On Thursday, September 12, the day after the awards show, the mother-of-two shared an Instagram video to reveal that even though she "didn't watch" the VMAs live , she saw the Disney Channel alum's performance on YouTube.
While the "Taste" crooner , 25, honored Spears, 42, by playing a clip from her song "Oops!…I Did It Again" and mimicking the outer spaced-themed music video, the "Toxic" vocalist found the production a bit confusing.
"Why is she kissing an alien on stage?" the Crossroads actress questioned. "I adore her, I love her to death. I didn't understand that part."
"Why didn't she kiss a girl?" Spears continued, possibly referencing the time she and Madonna shocked the masses with an onstage smooch at the 2003 awards show.
The 'Espresso' singer's space-themed performance paid tribute to Spears' 'Oops!...I Did It Again.' @mtv/youtube
"That was weird," the "Gimme More" singer admitted. "I also thought the whole thing was kind of weird all together."
The pop star then went off on a short tangent about taking "a really long bath" after watching the performance, adding she's also very into "coloring right now."
The mom-of-two questioned why Carpenter kissed an alien instead of 'a girl.' @mtv/youtube
"I thought that was kind of cool, because I forget I'm famous sometimes," she confessed, "because I'm a mom, I'm kind of old."
"But I thought that was kind of cool. She said something about me and I was like, thanks, that's cool. She made me cool! ... OK, maybe not." she joked as she made funny faces to the camera.
Spears declared she 'adores' and 'loves' Carpenter. @britneyspears/instagram
Spears followed up her Instagram post with a video that showed her in a sheer and red dress.
"Did u guys see the VMAS ??? You guys crack me up 😂😂😂," she captioned the clip, which was set to Lenny Kravitz 's "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" — a tune the rocker played at the 2024 show.
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Spears didn't discuss any of the other tributes at this year's VMAs, which included host Megan Thee Stallion , 29, holding a snake and dressing in the same outfit the music icon wore for her "I'm a Slave 4 U" performance at the 2001 show.
In addition, Tate McRae , 21, donned a black and sheer lace minidress that resembled the frock Spears wore to the 2001 event.
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