The Democratic and Republican candidates met for the primary time face-to-face on nationwide tv, and kicked off their debate with a clumsy handshake earlier than a virtually two-hour rally moderated by ABC Information’ Linsey Davis and David Muir.

The late-night hosts pulled essentially the most controversial and celebrated moments from the talk and reacted with their comedic takes.

The Day by day Present‘s Jon Stewart was fast to level out that he believed neither Trump nor Harris actually answered any questions.

“I simply wish to say after surviving the PTSD of the final presidential debate (between Trump and President Joe Biden) how unbelievable refreshing it’s to return to the identical outdated, ‘NOBODY’S GOING TO ANSWER ANY F–KING QUESTIONS!’”, the host yelled because the viewers cheered.

“That is unbelievable! We’re again, America is again.”

Nevertheless, his opinion rapidly modified throughout the second the pair shared their stances on abortion, the place Trump proudly proclaimed that “all people” needed to overturn Roe v Wade.

“What you simply mentioned, yeah, that is really insanely false … Nearly all of individuals needed it? You understand what, Kamala Harris, are you able to handle this with a bit extra eloquence,” Stewart mentioned earlier than Harris’ response performed.

“I’ve talked with ladies round our nation. You wanna speak about, that is what individuals needed? Pregnant ladies who wish to carry a being pregnant to time period, affected by a miscarriage, being denied care in an emergency room as a result of the healthcare suppliers are afraid they could go to jail — and he or she’s bleeding out in a automobile within the car parking zone? She didn’t need that,” Harris responds to Trump.

“She crushed that,” Stewart added earlier than Trump’s follow-up performed the place he made the point out of pupil loans.

“Ahhh you do not have a solution to it, pupil mortgage smoke bomb,” Stewart joked concerning the unrelated response.

“However we’re settling right into a rhythm right here, good forwards and backwards. I’ve bought to present it to Trump, he is sticking to his weapons and he isn’t letting Kamala Harris below his pores and skin. I really do not assume she’s going to have the ability to needle him,” Stewart mentioned.

Which, after all, led into the clip the place the “cats and canines” remark was made. Stewart was puzzled and let a minute of awkward silence cross as his eyes moved forwards and backwards in shock earlier than he mentioned, ”What the f–k simply occurred?”

He then launched a “warning” to individuals to make sure they all the time ‘leash their canines,” in case their pets run, placing them vulnerable to being eaten by their “immigrant neighbors”.

Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Present celebrated Harris straight off the bat.

“Kamala Harris got here in needing to rattle Trump’s cage and now that it is over, they’re nonetheless in search of items of his cage in low orbit,” Colbert mentioned because the viewers cheered.

“Harris bought below his pores and skin like she was stuffing in butter and rosemary, it was lovely by the top of the talk the meat was falling off the bone!”

Colbert centered on Trump’s incapability to place an honest sentence collectively, including that “Trump was so nonsensical that she checked out him the best way the dad or mum appears to be like at a child giving a presentation of why they need to be allowed to get a pet tiger.” The host was referring to Harris’ viral smirks as she watched Trump ship solutions all through the evening.

As for the abortion a part of the night, Colbert was impressed by ABC’s Davis for dwell fact-checking the previous President of the US relating to his feedback about abortion legal guidelines within the nation.

“The explanation why I’m doing that vote is as a result of… they’ve abortion within the ninth month. They even have, and you may take a look at the governor of West Virginia [Viriginia –ed.], the earlier governor… not the present governor, whose doing a superb job, however the governor earlier than, he mentioned, ‘The newborn will likely be born, and we’ll resolve what to do with the infant.’ in different phrases, we’ll execute the infant. And that is why I did that,” Trump mentioned within the clip performed.

“There isn’t any state on this nation the place it’s authorized to kill a child after it’s born,” Davis adopted flatly.

“Comply with up query — can a moderator win a debate?” Colbert requested.

He additionally commented on the viral “cats and canines” second, mocking Trump’s voice as he joked that there’s “one city” the place the pets do “all of the work”.

