Billie Eilish responds to criticism of her Met Gala look: that’s AI, I was in Europe

At the Met Gala in 2023
One of the celeb looks we didn’t cover from last week’s Met Gala was Billie Eilish. Why? Because she wasn’t there! But that didn’t stop people from playing with AI to place Billie at the event and proceeding to trash the look. What a lovely snapshot of our culture. So this week Billie got wind of people trolling her rose-adorned suit for the Superfine: Tailoring Black Style theme — you know, the outfit she never wore — and made a little “WTF?!?” video that went up on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday. Presumably she was filming from Europe, where she’s on her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, and in fact had a show in Amsterdam the night of the first Monday in May, an ocean and several time zones away from the Met Gala.

Billie Eilish is responding to criticism of her Met Gala look, noting that she did not even attend the May 5 event.

The singer, 23, took to Instagram Stories Wednesday to discuss an AI-generated image of her that was being circulated online.

“Seeing people talk about what I wore to this year’s Met Gala being trash — I wasn’t there,” Eilish said as she ate an ice cream cone.

“That’s AI. I had a show in Europe that night. Let me be! I wasn’t even there!” she added.

The star is currently on her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour and was performing in Amsterdam the night of the Met Gala.

The tour, which kicked off in September, runs through July. Her album of the same name arrived in May 2024.

[From UPI via Yahoo]

Whelp, I guess “fake AI pic of a celeb attending the Met Gala” is now a part of the annual soiree. Last year Katy Perry got the treatment, when people dressed her up in a couple different designs for the 2024 theme, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. With the Katy photos, I couldn’t help but snark at the fact that the technical wizardry of AI still spat out the wrong carpet backdrop. So at least this year the Billie image but that might just be due to the fact that it’s Photoshop.

As for Billie’s reaction, I feel for her on this one! It’s reasonable to be appraised for something you did do, but no one should have to face flak for something that’s made up! By someone else! That’s like a friend being mad at you for something you did to them… in a dream. Life is insane enough as it is these days, let’s please only hold each other accountable for things that actually happen in the real, waking world. And let’s also get to discussing the truly important things — like what is this ice cream cone Billie is feasting on? It looks like chocolate, but I want to know more!

Billie Eilish reacts to people trashing her Met Gala outfit this year, which was AI-generated as she wasn’t there:

“Seeing people talk about what I wore to this year’s Met Gala being trash… I wasn’t there. That’s AI. I had a show in Europe that night… let me be!” pic.twitter.com/z9Rj4QEAKQ

— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 15, 2025

This is AI/Photoshop:

| Billie Eilish has arrived at the #MetGala 2025 carpet. pic.twitter.com/eS7afXKorG

— shamaeel⋆ ˚ ౨ৎ ⋆｡˚ ⋆ (@b1rdsoffeather) May 5, 2025

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