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The 12 Shadiest Moments From The 2017 Video Music Awards

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Jen Abidor
by Jen Abidor

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Fifth Harmony had a fake "Camila Cabello" fall from the stage before their performance started:

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First there were five, and then there were four...

Whitney Jefferson @twitney

savage moments in VMA history: 5th Harmony edition

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2. Jack Antonoff snacked on a banana during Katy Perry's opening monologue:

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Reminder: He's a frequent Taylor Swift collaborator.

lucy @dancingswifts

TAG YOURSELF IM JACK ANTONOFF EATING A BANANA WHEN THE TV CREW CUT TO HIM DURING KATY PERRY'S SPEECH

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@dancingswifts / Twitter / Via Twitter: @dancingswifts

3. Katy Perry joked about changing into "some Yeezys"...

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...which seemed like an indirect reference to her beef with Taylor Swift since Kanye West is Taylor's other biggest archnemesis.

Perfectly Petty @blockpartyhero

Katy Perry took her shot at Taylor with that Yeezy reference.

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Random Roni @RandomRoni_

Some Yeezy's @katyperry? I see you girl...lol #VMAs

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4. ...and said she had a "fake baby" just to get more publicity and followers:

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While it seemed like she was just throwing general shade at using babies for publicity, some people thought she may have been referring to Louis Tomlinson's baby.

nat✨ @eternaItommo

katy perry's comment about management telling her she should have a fake baby for publicity,,,

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Christophora @christophorapg

Thanks @katyperry for accidentally exposing Louis' babygate 😅 I've known this since day one actually that louis' "b… https://t.co/mwClnExoO5

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hunter @asdfghunter

i can't believe louis tomlinson let katy perry babysit his fake baby. #vma

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@asdfghunter / Twitter / Via Twitter: @asdfghunter

5. She also called Justin Bieber out for not knowing all the lyrics to his hit song "Despacito" and called him a baby:

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"My baby knows all the words to 'Despacito' unlike some other babies I know."

Jardi B @princericosuave

Lol i will say when @katyperry shaded bieber on not knowing the lyrics to despacito i fell out #VMAs

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@princericosuave / Twitter / Via Twitter: @princericosuave

6. Cardi B had this reaction to Ed Sheeran's performance and it promptly turned into a meme:

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Here's the full moment...

J . @jxyyla

I had the same reaction as cardi b when ed Sheeran started singing xo tour llif3 😂 #vmas #VMAs2017

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Edi 🖤 @edi_lively19

Cardi b reaction about to be the new blinking eyes meme #VMAs

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@edi_lively19 / Twitter / Via Twitter: @edi_lively19

7. Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo hated on the whole show from afar:

Adam Levine @adamlevine

It's always exciting to see how utterly horrible the VMAs will be. They really delivered so far this year. #HOLYFUCK

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Behati Prinsloo @BeePrinsloo

Whoever wrote Katy Perry's script for the #VMAs , I just want to let you know it's next level cringe worthy 😳 #makeitstop

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@BeePrinsloo / Twitter / Via Twitter: @BeePrinsloo

8. Julia Michaels' performance of "Issues" was cut off in the middle and people (including Adam Levine again!) were pissed:

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Adam Levine @adamlevine

Julia Michaels gets cut off while she's singing and Lorde gets to NOT sing her whole song

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Jon @prasejeebus

THEY JUST DID JULIA MICHAELS SO DIRTY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT #VMAs

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Ashley Tisdale @ashleytisdale

I would have loved to see @imjmichaels full performance 😤

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@ashleytisdale / Twitter / Via Twitter: @ashleytisdale

9. Remy Ma brought up her feud with Nicki Minaj again by saying, "Nicki, what's good?" during her one on-screen moment:

Joi-Marie @dcfab

Sooo instead of basking in her moment, Remy Ma decided to say, "Nicki, what's good?" at the #VMAs . I thought we we… https://t.co/kugO6WzV43

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c🥀 @ashtonandnarry

aww cute , remy ma was on tv for not even a minute and STILL found a way to mention nicki #VMAs

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@ashtonandnarry / Twitter / Via Twitter: @ashtonandnarry

10. And of course, Taylor Swift released her "Look What You Made Me Do" video and probably shaded Katy Perry...

Gaga's illusion @FameMonsterNYC

Taylor swift really put a Grammy in the video that's shade to Katy perry #VMAs #LookAtWhatYouMadeMeDo #LWYMMD

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@FameMonsterNYC / Twitter / Via Twitter: @FameMonsterNYC

11. ...and Tom Hiddleston...

Jessica Goodman @jessgood

OMG THE I <3 TS TOM HIDDLESTON SHIRTS!!! #VMAs

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12. ...AND LITERALLY HER GODDAMN SELF.

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It's been fun, MTV! See y'all in 2018 for even more shade, please.

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Sorry, had to show it one last time.