“They bought the police, the fireplace division, they bought these little puppies. They name them the Paw Patrol and their boss is a little bit boy,” he mentioned.

“I consider Harris gave the most effective debate performances I’ve ever seen, and there may be nothing completely nothing that might have made tonight any higher for Kamala Harris,” Colbert mentioned earlier than flashing Taylor Swift’s Instagram put up endorsing Harris on display.

“I stand corrected,” he mentioned as the gang roared with cheers.

Jimmy Kimmel opened up his monologue by evaluating final evening’s occasion to “watching The Lorax debate The Grinch,” earlier than he added that it was “a a lot better debate than the final one.”

Kimmel was shocked at the truth that there was “a lot madness popping out of this Republican camp”. When reacting to Trump’s “cats and canines” remark and the truth that “Ohio Haitians are consuming pets” he questioned the place the allegation got here from.

He then referenced an announcement to CNN from Senator JD Vance’s workplace, revealing that Trump’s operating mate had obtained “a excessive quantity of calls over the previous a number of weeks from involved residents in Springfield”.

Kimmel, hilariously unaware that you can simply decide up the telephone and name Vance, then confirmed the direct line to his workplace on the display.

The late-night host then had outstanding anti-Trump figures Jane Fonda and George Conway as friends on Tuesday evening to proceed the dialogue.

Curry was initially arrested when the incident occurred on April 5, 2024. On the time, he was charged with assault and battery with a harmful weapon inflicting critical bodily damage and assault and battery on a household or family member.

As he continued to be held with out bail, the costs had been upgraded to homicide; he was arraigned final Wednesday in Middlesex Superior Courtroom.

Per GLAAD, citing “experiences and social media,” Goddard was nonbinary and used each they and she or he pronouns.

In line with their grandfather, by way of WJAR, Goddard had a tricky childhood after being born in jail and spending time within the care of the Rhode Island Division of Youngsters, Youth and Households. “I spoke to the boyfriend,” Goddard’s grandfather instructed the outlet, saying, “[Curry] promised to care for her.”

“We’re completely heartbroken to listen to of the dying of one other nonbinary teenager, River Nevaeh Goddard, who had been reported lacking for years after reportedly surviving childhood abuse and time in foster care,” GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis stated in an announcement. “Too usually, younger individuals, and LGBTQ youth specifically, are failed by the adults and methods entrusted to guard them, and don’t really feel they’ve wherever to show in occasions of disaster.”

“River Nevaeh Goddard was failed in life, and it’s as much as all of us to ensure we do not fail them, or some other LGBTQ youth, now,” added Ellis.

In line with prosecutors, Stow Police responded to Curry’s residence after receiving a request for a well-being verify. The Middlesex County District Lawyer stated Curry would not let officers into the house for 2 hours.

Per PEOPLE, citing an indictment, Stow Police Chief Michael Sallese was referred to as to the scene as a result of he had “a superb rapport” with the suspect following a earlier psychological well being disaster.

Curry allegedly opened the door for Sallese, saying, “Get the f–k out, you creeps,” earlier than the chief might see the suspect and sufferer curled up subsequent to at least one one other on a mattress on the ground.

When a blanket was pulled off the pair, Goddard’s physique was allegedly lined in bruises and cuts. Goddard was declared useless on the scene; per an post-mortem, they had been stabbed within the neck, arms, torso and liver.

After being positioned in cuffs, Curry allegedly instructed police the pair had a “brawl-level argument” and that is why Goddard was “so bruised up.” He allegedly stated he had “stabbed” the sufferer with a sword a number of occasions; calling Goddard his “twin flame,” he additionally then allegedly stated, “The bruises aren’t working … hitting her, that is not working, so okay, I’ve to knife her, so I do.”

The sword was recovered within the bed room, as was a kitchen knife.

Curry allegedly referred to as his actions “horrifying,” and claimed he tried to die by suicide after realizing Goddard “was useless, useless.” Per court docket docs, he has a historical past of psychological sickness.

The suspect is being held with out bail.

