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Celeb buzz: See what the stars had to say at last night’s VMAs

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“Divergent” hunk Theo James and leading lady Shailene Woodley stepped out in style. But was it intimidating for James to star opposite such a successful actress? “No, it’s not intimidating because she’s really sweet,” he says. “It’s very gratifying and she’s a great actress. She has a mixture of strength and emotionality.” Woodley rocked a new hair-do, having recently cut off her locks for charity. Has her life completely changed? “Not at all – it feels awesome,” she says. “It’s kind of fun to like grab it.”

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The show’s house DJ didn’t have any problems with the jitters. “I’m not really nervous,” DJ Cassidy says. “This party is so electric, if I mess up, no one’s really going to notice. These people are so loud. It takes the pressure off.”

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Why did Iggy Azalea decide to go so glamorous? “I’m a female rapper, and we’re very aggressive,” she says. “We never get to put on a dress. So any chance I get, I want to put a gown on and be glamorous”

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“Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland (right) and pal Zoey Deutch came out to promote their upcoming movie, “Vampire Academy.” But what is their favorite vampire phenomenon? “True Blod,” says Hyland. “Oh my God, I can’t wait for next season.” Did she see Alexander Skarsgard’s… “Wang?” she says with a laugh. “I actually didn’t notice it because I was just in total shock. What the fuck is going on? And then I saw on Twitter and I asked my boyfriend. I will say that I rewound it and looked.”

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“Jersey Shore” stars Sammi Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro were pumped to see the *NSYNC reunion. But if the “Shore” cast was to reunite in 20 years, where would they be? On MTV still? “Maybe not when I’m like 50,” says Giancola with a laugh. “Snooki will be doing the same thing,” says Ortiz-Magro. “She’ll have 20 kids,” Sam adds. “And she’s going to own a camp,” says Ortiz-Magro.

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When asked what he thought of Kendrick Lamar’s recent call-outs, A$AP Rocky responds, “That’s my brother, man. He’s supposed to do that. I’ll take that head off, straight up.”

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Melissa and Joe Gorga were “on display” at the show, but only had nice things to say about their relative Teresa Giudice, facing serious legal drama. How are things between them now? “You know what, they’re better than they’ve been in a really long time,” says Melissa. “At the end of the day, whatever she’s going through, we’re here for her. And the most important thing is her four beautiful children. No matter what, we’re here for her, and she knows that.”

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“Mob Wives” star Drita Davanzo was excited to talk about Scarlett Johansson’s character in the upcoming flick, “Don Jon.” Twitter users have gone nuts comparing Drita to the part. “Do you know how many people have contacted me about that?” she says. “They thought – I’m not joking – they thought she was with me for months mimicking me, I swear. I was like what is this? Wow, even the way she dressed! I was like, this was really cool! “I can’t wait to see the movie, I’m a big fan of her,” she adds.

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The gals of Fifth Harmony were excited to see *NSYNC reunite, but admitted there are things girl groups have that guy groups just don’t. Among the suggestions? Booty pops, makeup and the fact that “girls go through a lot more stuff that guys don’t’ go through.”

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Music video director Anthony Mandler won big for Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble,” which took home the prize for best female video. But was there any relationship drama on set? “She had plenty of fuel to add to the fire,” Mandler says with a laugh.

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The boys of New Politics, who are touring with Panic at the Disco and 30 Seconds to Mars this fall, live in Bushwick. So why did they name their first single “Harlem”? “It was part of the writing experience,” says lead vocalist David Boyd (left). “We don’t go there that much, but there was this one incident…” “He had a romantic adventure in Harlem with a beautiful girl,” cuts in bandmate Louis Vecchio (center) with a laugh.