12 Awkward And Outrageous Moments From The 2024 MTV VMAs

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:

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3. The show's intro included a clip of Nicki Minaj's infamous "Miley, what's good?" moment:

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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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6. Cyndi Lauper said "motherfucker" while introducing Sabrina Carpenter's performance and then asked, "Are we allowed?":

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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:

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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:

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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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