8:07 A third trophy for Britney, the Original Purity Ring-Wearing, Intact-Hymen-Flouting Pop Queen! She's now being whisked off in a golf cart with the host to do lines with Tai the Elephant in the V.I.E.
We dedicate it to Britney Spears! Good night, everyone! See you tomorrow. We're going home to celebrate our technical virginity. What are you waiting for? Check it out!8:12 Kanye closed it out, backed by The Mysterious Drumming Monks of Burbank. Our exclusive interview (must credit Defamer) is after the jump, along with the rest of the live blog. So much drama! Miley Cyrus has no power in her dressing room! Her hair people are flipping out! And Lil' Wayne is trapped in a bus at the gate! While we now see how long it takes for it to get back to security that we're actually inside, we'll leave you with the first of what is sure to be many exciting exclusives: An interview with Brand's troubled VMA promo spots co-star. We followed a small mob of Christina Aguilera's accountants/background dancers into the actual soundstage, and have been watching the dress rehearsal. A plate of Mexican food was all it took to get a homeless man to let us use his body as a human stepladder and hop the gate, giving Defamer editor Seth Abramovitch and associate editor Kyle Buchanan access to the Russell Brandiest musical extravaganza this side of Western Ave! We're not sure what to expect today, or whether any of this might be of interest to you, but for what it's worth, we're already having a ball. Greetings, Defamer readers! We have something special in store for you today, as the MTV Video Music Awards-the most prestigious of all awards shows celebrating achievement in a medium that peaked when fax machines still seemed cutting-edge-are coming to you from the heart of Hollywood, at Paramount Studios. This image was lost some time after publication.