1. Chappell Roan seemingly told a photographer to "Shut the fuck up" on the red carpet:
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2. The Insane Clown Posse were on the red carpet — and they stood behind Rauw Alejandro during the pre-show:
why did they just play the “miley what’s good” audio LOL
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miley what’s good???? oh nicki you’re everywhere when you’re not in attendance
— shad. | #IZZYDAY (@SSshadali) September 12, 2024@SSshadali / Via x.com
4. Megan Thee Stallion tried to pay tribute to Britney Spears' iconic snake-accompanied VMAs "I'm a Slave 4 U" performance — but she wasn't feeling the snake at all:
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5. Big Sean and DANNA randomly said "We love Doritos" while introducing the Teddy Swims performance on the Doritos Extended Play Stage:
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“I love Doritos” “We love doritos”
my mom: i love doritos too
😭😭😭😭
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6. Cyndi Lauper said "motherfucker" while introducing Sabrina Carpenter's performance and then asked, "Are we allowed?":
Cyndi Lauper is so old. Still would.. gimme dat new yawwwk yonkas accent
Lame of MTV to censor her saying “motherfucker”
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can’t make this shit up right after cyndi lauper said motherfucker i got so excited i smacked my glasses off my face & had to spend 5 mins looking for them bc i am fully blind without them & i had to get my mother to come upstairs & find them for me and they were in my trash can
— rae (@iovepolin) September 12, 2024@iovepolin / Via x.com
7. Orlando Bloom had some...interesting looks on his face during his fiancé Katy Perry's Video Vanguard performance:
8. Speaking of Katy's performance, one of her dancers was completely upside down:
Imagine training in dance for years, getting the gig to dance for Katy Perry at the #VMAs ... then you find out you're gonna be the upside down, legs only dancer. Lol! 🦵 💃 pic.twitter.com/NbI4oTdm1A
— Matthew VinGe (@mvinge) September 12, 2024@mvinge / Via Twitter: @mvinge
9. Tyla had to ask Lil Nas X to hold her Moonperson for Best Afrobeats because it was too heavy:
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10. Teddy Swims — who was seemingly glued to the Doritos Extended Play Stage for the first two hours of the show — covered Rihanna's "Stay," because why not:
11. Tyla also had a very funny reaction to being caught on camera during Megan Thee Stallion and Yuki Chiba's performance:
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12. And finally, GloRilla nearly had a wardrobe malfunction during her performance — but one of her dancers saved the day:
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GloRilla had a wardrobe malfunction on stage and didn’t miss a beat !! that’s how you do it the show must go on ! Luckily it was an easy fix ! #MTVAwards
— Jessika ❤ (@JESS_so_Lovely) September 12, 2024@JESS_so_Lovely / Via x.com