When the US women’s gymnastics team (minus Gabby Douglas) made their MTV Video Music Awards debut presenting the award for Best Female Video Sunday night in NY, the final five got to walk the white carpet and meet some of their idols, including selfie queen Kim Kardashian West. “All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me”.
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“[Drake] has a ring that he wanted to give to [Rihanna] for weeks now but I guess he is waiting until they both finish touring”, a source close to Drake told the site, which could mean the rapper will pop the question as soon as November after Rihanna’s “ANTI World Tour” wraps.
“The Tonight Show” host, at the VMAs to present the award for Video of the Year, came on stage sporting a Nike track suit, a fake silver medal and Lochte’s now infamous silver hair style. She’s a living, breathing legend in our industry.
Beyoncé wore several looks during the night, but it was the sheer, glittering, form-fitting dress, complete with a sweeping feathered collar, she wore when she stepped onto MTV’s white carpet with daughter Blue Ivy that was the highlight. They’re going to be so proud. You know, like, people come up to me like, ‘Yeah, that’s right! But now my success is not my own, you know? And I have to thank you guys for supporting me over and over. You can’t front, did Meek Mill really take an L…… There’s just so much growth that has happened over the last 11 years, and I can’t believe I am receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 28 years old.
It’s insane, and I have so many people to thank. Don’t compare yourself to Walt Disney, ‘ and my friend Zekiah [sic] told me… they tell me, ‘Don’t compare yourself to these people, right.’ My friend Zekiah [sic] told me there’s three keys to keeping people impoverished: that’s taking away their esteem, taking away their resources, and taking away their role models. This is a big moment.
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After being held up in traffic, like the heartthrob in a romcom that would make John Hughes proud, Drake showed up just in the nick of time, all decked out, to present Rihanna with the Video Vanguard Award at the very end of the ceremony (after her fourth unfortunately underwhelming mini medley). Like, I see you Amber.