Going into the evening, Taylor Swift led the nominations with 12 complete, adopted by Submit Malone with 11, Eminem with 8, and Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Sabrina Carpenter and SZA behind them with 7 apiece.

The evening was full of performances, with a lineup that includes Anitta (ft Fats Joe, DJ Khaled + Tiago PZK), Benson Boone, Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Eminem, GloRilla, Halsey, KAROL G, Lenny Kravitz, LISA, LL COOL J, Quavo, Rauw Alejandro, Sabrina Carpenter and Shawn Mendes.

Katy Perry additionally obtained the Video Vanguard Award, after giving an epic efficiency of her largest hits and a preview of ones to come back.

The joy began on the crimson carpet, the place Chappell Roan made waves after she was seen cussing out a photographer whereas posing for footage.

For some motive, somebody within the crowd yelled, “Shut the f–k up!” and one thing about Roan turning round, catching her consideration. She responded by yelling, “You shut the f–k up!” proper again, earlier than later explaining what occurred to Leisure Tonight.

“That is fairly overwhelming and fairly scary. I believe for somebody who will get a whole lot of nervousness round individuals yelling at you, the carpet is horrifying and I yelled again,” she defined. “You do not get to yell at me like that!”

Slim Shady’s again once more.

Eminem bought the present began with a efficiency of “Houdini,” hitting the stage with a blonde wig whereas surrounded by lookalikes. He then ditched the hairpiece and swapped it for a trademark black hat, whereas breaking into “Save Me,” his monitor with Jelly Roll.

Followers have been residing … and so was Taylor Swift, who was seen dancing within the viewers to his efficiency for the primary time of the evening.

In a second that got here as a shock to each Olympian Jordan Chiles and the viewers watching at residence and in New York’s UBS middle, Taste Flav introduced Chiles with a blinged out bronze reproduction of the bronze medal that was taken from her after the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s ruling following an error in scoring throughout her the ground competitors.

It wasn’t the one shock Flav had in retailer nonetheless, with the outlandish rapper additionally revealing that he had the prize cash Chiles misplaced by inserting third within the competitors ready for her backstage.

Flav went viral once more when he introduced the primary award of the evening to Taylor Swift, because the rapper has made it very clear he is a full-on Swiftie.

Taylor Swift received the primary award of the evening — selecting up the Moon Particular person for Finest Collab because of “Fortnite,” her collaboration with Submit Malone.

She used her speech to recollect the lives misplaced on 9/11, because the present was additionally held on the twenty third anniversary.

Swift then went on to name Malone everybody’s favourite particular person to collaborate with, calling him “so unfailingly well mannered” and joking it is taken her perpetually to get him to “cease calling me ma’am.” He adopted up her speech by praising Swift, calling her “one of the vital variety and gifted individuals I’ve ever had the respect of understanding” and celebrating her work ethic.

Taylor additionally picked up the ultimate award of the night, taking residence Video of the Yr for a similar track. As followers cheered her title like wild, Swift mentioned she had essentially the most “fantastic expertise” directing the video, thanking cameo stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles, in addition to the remainder of the crew.

She added the video was “essentially the most enjoyable” to movie, thanking her boyfriend Travis Kelce for maintaining her laughing on set by woo-hooing off-camera.

“The whole lot this man touches turns to happiness and magic,” she added of her beau, saying, “I am going to at all times keep in mind that.”

Addison Rae definitely had all eyes on her when she hit the stage to introduce Karol G’s efficiency.

The TikTok star-turned-singer/actress confirmed as much as the VMAs in an outfit that consisted of a bra, underwear and tulle practice, exhibiting some severe pores and skin.

There’s not far more to this one, however she had individuals speaking and the response was cut up.

After a video bundle revisiting among the most iconic VMA moments of all time highlighted Britney Spears’ efficiency of “I am a Slave 4 U,” host Megan Thee Stallion hit the display screen in a carbon copy of her outfit.

She additionally had a real-life python round her neck … although she clearly wasn’t feeling it.

After squealing to get it off her — exclaiming, “I am simply taking part in. I do not know this snake. This snake do not know me” — she added that she needed to maintain it legit to pay homage to Spears.

