
Meanwhile, Rihanna won Monster Single of the Year for her ubiquitous hit “Umbrella,” and Beyonce and Shakira won Most Earthshattering Collaboration for “Beautiful Liar.” Timberlake said: “I want to challenge MTV to play more videos!” Then he was whisked away by bodyguards and disappeared. When Timberlake accepted the Quadruple Threat of the Year award at his suite, the partygoers went crazy. Timberlake’s suite was packed with revelers, alcohol and eight lingerie-clad stripper types on raised platforms. To that end, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, Kanye West, Fall Out Boy and the Foo Fighters hosted four separate suite parties, where many of the show’s performances were held. After suffering poor reviews and a decline in ratings over the last few years, MTV moved the show to Las Vegas’ Palms Casino, shortened the show from three hours to two, and changed the show’s setup to focus more on performances than awards. The VMAs hoped to reinvent itself on Sunday.
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50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused expression Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once-taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape.Įven the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered.

She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, “Gimme More,” Spears looked bleary and unprepared – much like her recent tabloid exploits on the streets of Los Angeles. LAS VEGAS – Somewhere, Kevin Federline is laughing.Īn out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked-about performance of the MTV Video Music Awards – but for all the wrong reasons.
