VMAs: See On And Off Stage Action (Photos)

by Matt Muro

Britney Spears swept this year’s VMAs, but fans were thinking “Gimme More” when she opened the show with a skit, not a performance. Here’s some highlights of the action both on stage and behind the scenes.

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Paris Hilton (L) and host Russell Brand appear onstage at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards on the Paramount Studios lot on September 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. [Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images]

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