Breaking news: Huge crowd of 'BLM' protesters gather outside NYC's The Met just as fashion's biggest night kicks off at the gala
A huge crowd of protesters have gathered outside the 2021 Met Gala in Manhattan just as a host of A-listers arrive for the biggest night in the fashion calendar.
Multiple arrest have been made as dozens of NYPD officers clashed with the BLM protesters outside New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday.
Police can be heard yelling at demonstrators lining the streets to 'Move back!' in cellphone footage of the event, while the protesters chant 'Black Lives Matter'.
A huge crowd of protesters have gathered outside the 2021 Met Gala in Manhattan just as a host of A-listers arrive for the biggest night in the fashion calendar
Police detain demonstrators attending a Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest at the Met Gala 2021 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York
A Black Lives Matter protester is arrested by New York City police outside the Met Gala on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York
A Black Lives Matter protester is arrested by New York City police outside the Met Gala on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York
A biker stands atop a traffic stop across The Metropolitan Museum of Art during the Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of In America: A Lexicon of Fashion as BLM protesters close off 5th Ave
A copy of the flyer from the protest indicates that the protests were initiated by an 'autonomous group of NYC abolitionists who believe that policing does not protect and serve communities.'
'The NYPD has a total financial allocation of $11 billion per year. This money goes towards racist policing that destroys Black and brown communities while people who are struggling do not get the resources they need. CARE, not COPS, is the answer,' the flyer read.
It is still unclear how many protestors were arrested.
The gala's theme this year is a celebration of the Costume Institute’s newest exhibition, 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion.' The exhibit will open to the public in the Anna Wintour Costume Center on September 18th.
The gala usually takes place on the first Monday in May, but was delayed due to Covid-19 fears until tonight. The 2020 event was cancelled entirely due to the pandemic.
Black Lives Matter protesters clash with New York City police outside the Met Gala on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, 13 September 2021
Black Lives Matter protesters clash with New York City police outside the Met Gala on Fifth Avenue in New York, New York, USA, 13 September 2021
A woman gets arrested during a 'Defund the Police' protest outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the MET Gala in New York on September 13
A woman is detained during a protest outside The Met as celebrities arrive for the gala
Protesters appear outside of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the 'In America: A Lexicon of Fashion' exhibition
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