Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts and criticism event has lost its cache Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts and criticism event has lost its cache T he Met Gala in New York is the grandest and ritziest event in the fashion calendar, and an indicator of the growing ties between designers, celebrity and power. But with tech billionaires now joining the cohort, this year’s party may be its most