Protesters Hide Over 300 Fake Urine Bottles in Met Museum

Protesters from the activist group Everyone Hates Elon hid more than 300 bottles filled with fake urine inside New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art hours before Monday's Met Gala, targeting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez for their roles as honorary co-chairs and major donors to the event.

The stunt referenced longstanding allegations that Amazon warehouse and delivery workers have been forced to urinate in bottles due to strict productivity quotas and limited bathroom breaks. The bottles, some labeled with Bezos's face and messages like "Boycott the Bezos Met Gala," were placed near artifacts inside the museum. The group posted videos on social media showing activists planting the containers, which contained water and food coloring, ahead of the annual fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute.

Outside the venue, demonstrators staged a "Resistance Red Carpet" with costumes bearing phrases such as "eat the rich" and signs criticizing billionaires. They also set up baskets of empty water bottles next to a poster reading, "Met Gala VIP toilet. Installed in honor of Met Gala chair Jeff Bezos. Go ahead, its good enough for his staff and in partnership...