Leave it to New York City to let a cockroach upstage the annual Met Gala event featuring a who’s who of A-list celebrities.
Eager for its own red carpet moment, apparently, the little fellow made his/her grand appearance before a photographer, who nearly stepped on the uninvited intruder.
A cockroach has arrived at the #MetGala . pic.twitter.com/cA4fzMXgi2
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 2, 2023
“Pests such as cockroaches and mice are far too common in many NYC households, especially in low-income neighborhoods with poorly maintained housing,” NYC Heath notes on its website. “In some neighborhoods, over 50% of households report seeing cockroaches every day and mice within the last 3 months.”
Unfortunately, Variety appears to have confirmed that while roaches are fully expected to be the sole survivors of a nuclear holocaust, this one didn’t survive a night out on the town in the Big Apple:
Variety confirms that the #MetGala Cockroach was stepped on and died earlier tonight. pic.twitter.com/sRnHXYwmjO
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) May 2, 2023
The scene draws to mind the infamous video of an industrious rat struggling on a New York City subway stairwell with a slice of pizza that dwarfed him in size:
New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway pic.twitter.com/VKuxx3a8T6
— videos hall of fame (@VideosH0F) April 28, 2023
The embarrassing moment did result in plenty of online jocularities… here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
What if it uses they/them pronouns
— lysander (@flbharry13) May 2, 2023
The most talented are the ones who leave too soon
— Carlos Infante (@carlosinfante97) May 2, 2023
Hope not Vincent D’Onofrio again
— Dan in HI (@Dan_in_HI) May 2, 2023
They really invited @JoeBudden!?!? pic.twitter.com/r0Ha254HXF
— ari hee unch (@ThatMariQuinn) May 2, 2023
Was this approved as part of the Karl Lagerfeld theme
— Def Noodles (@defnoodles) May 2, 2023
When a cocroach is living ur dream… pic.twitter.com/2PRQmLN1in
— Mauri (@MauriOff_) May 2, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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