Does a viral video show Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce attending the 2026 Met Gala? No, that's not true: Kelce skipped the event. The video showed singer Sam Smith.
The claim appeared in a post by the account @C_3C_3 published on X on May 4, 2026 (archived here and here). It read:
Travis Kelce looks absurd.
This is what the attached video looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: post by @C_3C_3 on X.)
The clip, however, was a repost from the Hollywood Reporter account on X that initially published (archived here) it on May 4, 2026, under the caption referring to a different person. It read:
Sam Smith sparkles making their way up the steps of the #MetGala.
According to media reports (archived here), Smith wore an outfit made by their partner, designer Christian Cowan, on that night. Additional images of Smith wearing the same costume (archived here) could be found on the Getty Images database.
The Amazon Rekognition face comparison tool confirmed that the video did not show the Kansas City Chiefs player (archived here and here):
(Image source: Amazon Rekognition.)
In 2026, the news was not what Kelce wore -- the news was that neither Kelce (archived here) nor his fiancée Taylor Swift (archived here) attended the Met Gala.
