Practically one yr in the past, Kim Kardashian sporting Marilyn Monroe’s precise gown to the Met Gala was a scorching matter.

She misplaced a dramatic quantity of weight to put on it. She attended with Pete Davidson. Oh, and the historic gown took some harm within the course of.

Will historical past repeat itself this yr?

Kim practically bought blacklisted from this yr’s gala. Even with last-minute modifications, the entire ordeal has been downright embarrassing.

Earlier this month, an inside supply advised Web page Six that Kim Kardashian wouldn’t obtain an invite to the Met Gala.

She wouldn’t be the one one.

Kim’s mother and her siblings — meaning Kris, Kourtney, Khloe, Rob, Kendall, and Kylie — have been all set for exclusion from the can’t-miss Might 1 charity occasion.

As all of us keep in mind, Kim has walked that pink carpet for years. So have most of her siblings.

Allegedly, Anna Wintour deliberate to trim down the visitor listing to make the occasion extra unique.

One can solely speculate as to her motive for doing so. It’s a charity occasion, in spite of everything.

Clearly, Vogue didn’t publicly touch upon the visitor listing on the time.

Even then, there have been whispers that the listing was nonetheless a work-in-progress. As in, Kim may nonetheless make the minimize.

In the meantime, all the pieces remained unsure. A lot to the continued embarrassment of Kim and her fashion-loving household.

Now, nevertheless, a brand new inside supply spoke to The US Solar to clear issues up.

“Anna had needed to do a cull of the visitor listing this yr,” the insider started.

“And,” the supply then continued, the notorious editor’s aim was to “make it extra of an unique occasion.”

“And whereas a number of names have been mentioned,” the insider went on.

“Attendees have all the time been an ongoing dialog,” the supply emphasised, “and nothing was ever set in stone.”

In keeping with the insider, “Kim was by no means advised she won’t be on the listing.” After all, which will have made these experiences very alarming. They have been coming from Web page Six, which carries numerous weight.

“Whereas invitations have now formally been despatched out and Kim has been confirmed,” the insider famous.

The supply shared that “the information leak about her presumably not getting an invitation did see tensions run excessive behind the scenes.”

And the insider added that this brought about numerous drama “in what has been an enormous misunderstanding.”

Allegedly, all of this left Kim feeling “very sad” and even strained relationships as staffers rushed to clean any ruffled feathers.

Setting the file straight, an insider near the state of affairs completely advised The U.S. Solar on Monday:

“It’s been embarrassing for everybody concerned,” the insider expressed. “However, Kim continues to be excited and has already been working with a high vogue home to design a customized search for the evening.” We don’t doubt it.