Bloody Met Gala Photo Has Been Altered

After this year’s Met Gala on September 13, social media users discussed everything from Dan Levy’s puff-sleeved suit to a picture circulating of the bloodied back of someone walking away from the camera, and towards an ascending set of red-carpeted stairs. Comments have ranged from, “AmeriKKKa has indigenous blood on their hands,” to  a user offering a story: the image is of an artist named “brown,” who is “not necessarily Native,” and is making a commentary on this year's Met Gala's theme, “American Independence.”