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The last Met Ball Gwynnie attended was the 2013 event, the one where the theme was punk and everyone wore leather and chains and too much black eyeliner - everyone but Gwyneth, who showed up in pink Valentino.
In addition to flouting the theme, Paltrow complained about how "un-fun" the gala was, telling USA Today that it was too hot and she didn't enjoy it at all. "It was boiling. It was too crowded. I'm never going again," she said.
Whether she meant those words or not, they're likely to keep her off the guest list as long as Anna Wintour is presiding over it.