'Did they threaten you?' Keith McNally issues groveling U-turn as he admits ... trends now
New York City restauranteur Keith McNally pulled a heel turn on Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez at the Met Gala on Monday night, praising the pair's ensemble.
McNally said he has been facing backlash for posting pictures of the Amazon founder and his wife-to-be Lauren Sanchez, where he branded her 'revolting.'
On Monday, however, he turned a new leaf on the couple, lauding their outfits at the famous gala.
'Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez making their Met Gala debut tonight and looking like a million dollars,' McNally wrote on his infamous Instagram page.
'It never feels good when reality doesn't fit one's narrative, but I must admit that Bezos and Sánchez both looked stunning and very beautiful tonight.'
New York City restauranteur Keith McNally pulled a heel turn on Jeff Bezos ' fiancée Lauren Sanchez at the Met Gala on Monday night , praising the pair's ensemble
McNally said he has been facing backlash for posting pictures of the Amazon founder and his wife-to-be Lauren Sanchez, where he branded her 'revolting'
It had some of McNally's usual readers wondering what they'd done with the usually salty restauranteur.
One follower wondered out loud in the comment section: 'Did they threaten you or something?'
'[K]eith blink if you are being held hostage,' joked another.
One other wondered if McNally really was complimenting the pair given Bezos' vast riches.
'Isn’t saying that they look like a million dollars an insult to a billionaire?'
The Balthazar owner posted a seemingly unprovoked, posted a serious of pictures of the couple on April 15, along with the caption, 'Does anybody else find Jeff Bezos' New wife - Lauren Sanchez - ABSOLUTELY REVOLTING?'
'What an ugly and F***ing SMUG - LOOKING couple they make. Is this what having 1000 Billion dollars does to people?'
On Sunday, McNally went on to call out people who spoke in Sanchez's defense, including her celebrity pals.
Lauren Sanchez arrives for the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
On Monday, however, McNally turned a new leaf on the couple, lauding their outfits at the famous gala
His praise of Sanchez had some of McNally's usual readers wondering what they'd done with the usually salty restauranteur
'Although 90 per cent of the 3,000 comments I received from my Sanchez post were light and funny - and in the vein of the post - the comments I received from other billionaires' wives were unfunny and weird,' McNally said.
'The unfunniest was from the wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld (whom I adore) - Jessica Seinfeld. Seinfeld must have been embarrassed by her comment because she quickly deleted it.'
'Here's part of it: "THIS POST IS A REFLECTION OF YOUR TWISTED, PITIFUL, AND HIDEOUS MIND. LAUREN HAS TWICE THE CHARACTER YOU DO."' '
'"Twisted, pitiful, and hideous." The f****r must have read my memoir,' he said.
He went on to deliver a half-hearted apology and dragged those who criticized him for commenting on Sanchez's looks.
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