THE RUNDOWNMeryl Streep will not be at the Met Gala this evening.The actress has never attended the event, despite being invited for years.Her publicist confirmed that while she appreciates the Met Gala, “it has never quite been her scene.”Meryl Streep will not be making an appearance at the Met Gala tonight. The actress is skipping the annual New York City gathering, continuing a long-standing pattern, as she has never attended the event.Her absence is not due to scheduling conflicts or a last-minute change. According to her publicist, “Meryl has been invited to the Met Gala for many years but has never attended…it has never quite been her scene.”Streep’s decision comes as she remains in the spotlight for The Devil Wears Prada 2, which premiered on Friday, May 1, marking 20 years since the original film’s release. The sequel reunites Streep with Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, revisiting the world of fashion media that made her character, Miranda Priestly, a cultural icon.Jeff Spicer//Getty ImagesDuring a recent interview with Today, Streep reflected on the longevity of the franchise and its themes. “Everybody in their lives has had to surf the new reality and figure out how to survive, how to keep their scruples intact, how to keep their conscience awake and alive,” she said. “(All the characters do) it in a different way and there are lots of compromises people make, and yet together, it’s kind of triumphant in the end.”The actress has spent recent weeks promoting the film globally, with a press tour that included multiple high-profile fashion moments styled in collaboration with Micaela Erlanger. The tour leaned into what Erlanger described to ELLE as “bold, powerful, and classic,” blending references to the film’s fictional fashion world with Streep’s personal style.