Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly Rebel Against SAG-AFTRA’s Costume Restrictions

Megan Fox and her boyfriend, Machine Gun Kelly, attended a Halloween party in Los Angeles with coordinated costumes, inspired by the anime series Death Note.

MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, took on the role of Ryuk, while Megan embraced the appearance of a red apple as his symbol of the “forbidden fruit.” 

MGK adopted an all-black ensemble for the event that included a fitted, long-sleeved shirt, combat boots, a brown leather belt and ornate green and black feathers on his shoulders. He restyled his characteristic platinum blond hair into a spiky raven wig and painted his face white with yellow and black around the eyes, cheeks and mouth. He further accessorized with gloves and leather pieces that featured long nails on his fingertips. 

Fox, in contrast with her husband’s dark colors, showcased a fire-engine-red bob haircut styled in two small space buns atop her head. She added her personal touch to the fruit theme with a button-up white shirt accompanied by a red tie and a beige blazer. She completed the look with a plaid gray and beige schoolgirl mini skirt and knee-high white socks with an apple pattern.

Fox’s small black notebook titled “Death Note” made the inspiration for their costumes clear.

MGK later shared costume pics on Instagram, alongside the statement, “We cosplay in this house.” 

The previous night, Fox and MGK expressed their admiration for Quentin Tarantino‘s action film Kill Bill as they attended a Casamigos Halloween party, dressed as two beloved characters from the movie: Uma Thurman‘s The Bride and schoolgirl assassin Gogo Yubari, played by actress Chiaki Kuriyama. 

Fox shared photos of the couples’ Kill Bill costumes and boldly tagged SAG-AFTRA’s Instagram account in flagrant disregard of the union’s warning not to portray characters from struck productions.

This Halloween will mark the 109th day of the actor’s strike, the longest actor’s strike in Hollywood history. In anticipation of Halloween, the union has urged actors to choose more generalized costumes. “Let’s use our collective power to send a loud and clear message to our struck employers that we will not promote their content without a fair contract!” the union wrote on its website.

The post was widely derided and led former union president Melissa Gilbert to beg them to take it down.