
The film is due to come out in October.KANYE…Kanye, Kanye, Kanye. The trailer included new footage of Jackson performing his signature moves. The VMAs aired the full trailer for “This Is It,” the documentary about Jackson’s preparations for his comeback concerts that were to be held in London. The night’s best performance may have come courtesy of Pink, who delivered a high-flying version of her song “Sober” with an acrobatic, trapeze act that had her dangling from the show’s rafters.Īnd the night didn’t just focus on music: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, the much fawned-over stars from the vampire film “Twilight,” presented an extended trailer from the movie’s sequel, “New Moon.”Ī Jackson moment ended the night, however. She ripped the lace from her face during her profanity-laden speech, which she ended by saying, “Thank you for God and for the gays.” Later, when she won the award for best new artist, she accepted her award draped in red lace, from head to toe - literally, as the lace covered her face. But it soon morphed into bizarre imagery that included a bedazzled wheelchair, Lady Gaga dancing with a crutch, and ended with her hanging as fake blood drenched her torso.

Lady Gaga - who arrived at the show wearing a gold mask right out of “Phantom of the Opera” and Kermit the Frog as her date - gave a typically eccentric performance of her song “Paparazzi.” It started off with Lady Gaga dressed in white, on the floor, and seemed to recall Madonna’s famous VMA wedding-dress performance. Jackson was not only an integral part of MTV’s history, he also provided the VMAs with some of its most memorable moments, including his infamous smooch with then-wife Lisa Marie Presley, in 1994.

Afterward, she looked heavenward, and bowed. Then, as “Scream,” his duet with Janet, appeared on a large screen, his sister came out to recreate the moves from their only video together as the crowd, including Beyonce, cheered her on. The musical tribute began afterward, as Jackson clones dressed in some of his signature outfits recreated his famous dance moves from his videos. “Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being, but yes, he was a king,” she told the celebrity-studded crowd, which included Michael’s brother Jermaine and father Joe Jackson.