Summing issues up, Megan Thee Stallion instructed “Sabrina Carpenter, you simply killed it” following her efficiency.

The singer crushed her medley of “Please Please Please,” “Style” and “Espresso,” with the viewers singing alongside on the high of their lungs so loudly it nearly overpowered Carpenter’s vocals.

She additionally saved the Britney Spears tributes coming in the course of the efficiency, recreating moments from the pop icon’s “Oops … I Did It Once more” music video.

Some viewers observed that within the viewers for the efficiency was her ex, Shawn Mendes — who among the songs on her Quick n’ Candy album are purported to be about. Others, in the meantime, made the identical “transgender operations on unlawful aliens” joke, referencing Donald Trump’s wild debate feedback.

Katy Perry was given the Video Vanguard Award on Wednesday’s present, with an introduction from her different half, Orlando Bloom.

She carried out an epic medley of her largest hits, together with “Teenage Dream,” “California Women,” “Firework,” “Darkish Horse,” “ET,” and “I Kissed a Woman,” together with “Lifetimes” and “I am His, He is Mine” from her upcoming album 143, with Doechii becoming a member of her on stage for the latter. Bloom’s response to the latter additionally went a bit viral.

Bloom handed Perry the particular Moonperson, earlier than the couple had a steamy second, sharing a smooch. “Thanks I did that each one on the primary day of my interval too. Are you able to imagine it?” she started, referring to her epic Vanguard efficiency.

“Thanks, MTV for believing in my weirdness from Day 1, and for serving to artists lengthen their worlds past a track. There are such a lot of issues that must align to have an extended and profitable profession as an artist. There are not any decades-long accidents.”

She additionally referenced her NSFW Name Her Daddy interview, quipping, “Thanks to Orlando for maintaining me grounded, celebrated and doing the dishes.”

After one helluva 2024, Chappell Roan’s firsts maintain coming.

The singer kicked off her efficiency with “Good Luck, Babe,” hitting the stage in a Joan of Arc-inspired outfit whereas flanked by armor-wearing backup dancers wielding swords. She even had pyrotechnics to match her fiery vocals, as she made a killer debut on the MTV stage.

The evening was jam-packed with performances, ending with a tribute celebrating 40 years of Def Jam headlined by LL Cool J.

The medley wrapped up an evening that includes different performances from stars together with Lenny Kravitz, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Anitta, Lisa, Benson Boone and Karol G.

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After Megan Thee Stallion made an entrance match for an Olympian — crimson, white and blue leotard and all — she launched one and an Olympic tremendous fan: Jordan Chiles and Flav himself, in what proved to be a rousing opener following Eminem’s efficiency on the 2024 MTV VMAs.

In an second that got here as a shock to each Chiles and the viewers watching at house and in New York’s UBS middle, Flav introduced Chiles with a blinged our bronze duplicate of the bronze medal that was taken from her after the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s ruling following an error in scoring throughout her the ground competitors.

The large flub ended up in a back-and-forth that in the end noticed the medal tripped from Chiles and given to Romanian athlete Ana Bărbosu — inflicting disappointment for Chiles and her teammates in addition to different Olympians who supported the Staff USA gymnast.

It wasn’t the one shock Flav had in retailer nonetheless, with the outlandish rapper additionally revealing that he had the prize cash Chiles misplaced by putting third within the competitors ready for her backstage.

The awe was seen on the younger athlete’s face, and whereas Flav teased the chain following the Olympic video games final month, seeing the second come to fruition on the VMAs was fairly particular.

Flav’s help of Chiles should not come as a serious shock, nonetheless, as he isn’t solely supported the ladies’s gymnastics workforce, however largely funded the complete U.S. Ladies’s water polo squad, and even teamed up with Serena Williams’ husband, Alex Ohanian, to assist pay for the hire of a struggling talk about thrower.

Stick with it Flav — we like to see it!

Whereas singing her hit observe of the summer season — maybe the yr — “Espresso,” Carpenter channeled the 2000 music video for Spears’ hit, “Oops!…I Did It Once more.”

