- Primary Subject: Olivia Rodrigo and Kim Kardashian's alleged Met Gala rental interaction
- Key Update: Olivia Rodrigo has gone viral for reportedly declining a request from Kim Kardashian regarding the Met Gala.
- Status: Trending/Unconfirmed rumor
- Last Verified: May 5, 2026
- Quick Answer: Olivia Rodrigo reportedly declined Kim Kardashian's Met Gala request, sparking widespread online discussion and drawing comparisons to Kim's previous Marilyn Monroe dress rental.
As the 2026 Met Gala rolls out its red carpet to celebrate another milestone in costume art, an unconfirmed rumor has taken the internet by storm: Olivia Rodrigo reportedly declined Kim Kardashian's request to rent one of her iconic Met Gala looks. With fans buzzing over the alleged "solid no", we dive into Kardashian's storied Met Gala history, the viral speculation, and the potential reasons behind Rodrigo's decision.
Olivia Rodrigo Goes Viral for Saying 'No' to Kim Kardashian's Met Gala Request
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The news comes from a tweet by vesperamyst, in which the report posted claimed: "Kim Kardashian has been denied by Olivia Rodrigo to rent her iconic 'Met Gala' look. She wanted to wear it for this year's "Fashion is Art" themed Met Gala."
In the post, Olivia flaunts her signature color, purple, spread with glitter and butterflies, the Versace fit in 2022, but it remains to be seen whether this was the dress Kim K allegedly wanted to "borrow" or if the news is true at all.
It is worth mentioning that Olivia's last time attending the Met Gala was in 2023, where she wore a bold black-and-white color combination, adorned with flowers, a soft red lip, and the Audrey Hepburn-inspired hair.
In 2026, Olivia skipped the Met Gala red carpet, which may come from the fact that she's fresh off a double-duty gig hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live, releasing her new single, performing at Coachella, and announcing a brand new album.
As of writing, she has yet to address her absence at the event and on social media. However, she is slated to perform an intimate show for fans in Barcelona this Friday, May 8, as part of Spotify’s Billions Club Live series.
The Rumor Buzz Recalls Kim Kardashian's Marilyn Monroe Dress Controversy
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Whether or not the news is true, there is one other ongoing debate as to why Kim Kardashian would be denied being trusted with a rental for a Met Gala look, and that's the speculative report that she had "whooped" Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress after wearing it to the 2022 Met Gala.
In 2022, Kim K purposely came up with the idea to wear Hollywood Sweetheart Marilyn Monroe's jaw-dropping dress and told Vogue, "I thought to myself, what would I have done for the American theme if it had not been the Balenciaga look? What's the most American thing you can think of? And that's Marilyn Monroe." Specifically, the infamous glittering dress Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK, "It was that look."
Post-2022 Met Gala, however, the 1962 Marilyn Monroe gown appeared to have been damaged, eventually addressed by Kim when she took a lie detector video for Vanity Fair, where she wanted to settle the rumors.
She doubled down on the "no", and ultimately claimed, "I don't know how it got to me. But it's perfect now." When pressed on about how the dress was fixed, Kim jokingly said, "You're gonna cost me $10 million in insurance. Let's move on."
Monroe's dress was designed by Jean Louis and originally cost $12,000. It was reportedly sewn into Monroe's dress for her sexy performance for President John F. Kennedy on May 19, 1962, at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser.
According to Marilyn Monroe historian and collector Scott Fortner, who shared the before-and-after photos on social media, the dress had signs of damage, including missing crystals and several small rips along the zipper seam.
Following the photos' virality, however, Ripley denied the allegations that any damage was caused by the dress's appearance.
In another social media post, Ripley's Believe it or Not! museum explained that when they acquired the dress at a Julien's Auctions event in 2016 for $4.8 million, the dress already had "a number of the seams are pulled and warm. This is not surprising given how delicate the material is."
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