A hug became one of the most talked-about moments of the Met Gala 2026: Bad Bunny approached Kris Jenner—mother of his ex-girlfriend Kendall Jenner—and greeted her inside the event, in a scene that has gone viral on TikTok.
The video shows the Puerto Rican artist—turned away, wearing a black suit and with his curly hair whitened by aging makeup—approaching Kris Jenner amidst the luxurious floral decoration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Kris wore a long kimono-style coat, and Kim Kardashian also appears in the clip.
The meeting carries significant weight due to the context: Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner had a relationship for several months in 2023, which ended due to incompatible schedules and differing lifestyles, according to close sources cited by People.
At this year's gala, Bad Bunny didn't run into Kendall (at least not in front of the cameras) but rather with his mother, which sparked the public's imagination. Many agreed after seeing the expression on the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan: it was awkward.
"It was awkward," "That was super awkward," "Awkward hug…," "The most awkward hug I've seen," "The weirdest hug I've seen," "That didn't go well…," "She didn't look very happy…," "Kris seemed scared," "She doesn't seem very happy about that," "She didn't want to be bothered," "She's like 'get off me,'" "She had no idea who he was," or "It's like 'who is this guy?'" some people remarked upon seeing the images.
Bad Bunny's look at the gala was already making headlines before the viral video: the artist appeared with makeup and aging prosthetics created by artist Mike Marino, simulating being fifty years older, in response to the theme for the 2026 edition, "Costume Art / The Aging Body."
On the red carpet, he joked that his look took "53 years" to create, and the outfit—a black tuxedo from Zara, cane, and Cartier jewelry—was included among the most striking looks of the Met Gala 2026.
The moment arrives at the peak of the artist's career: in February, he won the Grammy for Album of the Year with "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS," becoming the first Latino to achieve this with a completely Spanish-language album, and days later, he headlined the historic Super Bowl LX halftime show, also entirely in Spanish.
On the internet, the hug with Kris Jenner has sparked more conversation than any look of the night, demonstrating that in the viral age, hallway moments can overshadow the red carpet.
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