Full with a diamond-encrusted swing and astronauts despatched from an unworldly planet, Carpenter put her personal spin on it, however the nod was certainly there, with followers of Spears fast to note all of the methods the pop phenom gave the “Fortunate” singer her flowers.

She even kissed an alien — a second harking back to Spears’ iconic VMAs kiss between Christina Aguilera and Madonna — which additionally had viewers cracking the identical “transgender operations on unlawful aliens” joke.

And if that second was iconic sufficient, Carpenter’s efficiency itself was fairly epic, with the viewers inside New York’s UBS Enviornment singing all of the phrases to “Espresso” so loudly, the “Please Please Please” crooner might barely be heard over the catchy observe.

That wasn’t the one track she carried out both, giving followers a “Style” of her upcoming Quick ‘n Candy tour, Carpenter carried out a medley of songs from her hit album, included that observe, and “Please Please Please.”

Along with Spears, Carpenter kicked off the VMAs by paying tribute to a different pop icon — the “Vogue” singer herself! She the purple carpet forward of the present by carrying a classic Bob Mackie robe that Madonna beforehand wore in 1991 for the Oscars.

Altering again into the gorgeous robe after the playful efficiency, Carpenter was nonetheless rocking the beautiful look when she accepted the award for Tune of the Yr for her her hit, “Espresso.”

The shocked singer began by thanking her followers for her first-ever VMAs win, telling the viewers, “You guys are the rationale that I get to do what I really like, but additionally the rationale that we get to have a lot and share music with one another, and I simply really feel so grateful have the perfect — actually the perfect followers on the earth. I do know that sounds tacky, however I really like, so thanks.”

She continued, “Thanks to my managers. Thanks to my household, my cats and canine which might be at residence watching. And thanks to the individuals who made ‘Espresso’ with me — Steph, Amy, Julian, I really like you guys a lot. I really like making music with, and I am unable to wait to share extra with the world.”

“And thanks to that me, espresso,” Carpenter added.

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Through the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday evening, the 39-year-old pop star was offered the Video Vanguard Award from her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, earlier than she gave a passionate speech about her legendary profession and years-long journey in music.

Bloom handed Perry the particular Moonperson, earlier than the couple had a steamy second, sharing a smooch.

“Thanks I did that every one on the primary day of my interval too. Are you able to imagine it?” she started, referring to her epic Vanguard efficiency.

“Thanks, MTV for believing in my weirdness from Day 1, and for serving to artists lengthen their worlds past a track,” she contineud. “There are such a lot of issues that must align to have a protracted and profitable profession as an artist. There are not any decades-long accidents.”

She then thanked her crew, report label, buddies, and household, along with her humble beginnings on the Warped Tour, and her buddies “that had been there when my Jetta was repossessed.”

Perry additionally expressed her gratitude in direction of her followers and the LBGTQ+ group, sharing that they confirmed her “you could be each variety and c–t.”

She additionally gave a particular shoutout to Bloom, jokingly referencing the NSFW feedback she made about her intercourse life along with her fiancé throughout a latest look on Alex Cooper’s Name Her Daddy podcast final week.

“Thanks for preserving me floor[ed] and celebrated and doing the dishes,” she quipped, earlier than giving a candy shoutout to their 3-year-old daughter, Daisy.

“And lastly, [to] my Daisy, the one flowers I am going to ever want,” she stated.

Perry went on to replicate on her expertise within the business, and shared her ideas on the world of music right now.

“I am excited once I go searching music right now and I see all the superb younger artists who’re working with company, vulnerability, and authenticity,” she stated. “I’ve heard a whole lot of ‘do that,’ ‘do not say that,’ ‘put on much less,’ ‘put on extra now,’ hey, ‘do not lower your hair.’”

“One of many largest causes I am standing up right here proper now could be as a result of I’ve discovered to dam out all of the noise — that each single artist on this business has to continuously battle towards, particularly girls,” Perry continued.

