{"id":8796,"date":"2015-09-01T06:05:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T06:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8796"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:07:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:07:34","slug":"nicki-minaj-vma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nicki-minaj-vma","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj Confronts Miley Cyrus At The MTV Video Music Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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She got into a minor disagreement with Taylor Swift over the issue, but the two quickly made up and even performed together during the opening of the show. Pop star Miley Cyrus was not so lucky.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Battle Of The Pop Stars <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When her video was snubbed, Minaj tweeted &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; and &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If I was a different &#8216;kind&#8217; of artist, &#8216;Anaconda&#8217; would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221; Cyrus, who was this year\u2019s host, gave an interview to the New York Times where she accused Minaj of starting a pop star war and that she had lost focus of the issue. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to make it about race, there\u2019s a way you could do that. But don&#8217;t make it just about yourself<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d she told the newspaper. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Say: &#8216;This is the reason why I think it\u2019s important to be nominated. There&#8217;re girls everywhere with this body type&#8230;You made it about you. Not to sound like a b**ch, but that\u2019s like, &#8216;Eh, I didn\u2019t get my VMA.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8216;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8798\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/mtv-vma-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/mtv-vma-1024x576.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/mtv-vma-1024x576-600x242.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/mtv-vma-1024x576-85x34.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/estrelladastv.com.ar\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/mtv-vma-1024x576.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nicki Minaj Did Not Let That Slide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though <em>\u201cAnaconda\u201d<\/em> was not nominated for Video of the Year, it did end up winning Best Hip Hop Video. When the rapper went to accept her award, the speech started out standard enough. She thanked her fans, urged them to follow their dreams, and told girls not to let boys hold them back. But when it was time to cut back to Cyrus, she said: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And now, back to this b**** that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. Miley, what&#8217;s good?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8799\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/640_nicki_minaj_485995494.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/640_nicki_minaj_485995494.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/640_nicki_minaj_485995494-600x260.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/640_nicki_minaj_485995494-85x37.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/music\/2015\/08\/24175789\/640_nicki_minaj_485995494.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Cyrus Was Caught Completely Off Guard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was clear by her reaction that Cyrus was not expecting to be called out. She quickly recovered and responded: &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey, we&#8217;re all in this industry. We all do interviews and we all know how they manipulate s**t. Nicki, congratu-f***in&#8217;-lations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221; Minaj\u2019s microphone was abruptly turned off, but she was seen mouthing &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don&#8217;t play with me, b****.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8800\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her-600x606.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her-85x86.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i4.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article6355552.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/Mileys-face-as-Nicki-hits-out-at-her.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The Internet Loved It<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After the heated exchange, Cyrus resumed hosting the show. When she announced that voting was still open for the Artist to Watch Award, she noted &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I lost this award back in 2008<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&#8221; She then turned to the rapper and snapped. &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever. Because it&#8217;s no big deal! It&#8217;s just an award, and I persevered<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!&#8221;. Comedian Rebel Wilson was standing behind Minaj when it occurred and her face basically sums up how everyone felt about the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8805\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"387\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3o85xA3RdJHdykPyhO\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/celebrities-adversity\">SEE ALSO:\u00a016 Celebrities Who Faced Adversity And Never Gave Up.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the MTV Video Music Awards aired, there was controversy surrounding the show. 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