Billy Porter's Met Gala Invite Allegedly 'Revoked' After He Called Anna Wintour A 'B**ch'

Hollywood actor Billy Porter has allegedly had his Met Gala invite revoked after calling Anna Wintour a "B**ch."

Porter, known for his bold personality and fashion choices, first critiqued Wintour when Harry Styles appeared in a dress on a historic Vogue cover. 

He called out the "gatekeepers" for using the non-binary movement for elevation without making "sacrifices."

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In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Porter called Wintour a "b**tch" while recalling her decision to have singer Harry Styles grace the cover of Vogue while wearing a dress. The name-calling has allegedly caused a storm of consequences, and the fallout has been quick and firm.

Now, according to Radar Online, insiders revealed that Porter's "invitation to the all-important Met Gala was revoked, and his once-favorable standing with top-tier designers has been shaken."

The insider added, "While Billy is a sensation on the fashion scene, the designers have rallied behind Anna, a true titan of the industry."

Porter first criticized Wintour following Vogue's spotlight on Styles for his gender-fluid and non-binary fashion choices. The "Pose" star, who is openly gay, voiced his frustration with the magazine and its editor-in-chief but clarified that he didn't blame the former One Direction member.

He emphasized that Styles' prominence wasn't his fault due to his attributes, stating, "It's not Harry Styles' fault that he happens to be white and cute and straight and fit into the infrastructure that way." Instead, Porter directed his criticism towards those in control, adding, "I call out the gatekeepers."

The 53-year-old actor argued that Styles received the cover due to his "whiteness" and being "straight." He then accused Vogue of using the non-binary movement for elevation without "having to sacrifice anything."

Porter revealed he had discussed the "de-gendering of fashion movement" with Wintour before Styles' cover, where he told the style icon to "use your power as Vogue to uplift the voices of the leaders of this de-gendering of fashion movement." 

Despite the conversation, Styles ended up on the cover of the magazine six months later, much to Porter's displeasure.

A Vogue spokesperson acknowledged the actor's work in advancing discussions on genderless fashion, stating, "We of course regret that Billy feels as he does, and Vogue completely recognizes the tremendous amount of work he has done driving the conversation forward around genderless fashion."

Porter had previously criticized Harry Styles' Vogue feature, asserting in a 2021 interview with the Sunday Times that he "changed the whole game." The "American Horror Story" star noted, "And that is not ego, that is just fact. I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it."

He continued, "I feel like the fashion industry has accepted me because they have to. I'm not necessarily convinced, and here is why: I created the conversation, and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time."

Porter clarified that he wasn't attacking the "Adore You" singer but questioned why Styles was chosen as the face of the new discussion.

He suggested that Styles "doesn't care, he's just doing it because it's the thing to do." 

"This is politics for me. This is my life. I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars and not be gunned down. All he has to do is be white and straight," he concluded.

In an interview with Evening Standard, Porter revealed he was warned his "queerness would be (his) liability" in his entertainment career. This prediction seemingly came true as the "Cinderella" actor was "kicked" out of mainstream R&B.

"When I got into the business in the late '80s, I was told that my queerness would be my liability," Porter recalled. "Not just in the music industry, but across the board. And it was a liability. They kicked me out of mainstream R&B."

However, years later, Porter made his triumphant entry into the scene after he won a Tony for the musical "Kinky Boots" in 2013 and an Emmy for "Pose" in 2019.

Reveling in how the cultural gatekeepers came back for him, he said, "(I) made a name for myself, period. Not just Broadway. I won an Emmy. I'm a fashion icon. Now they need me. Winners write their history because I'm not supposed to be here looking like this."