Singer Taylor Swift looks regal on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards before her stellar performance and awkward run-in with Kanye West during the show.
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And here’s Kanye with Amber Rose and the bottle of cognac that may have caused him to rudely interrupt Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video to protest that Beyonce should have won.
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Kanye West drinks from a bottle of cognac during the MTV Video Music Awards arrivals at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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“Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon looks like he’s trying to hail a cab as he arrives at the VMAs.
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“Twilight” and “New Moon” star Taylor Lautner showed up for the show…
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…as did his co-star Ashley Greene, who also served as the show’s fashion correspondent.
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Pink and Shakira must not have checked with each other before they arrived wearing what appears to be the same dress. Whoops!
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“Damages” star Rose Byrne shows off a rock-and-roll look on the VMA red carpet.
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Katy Perry vamps it up for the photographers.
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Lady Gaga gives Kermit the Frog a kiss as she arrives at the Video Music Awards.
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“SNL” comedian Andy Samberg dressed down for the show.
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“Gossip” girl — and singer — Leighton Meester delivers a rock-star stare on the red carpet.
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“Gossip” guy Chace Crawford also made an appearance at the event, looking dapper in a suit.
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“Hills” alum Lauren Conrad mugs with the show’s mascot, the MTV moonman.
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Beyonce looks elegant before she became the talk of the VMAs, winning Video of the Year and serving as the, um, inspiration, for Kanye’s infamous outburst.
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Jennifer Lopez looks glamorous on the red carpet.
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“American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi, dressed in all black, arrives at the awards.
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We’re not sure what Jack Black is doing (or promoting), but he seems very excited about it.
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Gerard Butler flashes a smile outside of Radio City Music Hall.
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Green Day hams it up for the cameras.
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Alicia Keys strikes a pose on the MTV red carpet.
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Jermaine Jackson attends the VMAs, where his late brother, Michael, was honored.
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