Katy Perry Hugged A Pillow Of Nicki Minaj's Bum At The EMA Awards

What a time to be alive.

Katy Perry was unable to collect her Best Video award (for "Dark Horse") at the EMAs tonight.

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So to make up for her absence, Perry sent a video of her hugging a pillow of Nicki Minaj's bum to say thanks.

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But wait, there's a story behind this! Earlier this year, Katy shared her appreciation for Nicki's derriere with the following tweet:

KATY PERRY @katyperry

I wanna take a nap on dat pillow doe @NICKIMINAJ

05:50 AM - 25 Jul 2014

Nicki found it very amusing.

NICKI MINAJ @NICKIMINAJ

LMFAOOOOO Katy cat nooooooooooooo!!!!!!! 😩😂😭 -----> RT @katyperry: I wanna take a nap on dat pillow doe @NICKIMINAJ”

06:04 AM - 25 Jul 2014

In her acceptance speech, Perry even says that Minaj had sent the pillow to her.

Because of course.