinquent bathroom selfie like a dog licking the scraps off a bone. And while there are plenty of reasons to speculate about why the gala might lead to some romantic turbulence - too much flirting with Timmy Chalamet? Accidentally swiping your partner's double-sided tape? Fighting over who gets to be styled by Law Roach? - no one knows for sure why so many celebrity couples break up in its wake. Maybe it's a coincidence, or maybe someone's spiking the champagne. We all know Anna Wintour lives for the drama.

Still, as much as the Met Gala may lead to breakups, we'd be remiss not to mention all the couples who have proudly withstood this greatest test of celebrity relationship strength. Some have used the gala as a relationship hard-launcher or a place to flirt and mingle. And of course there are plenty of romances that have remained intact year after year, gala after gala - from Beyonc and Jay-Z to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Below, we've rounded up some of the celebrity couples who have schemed the Met Gala curse to prove their love is stronger than anything - even Rihanna's neck carrying that bedazzled Pope hat.

Celebrity Couples Who Have Outlasted the Met Gala Curse

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