“I simply need to say with my complete coronary heart, do no matter it takes to remain true to your self and true to your artwork. Flip off social media. Safeguard your psychological well being. Pause. Contact grass. And what you had been born to do similar to I used to be born to do that,” she added, concluding her speech by sharing that her album comes out later this month. “I really like you!”

Earlier than accepting the dignity, Perry took the stage at New York’s UBS Area for an electrical practically 10-minute efficiency. She carried out an epic medley of her largest hits, together with “Teenage Dream,” “California Women,” “Firework,” “Darkish Horse,” “ET,” and “I Kissed a Woman,” together with “Lifetimes” and “I am His, He is Mine” from her upcoming album 143, with Doechii becoming a member of her on stage for the latter.

Her efficiency with Doechii was significantly horny, with the 2 singers grinding on each other and nearly sharing a kiss. The VMA cameraman caught Bloom’s response, which was completely priceless. The actor’s face appeared nearly clean, earlier than he began laughing and smiling when he seemingly realized he was being filmed.

Earlier Michael Jackson Vanguard Award recipients embody Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL COOL J, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott. David Bowie, The Beatles and director Richard Lester shared the dignity on the first VMAs in 1984.

The previous American Idol decide and 5x VMA winner’s return to MTV stage marks the primary time she’s carried out on the award present since 2017, when she pulled double obligation as host and performer.

From Sabrina Carpenter to Tate McRae, Addison Rae and the night time’s host, Megan Thee Stallion, all of It-girls have been paying tribute to Spears, who even started trending regardless of not being in attendance on Wednesday night time.

Whereas the “Fortunate” singer was MIA, she positive did obtain a lot of love, beginning with Rae gushing over Spears on the crimson carpet forward of the present.

When requested about probably the most memorable previous performances on the awards present, Rae pointed to Spears’s 2000 rendition of “I Cannot Get No Satisfaction” and “Oops!…I Did It Once more.”

Halsey, in the meantime, who has her personal monitor named after considered one of Spears’ greatest hits, talked about the the pop star’s VMA’s smooch with Madonna, with Coco Jones recounting Spears’ well-known “I am a Slave 4 U” efficiency.

For Carpenter’s half, whereas singing her hit monitor of the summer season — maybe the yr — “Espresso,” she channeled the music video for Spears’ hit, “Oops!…I Did It Once more,” full with a diamond-encrusted swing and astronauts despatched from an unworldly planet. She additionally the performed the snippet of dialogue from the monitor in the course of the efficiency.

She even mimicked the Britney and Madonna kiss that took the world by storm, smooching considered one of her extraterrestrial backup dancers.

McRae, in the meantime, took it a step additional by recreating Spears’ legendary 2001 VMAs look by carrying a clear lace Roberto Cavalli gown.

Whereas Spears initially wore a glance by Dolce & Gabanna, the inspiration was clearly there.

Whereas it might be a small reference, BLACKPINK member, Lisa, wore a head mic for her efficiency of “New Girl” and “Rockstar.” The accent has been popping up throughout, however was largely made well-known by Spears within the 2000s.

However nobody else donned an precise python like thee hottie herself, Meg, with the VMAs host channeling Spears’ 2001 VMAs efficiency of “I am a Slave 4 U.”

“I am simply enjoying, come get this factor!” she stated after just a few seconds with the snake round her neck.

As for the way the web reacted, they have been all right here for it, with Spears stans stating all of the references to their girl Brit.

“They need to simply name it the BritMA’s. Britney has been referenced a hand filled with occasions already and the present has been on for lower than a half an hour …..  BRITNEY WILL ALWAYS BE AN ICON #BritneySpears #BritneyNerd #BritneyArmy,” one fan wrote on X (previously Twitter).

“And as soon as AGAIN, Britney KEEPS being referenced and talked about… #BritneySpears #SabrinaCarpenter #MeganTheeStallion #CocoJones #tatemcrae #VMAs,” one other wrote, pointing to a few of the night time’s greatest moments.

“The VMAs to me is kinda like Nationwide Reference Britney Spears Day (biased) (appropriate),” a Spears stan added.

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