TikTok’s boss goes from reserved tech exec to Met Gala chair

Chew in Singapore on Jan 26, 2023. With TikTok facing a ban in the US, Chew is expected to join Zendaya, Bad Bunny and Anna Wintour on the red carpet at the 2024 Met costume gala. — The New York Times

NEW YORK: Although the Met Gala serves as a branding event for Vogue, it has long accepted sponsorships from the tech giants that have threatened the very survival of legacy media publications.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos appeared as the ball’s honorary chair in 2012. Four years later, when Apple was a Met Gala sponsor, its CEO, Tim Cook, showed up in tux and tails. And Instagram supplied cash in 2022.