Bad Bunny appeared to have an awkward interaction with Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian at the 2026 Met Gala that set the internet alight.
The Grammy winner - who dated Kendall Jenner on and off between 2023 and 2024 - ran into his ex’s mother and sister on the red carpet at the prestigious fashion event in New York on Monday night.
In a now-viral video, the 32-year-old held out his arm to hug Jenner, 70, from the side as he walked past, with the matriarch seen repeatedly patting his arm.
Still with his arm around the momager, Bad Bunny leaned over to chat to Kardashian, 45. Both reality stars then appeared to turn away looking seemingly uncomfortable.
The exchange had fans “dying with laughter” on social media.
“How awkward was that greeting between Bad Bunny and Kris Jenner, his EX mother-in-law?” one wrote on X.
Another added: “That Bad Bunny greeting with Kris Jenner felt so awkward that even I got tense. Her trying to be cool and him like, ‘What am I doing here.’ Who else saw it and died laughing?”
One user claimed the tension was simply down to Bad Bunny’s hugging technique, penning: “It's just that he hugged her weirdly, lmao.”
Another joked that Jenner couldn’t recognise the rapper due to his transformation into an elderly man, complete with grey hair and a beard, prosthetic-assisted makeup age and a cane.
“She's over here now wanting to know who that gentleman was who greeted her,” they commented.
lo incómodo que fue ese saludo de bad bunny y kris jenner su EX suegra 😭 pic.twitter.com/tjpzRPnu7E
— ؘjuandi (@poxelse) May 5, 2026
The rapper - real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio - quipped that it took him “53 years” to get ready for the Met Gala.
Alongside his aging makeup, he wore a black tuxedo with a large bow detail from his Zara collection.
The outfit was a reference to Charles James’ 1947 work “Bustle,” which is part of the Costume Institute’s permanent collection. The overall look was intended to make Bad Bunny look 50 years older.
It was an ode to one of the sections in the “Costume Art” exhibit, which is titled “The Aging Body.”
Bad Bunny worked with makeup artist Mike Marino to create a look to show “how the passage of time may actually affect [Bad Bunny’s] face, neck, and hands”.
His ex Jenner also attended the Met Gala, rocking a draped nude dress with faux nipples by GapStudio.
The model was later seen in a similar fake nipple dress as she arrived at the star-studded afterparty at People’s Bar in New York.
Jenner and Bad Bunny sparked romance rumours in February 2023. After a brief split in late 2023, they reportedly rekindled their romance in mid-2024 but have since split again.
The Puerto Rican star - who blew fans away with his recent Super Bowl half time show - is now believed to have reconciled with his ex, model Gabriela Berlingeri.
Jenner, meanwhile, has recently been linked to Australian actor Jacob Elordi.
