The MTV Video Music Awards are the perfect place to debut new music videos, songs and even significant others.
As the annual award show gears up for its 34th ceremony on Monday night, there’s plenty of jaw-dropping history to accompany MTV’s signature show. Whether it be Madonna writhing around as a sexy bride in 1984 or the pop icon making an equal splash nearly a decade later with a three-way kiss featuring Britney Spearsand Christina Aguilera, the MTV stage has been the designated place for celebrities’ musical shenanigans for more than 30 years. Lest we forget the Miley Cyrus twerking incident or Kanye West‘s notorious Taylor Swift interruption (“Imma let you finish”)?
However, before the show even begins, stars make just as much of a statement when they hit the red carpet—many with a significant other. While some of those celebrity couplings seemed commonplace at the time, some red carpet duos feel like pure figments of our imaginations today.
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MTV VMAs: The Most Controversial Moments
From former king and queen of pop Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears to Hollywood’s bonafide newlyweds, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, prepare to open a Pandora’s box of MTV VMA romantic history and long for the good ol’ days.
Ready, get set—go!
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Jennifer Lopez & Sean "Diddy" Combs
J.Lo rocking a bandanna—need we say more?
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Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears
Gone are the 2000 days of the pop world’s reigning king and queen.
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Selena Gomez & Justin Bieber
We would be bad liars if we said we didn’t miss this couple just a bit.
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Taylor Swift & Joe Jonas
Their’s was a short-lived love story.
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Ashlee Simpson & Ryan Cabrera
She’s married with kids today, but more than a decade ago the songstress was going steady with her “On the Way Down” beau.
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Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz
Four years later, the star popped up at the award show again on the arm of her then-husband.
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Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey
Two years before reality TV’s original couple called it quits, they hit the MTV VMA red carpet—pearly smiles and all.
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Hilary Duff & Joel Madden
Sure, this romance was so yesterday, but at the time, these two were living the lifestyles of the rich and famous together.
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Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee
This former Mr. and Mrs. made quite the splash on the MTV VMA red carpet in 1999.
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Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock
Two years later, the starlet was back at the show, that time with a new rock star.
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Paris Hilton & Benji Madden
While their relationship lasted less than a year, this duo managed to hit the VMA red carpet together before their split two months later.
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Sarah Jessica Parker & Robert Downey Jr.
Before she embarked on a 20-year-long marriage (and counting) to Matthew Broderick, the Sex and the City alum was going steady with the Avengers star before they called it quits the following year.
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Brad Pitt and Christina Applegate
As the story reportedly goes, these two went on one date and chose the MTV VMAs as the setting. However, she left mid-date for a mystery man and the two never went out again.
Which couple did you totally forget about? Sound off in the comments!
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