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Britney Spears Reveals How ‘Terrifying’ VMAs Duet With Giant Snake Really Was
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Britney Spears Reveals How ‘Terrifying’ VMAs Duet With Giant Snake Really Was

Britney Spears is reflecting on one of the most iconic moments of her career.While fans undoubtedly remember her performing “I’m a Slave 4 U” with an albino Burmese python wrapped around her shoulders, Spears shares in her upcoming memoir what that iconic moment at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards actually felt like — and says it was genuinely “terrifying.”“The plan was for me to sing ‘I’m a Slave 4 U,’ and we decided I would use a snake as a prop,” writes Spears in an excerpt of her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” published Tuesday by People.“It’s become an iconic moment in VMAs history, but it was even more terrifying than it appeared,” she continues. “All I knew was to look down, because I felt if I looked up and caught its eye, it would kill me.”Despite a surprise appearance by Michael Jack...
How Drew Barrymore Went From Hollywood Darling To Scab In The Blink Of An Eye
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How Drew Barrymore Went From Hollywood Darling To Scab In The Blink Of An Eye

This article is part of HuffPost’s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, “The Culture Catchall.” Click here to subscribe.Well, folks, despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, awards season is in full swing. MTV’s Video Music Awards took place Tuesday evening, with Shakira’s historic Video Vanguard Award win, a nostalgic “Itty Bitty Piggy” performance from Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne, and much more.But you know who wasn’t on the mainstage? Or even the Extended Play Stage? Victoria Monét. Fans have been petitioning for the industry veteran to perform her hit single “On My Mama” at the awards show, but sadly it was beyond her control. Monét tweeted, “My team was told it is ‘too early in my story’ for that opportunity so we will keep working!’ If newbies like Olivia Rodrigo and Reneé...
Taylor Swift And Selena Gomez Are The Besties We All Wish We Had
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Taylor Swift And Selena Gomez Are The Besties We All Wish We Had

Taylor Swift, who swept this year’s MTV Video Music Awards with a whopping eleven nominations, appeared to be the standout star of the evening, with many of her fellow celebs gravitating toward her at Tuesday’s ceremony. After a cozy picture of Swift and Selena Gomez taken at the show hit the internet, fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, piled on the compliments over the singing pair’s heartwarming interaction. A collab now would break the internet. Mothers 💜🔥— Pluto (@PlutoCustard) September 13, 2023These two are always so much fun to watch together! Can't wait to see what they do next.— GODS (@Endless_dao) September 13, 2023The record-breaking singer left her fans smiling even more after she was spotted excitedly cheering for Gomez after she took home the award for Best Afrobeats for ...
Miley Cyrus Says She Duped Her Grandma Into Baking Edibles
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Miley Cyrus Says She Duped Her Grandma Into Baking Edibles

Miley Cyrus’ hosting gig at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards led to her grandma unknowingly baking edibles with Snoop Dogg.In a clip from her “Used to Be Young” TikTok series posted this week, Cyrus explained that when she hosted the award show, she wanted to include her grandma, the Flaming Lips, drag queens and her pet pig. Dogg was “the perfect kind” of connection for a sketch, she added.“It’s my grandma doing what grandmas do — baking cookies — but what she doesn’t know is that they were actual edibles. RIP, she’ll never know,” said Cyrus of her grandmother Loretta Finley, who died in 2020.In the VMAs bit, Dogg asks if the “Flowers” singer wants to “feel any better” during the ceremony. The rapper reveals that he made the “strong” brownies with an “OG.”“An old granny. Specifically, you...