You might recall that Katy ’s own mom fall for the hoax last class , and Katy said that she is " pray for " the people who were fooled once again .
If you cast your mind back to last year’sMet Gala, you might remember that pop starKaty Perrywent seriously viral for her A+ interpretation of theSleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashiontheme and “Garden of Time” dress code.
Katy Perry . That ’s it.#MetGalapic.twitter.com / OT51H6wJ9i
In fact , everybody agree at the time that Katy had one of the best facial expression of the evening , with photos disperse of the lead posing on the flushed carpet in a sensational gown beautify with flower , butterflies , and an aid - grabbing moss trimness .
There was just one major problem : Katy did n’t actually serve last year ’s Met Gala , andthe viral icon was completely AI - generated .
However, the thousands of people who fell for the hoax didn’t have to feel too bad about it, with Katy revealing at the time that her own mom had believed that the photo was real.
Taking to herInstagramaccount, the star shared a screenshot of her and her mom’s text conversation about the situation, where her mom had written: “Ha Feather! Didn’t know you went to the Met 💥 💥 💥 What a gorgeous gown, you look like the Rose Parade, you are your own float lol,” to which Katy replied: “lol mom the AI got you too, BEWARE!”
Fast-forward a year and, somehow, history repeated itself when an AI-generated image of Katy at last night’s gala went viral. This time, one widely circulatedtweeteven included a wild claim that Katy was wearing a brand-new type of fabric.
Katy Perry ’s dress at the#MetGala2025features never - before - seen , custom - made cloth by Mugler . ‘Lustratex ® , a cutting - edge fusion of fluid vinyl and adaptive bright polymer , was innovated in secret textile laboratory across Paris & Seoul ’ , VOGUE reports.pic.twitter.com/ExzrB7apOT
Sharing the fake photos , a ego - proclaimed “ parody account ” on X wrote : “ Katy Perry ’s apparel at the # MetGala2025 features never - before - seen , custom - made fabric by Mugler . ‘ Lustratex ® , a cutting - boundary merger of liquid vinyl group and adaptive impudent polymer , was introduce in clandestine textile research laboratory across Paris & Seoul ’ , VOGUE reports . ”
This tweet was seen over 400k fourth dimension and has thousands of likes , replies , and retweets at the time of writing . add together surplus establishment to their made - up claim , the same drug user than shared a false sketch of Katy ’s kit alongside thecaption : “ MUGLER partake the official project of stunning Katy Perry ’s # MetGala turnout . ”
Needless to say , once again , thousands of social media substance abuser blindly trust the photos , with many praising the hotshot for her looking and even reposting the red carpet imageswith credit tothe reputable pic agency Getty Images .
And early this morning, Katy debunked the photos on her social media page, sharing the AI images, fake sketch, and a series of funny social media posts about the incident as shewrote: “couldn’t make it to the MET, I’m on The Lifetimes Tour (see you in Houston tomorrow IRL‼️)”
Unlike last year, however, Katy went on to confirm that her mom was not fooled a second time around, writing: “P.s. this year I was actually with my mom so she’s safe from the bots but I’m praying for the rest of y’all.”
