Stars wearing white roses for Grammys in solidarity with #MeToo movement

New York: Stars, including Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson, turned out on the Grammys red carpet Sunday displaying white roses in solidarity with the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexual misconduct. Gaga was in a black lace top and leggings with a full skirt and train, white rose in place and her hair swept into a fishtail braid with black pins. Rita Ora also wowed in black, She, too, had a white rose pinned on. There were lots of black, perhaps spillover from the anti-sexual misconduct message of the recent Golden Globes, but there was also plenty of color.  

@Camila_Cabello is one of many celebrities sporting a white rose ???? at the #GRAMMYs tonight in support of the #MeToo movement. pic.twitter.com/8UmCsS9Y4q

— Kay Angrum (@kayangrum) January 28, 2018

Multiple-nominee Sza was accompanied by her grandmother and donned embellished white, her hair loose and natural. Cardi B made a big statement in white with a short tiered dress and train. Sam Smith was in a green suit, yes he wore the rose and a red scoop-neck shirt underneath, Rapper K. Flay, in a black tuxedo jacket, chose a Time’s Up button instead of the flower but noted all such symbols are important expressions of solidarity for women. Songwriter Diane Warren, a 15-time Grammy nominee, wore black and white and went her own way on symbols. She wore white gloves with “Girl” on one hand and “Power” on the other, explaining: “I didn’t want to wear the rose. I’m a rebel.” Nominees The Secret Sisters won for largest white roses, noting it’s time for the music industry to step up and better acknowledge sexual misconduct.  

Already nearly 20K Tweets mentioning “white rose” today. The most Tweeted about white rose celebs at the #Grammys: 1. Lady Gaga 2. Kelly Clarkson — Tony Morrison (@THETonyMorrison) January 29, 2018

Alessia Cara on wearing a white rose to the #GRAMMYs: “For me it means not just speaking up for women in the entertainment industry ... that were treated unequally, but just women who don’t have a voice and aren’t as lucky to have a platform like I have.” (1/2)

— Krystie Lee Yandoli (@KrystieLYandoli) January 29, 2018

Country star Reba McEntire, the latest pitch person as Col. Sanders for KFC, was among them in a Jovani sleeveless studded gown in black with silver embellishment, white rose in place as a reminder to everybody to “treat each other like we want to be treated. It’s the golden rule.” Clarkson’s black gown was embellished in silver and gold. Her white rose was long stemmed and she carried it as opposed to pinning it on. Miley Cyrus also opted for the long-stem rose option to go with her black, skinny-legged trouser look.  

.@Camila_Cabello looking ravishing in red while holding a white rose in support of #MeToo & #TimesUp at the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/GEZQi93W1I — Music News Facts (@musicnewsfact) January 28, 2018

Joy Villa, ever provocative on the red carpet, made a statement last year in a pro-President Donald Trump dress. This year, she wore a white gown with a rainbow uterus with a fetus on one side and carried a “Choose Life” handbag. Oh, and a huge crown topped her head.  

Miley is carrying a white rose in support of The Times Up Movement! #Grammys pic.twitter.com/it9minU6k5

— Miley Cyrus Fashion (@StylishCyrus) January 29, 2018