Huge crowd of 'BLM' protesters gather outside NYC's The Met just as fashion's biggest night kicks off at the gala By Sandra Salathe For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:39 BST, 13 September 2021 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 13 September 2021 Viewcomments A huge crowd of protesters have gathered outside the 2021 Met Gala in Manhattan just as a host of A listers arrive for the biggest night in the fashion calendar. The protest, according to one Twitter user, appears to be a Black Lives Matter protest. The event, which usually takes place on the first Monday in May, is taking place tonight at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. It initially was postponed after COVID canceled the 2020 event. A woman gets arrested during a "Defund the Police" protest outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the MET Gala in New York on September 13 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility