Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson took the opportunity to catch up with billionaire Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala on Monday.
The 41-year-old Kardashians star and the 28-year-old SNL fixture were seen chatting with the Tesla founder and her mother Kris Jenner‘s boyfriend Corey Gamble after walking the red carpet at the event in Manhattan.
Although Kim appeared to be wearing the same dress worn worn nearly 60 years earlier by Marilyn Monroe, she changed into a replica of the iconic outfit once inside the event so as to preserve the timeless treasure.
There appeared to be plenty to discuss with Musk after his recent acquisition of social media platform Twitter in a $44 billion leveraged buyout.
Kim has a long-standing association with the micro-blogging site, where she commands 72.2million followers and is ranked the fourth most influential person to use it.
Hers is also the twelfth most followed account on Twitter – five places behind Musk with 90.3million followers – while former US President Barack Obama sits in first place with an astonishing 130.1million.
Kim’s glittering beaded gown was designed by Jean Louis, and has been on display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Orlando, Florida, after the attraction bought it from Julien’s Auction for $4.81 million.
But the reality star’s replica worn inside the event was a perfect copy of the original and didn’t betray its more modern provenance.
