A clip has gone viral showing Charli XCX ignoring Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards – but it’s not quite what it seems…
Swift, who received the inaugural MTV VMAs Artist Director Honors, thanked fans on stage for their support, saying, “…I love writing and directing music videos so much because you, the fans, make it so much fun.”
The crowd can be heard cheering in response, and the camera then turns to Charli XCX who is seen looking sideways and casually clapping her foot in the audience.
Charlie’s response went viral, but it was for Swift’s acceptance speech…mtv
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the two pop stars and their alleged feud, with fans saying that Charli’s song ‘Sympathy Is a Knife’ and Taylor’s song ‘Actually Romantic’ are about each other.
This recent clip, posted on
Charlie was not reacting to Swift, but was instead shot during Nirvana’s speech while accepting the Video Vanguard Award.
Below the viral clip, it is marked by an
Meanwhile, others were also pointing out the misinformation, highlighting that the clip was edited.
“This Nirvana video was during the Vanguard Awards,” one person said.
“She was reacting to Nirvana, not Taylor. Let’s not upset her,” another person wrote.
A third person said: “So it’s edited…and what for.”
“Why did you edit this, wasn’t it the best time?? You can literally see how there was blue light in the background and when she was speaking it was red?” A fourth person told.
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