For the second year in a row, people all over the Internet were fooled with a fake AI image of Katy Perry attending the Met Gala. The famous pop singer was not in attendance at this year’s Met Gala on Monday night,

The pop star recently began the first leg of her “Lifetimes Tour,” so she couldn’t be at the biggest night in fashion. But thanks to AI, she rocked up to the event in a sleek black dress—a look that Perry fans instantly dubbed “iconic.”

AI-generated images of Katy Perry on the 2025 Met Gala red carpet went viral for the second year in a row and left fans stumped over her attendance. Last year, AI-generated images of the singer at the 2024 Met Gala even tricked her mom Mary into thinking she was there.