United Kingdom, May 4 -- Jeff Bezos is said to have paid up to $20 million to host this year's Met Gala.

Intensifying scrutiny around wealth, influence and access within the fashion world, Amazon-founding billionaire Jeff, 62, and his wife Lauren Sanchez, 56, are serving as honorary co-chairs of the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York, alongside Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and long-time organiser Anna Wintour.

The gala, set to be held on Monday (04.05.26) night and which is one of the most high-profile events in global fashion, raises funds for the Anna Wintour Costume Center and has historically blended celebrity, design and philanthropy.

This year's event, themed 'Costume Ar...