Protester appears to rush Met Gala red carpet amid public pushback to event over Bezos sponsorship

NewsWorldAmericasProtester appears to rush Met Gala red carpet amid public pushback to event over Bezos sponsorshipUnconfirmed reports claim Amazon labor union founder Chris Smalls may have been the man arrested outside the star-studded eventJosh Marcus in San Francisco Tuesday 05 May 2026 05:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970392","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/met-gala-protester-arrest-bezos-b2970392.html","title":"Protester appears to rush Met Gala amid pushback to event over Bezos sponsorship"}}CloseWildest looks from the Met Gala 2026 red carpetThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":fals...