AI-generated images of Katy Perry at 2025 Met Gala circulated online
AI-generated images depicting singer Katy Perry at the 2025 Met Gala circulated online for the second year running, even though she did not attend the event. The synthetic images were realistic enough to have deceived her mother during the previous year's incident.
What happened
AI-generated images purporting to show Katy Perry at the 2025 Met Gala circulated online for the second consecutive year. Unlike in 2024, Perry was not physically present at the event, being on tour instead.
Reported impact
Fans were reportedly confused by the synthetic images. The images were sufficiently convincing that last year Perry's mother Mary Perry was initially fooled by similar AI-generated images from the 2024 Met Gala.
Index analysis
The 2025 images depicted Perry in an outfit blending a pinstriped suit with a futuristic black dress, matching the event's theme, with slicked-back hair and smoky eye makeup. In 2024, the most viral image showed Perry wearing an ivory ball gown covered in three-dimensional flowers with moss trim and glamorous curls.
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