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MTV Video Music Awards: The Best & Boldest Moments

From a stage-crashing Kanye West to touching Michael Jackson tributes to Lady Gaga’s outrageous looks, see the must-see moments from the VMAs (14 Photos)

Ali Gray on Sep 13, 2009 at 10:47PM

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Russell's Brand of Hosting

Russell Brand admitted that he thought he could get away with saying whatever he wanted as host, and he definitely put in the effort to test his theory. Using the stage as his medium to hit on the sexy starlets, he banked on hopes that Katy Perry and Lady Gaga would find his extreme perviness attractive. The British bad boy also wasn't shy about voicing his political beliefs. "Instead of 'truck' we say 'lorry,' instead of 'elevator' we say 'lift' and instead of letting people die in the streets we have free health care" he declared. What a cheeky Brit!