Met Gala 2024: Why Did Millie Bobby Brown Skip the Event as Stranger Things Star Gets Dragged Into Drake vs Kendrick Lamar Beef?
The rap world is currently witnessing the heated beef between two hip-hop icons, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Both artists have had ongoing tensions for many years. However, it escalated when Kendrick Lamar fired shots at Drake on a collaborative track with Future and Metro Boomin named Like That. This ignited a series of diss tracks from both sides, with each artist responding to the other.
As the feud heated up, fans anticipated each new release. Listeners looked for hidden meanings and subtle extra disses in the lyrics. The beef reached new heights when Lamar’s Not Like Us appeared to accuse Drake of engaging in inappropriate relationships with minors. Fans took no time to link the allegations with Millie Bobby brown.
Drake’s response in the recent track The Heart Part 6 dismissed these allegations, but his mention of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown in the process has raised eyebrows once again.
How Did Millie Bobby Brown Get Dragged Into Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s Beef?
Kendrick Lamar, in his recent diss Not Like Us, accused Drake of being a pedophile. Among all other sorts of allegations, one particular line describes what he thinks of Drake. The line says,
“Say Drake, I hear you like ’em young You better not ever go to cell block one To any b*tch that talk to him and layin’ love Just make sure you hide your little sister from ’em They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hammy downs Then party at the party playin’ with his nose now …Certified lover boy… certified pedophile.”
In Drake’s diss track, The Heart Part 6, he addressed the allegations of inappropriate behavior with minors. The line talked about his friendship with Millie Bobby Brown. It says,
“Only f—– with Whitneys, not Millie Bobby Browns, I’d never look twice at no teenager.”
The friendship between Drake and Brown started in 2017. It raised eyebrows when it was revealed that they regularly exchanged text messages, and the young actress asked for dating advice from Drake. Brown had spoken about their close bond, describing Drake as a great role model.
When things started getting a bit out of hand, she even responded to online critics in her Instagram story, according to Cosmopolitan. Millie Bobby Brown stated that Drake is like a mentor to her and that there are more important problems that need more attention than her relationship with the rapper.
Even Drake responded to critics in his song Another Late Night, where he rapped,
“Weirdos in my comments talkin’ ’bout some Millie Bobby, look/Bring them jokes up to the gang, we get to really flockin’…”
Although Drake and Brown insisted that their relationship was platonic, their age gap and the nature of their interactions sparked concerns among some observers. By name-dropping Millie Bobby Brown again in his latest response to Lamar’s allegations, Drake reignited the controversy surrounding their friendship.
Why Millie Bobby Brown Skipped the Met Gala 2024?
Met Gala 2024 has seen many celebrities like Zendaya, Bad Bunny, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Biel, Lana Del Rey, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Hemsworth, and many more, gracing the red carpet with their fashion and looks.
However, amidst the rap feud and the resurfacing of her friendship with Drake, Millie Bobby Brown was not seen at this year’s Met Gala. The actress has been filming the final season of Stranger Things.
During an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Brown revealed that the shooting and pre-production procedures for season 5 are far from over and will take nine more months to finish. The reason for the delay might be the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, and with season 5 being the final season, makers can’t rush to a conclusion.
While Millie Bobby Brown’s absence from the Met Gala 2024 may have been overshadowed by the Drake-Kendrick Lamar beef, it is yet to be seen where the beef will move ahead and which new names come up as the rappers go more personal.
