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Lewis Hamilton, Black creatives

Hamilton courts controversy by supporting ‘Black creatives’ in Met Gala

A day after Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton were involved in a dangerous collision at the Monza circuit during the Formula 1 race on Sunday, the latter flew to New York and courted controversy at the Met Gala — an annual fundraising event for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City — for his tweet, which many said was racist.