A video of a cockroach on the Met Gala red carpet show on Monday went viral on social media. The photographers at the event were seen chasing after and trying to click the insect.

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The theme for the 2023 Met Gala was ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’. The event honored designer Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy and was hosted by Anna Wintour, along with an array of top Hollywood guests and fashion icons.

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“Two cats and a cockroach walked the Met Gala carpet in 2023. What a weird year,” one user wrote on Twitter, trolling Doja Cat and Janelle Monáe, both of who dressed up as Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette.

“met gala cockroach was actually me guys sorry it’s been a busy night” said another.

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“That cockroach at The #MetGala    is really an animorph trying to get in to battle a Yeerk that was using Anna Wintour as a host,” one user said.

Another wrote: “According to close sources, @NICKIMINAJ made a surprise appearance as she disguised as a Cockroach while entering the MET GALA Red Carpet in a very subtle way.”

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“i just know someone was mad that the cockroach was the star of the met gala this hear i’m calling foul play,” said another.

Ultimately, the Twitter handle of The Variety reported that the cockroach was stepped on by someone there. “It is with deep sadness that we must report the #MetGala cockroach was stepped on. #RIP,” they wrote.