Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has recently gained international recognition for her consecutively gorgeous appearances at well-known events, such as the Met Gala in 2024.
Her name appears on the Blockout 2024 list, which also includes the names of other well-known global figures like Priyanka Chopra and Taylor Swift, suggesting that the rising wave has hit a snag.
Due to her purported silence regarding the situation in Gaza, Alia has found herself in the center of a growing controversy. It happened after she attracted attention on May 6 at the Met Gala this year while wearing a gorgeous Sabyasachi saree. The actor went on another foreign trip after the appearance, showing up in London on May 13 for the Gucci Cruise Show 2025.
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She has been charged with "complicity" for failing to take action and drawing attention to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza.
Priyanka Chopra, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kylie Jenner, Zendaya, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Zac Efron, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Justin Timberlake, and many more well-known names are also on the celebrity blocklist.
The Blockout 2024 movement has been more popular in recent months on social media, particularly TikTok, where users criticize celebrities for not speaking out enough against Israel's attacks on Gaza.
It gained more traction following the Met Gala in 2024 when users shared lists of celebrities they had blocked on various social media sites. The goal of the boycott campaign is to force these well-known individuals to use their extensive platforms for advocacy—more especially, to push for cease-fire calls.
It represents an online demonstration in which people deliberately block celebrities on social media because they have not spoken out about the Israel-Gaza conflict or, in certain cases, because they are perceived to be supporting it.
A lot of famous people are speaking out about the Israel-Gaza conflict in the interim. People are applauding them for standing up. Actors actively working to speak out against the war include John Cusack, Ramy Youssef, and Mark Ruffalo. At this year's Oscars ceremony, a number of celebrities, including Mahershala Ali, Billie Eilish, and Finneas O'Connell, showed their support for Artists4Ceasefire by donning red pins on the red carpet.
