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Why this year's Met Gala theme, which honors Karl Lagerfeld, is generating controversy

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Karl Lagerfeld, the subject of this year's Met Gala, transformed Chanel from frumpy to modern. He revolutionized the merger of hip-hop culture and high fashion.

He dressed and befriended celebrities and transformed once-staid runway shows into masterful, theatrical displays. He was also a self-proclaimed "big mouth," publicly sounding off with fatphobia.

He spoke against gay men who want to adopt children, migrants, sexual assault survivors, the #MeToo movement and "ugly" people, without apology.

And he left behind the receipts, his own contentious words. Lagerfeld died in 2019 after dominating the fashion universe into his 80s.

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