An anti-corruption lawyer warned Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) staff against accepting an invite from Vogue to attend the Met Gala, emails show.
The lawyer warned that Vogue's parent company, Advance Media Publications, was a registered lobbyist and appeared to suggest that she could attend the gala if she had an invite from event organizers. Ocasio-Cortez and her boyfriend accepted the tickets to the gala."The Congresswoman could accept an invitation from [the Met], but not from Vogue," the lawyer wrote, according to documents released by the Congressional Ethics Committee.
A slew of watchdog groups filed complaints after revelations emerged that she and her boyfriend, with whom she has since become engaged, scored tickets that cost $35,000 apiece. There were also questions about Ocasio-Cortez's"borrowed" dress, her sitting at a sponsored table possibly valued up to $300,000, and having a limousine ride.
“Hope the [C]ongresswoman had a great time last night! … [W]e have had a number of inquiries ... Mainly from Page Six ... Given that she was a guest of [V]ogue, we were planning to say ... she was a guest of Anna [Wintour]’s. ... wanted to check with you,” the email said, as reported by the New York Post.
For instance, her designer dress rental was priced at $1,300, but her staff negotiated the price down to $300.
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