Miley Cyrus promised her VMA performance of "We Can't Stop" would be a crazier moment than Britney Spears and Madonna's infamous 2003 kiss. And Miley made good on her word, proving that she doesn't make promises she doesn't keep — especially when it comes to twerking and taking off her pants. Miley's "We Can't Stop" performance, which morphed into a medley of "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke and 2 Chainz, ripped a page from the scandalous video's treatment (apt since video director Diane Martel also helped conceptualize Miley's "We Can't Stop" performance), but with more teddy bears, far less clothing and a giant foam finger.

Miley simulated sex acts still illegal in some states as she writhed around the stage, grinding against Thicke and executing physical maneuvers often not seen outside of your local King of Diamonds. Mashable called it "childhood-ruining." People called it purgatory's version of a Build-A-Bear workshop (we're paraphrasing). Dlisted called it an ode to Vice magazine. (Well put, Michael!) We just called it Miley bein' Miley. But here's what everyone else was saying about Miley Cyrus' polarizing, ass-packed VMA performance. First, Rihanna's reaction. (Opinion unclear.)

And the inevitable foam finger Twitter account.

Someone on Twitter's dad: Maybe you should've started with the "We Can't Stop" video as an introductory course. Could I please see a menu? Chris Crocker! Oh, the shade of it. Twerk in the mirror: No word on whether this works, but that's only because we haven't yet tried. Leave Jennifer Lawrence out ...

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The "Avengers" sequel is by far the film comic fans are most anticipating, although writer/director Joss Whedon has just given them a reason to pause in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. According to Whedon, 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" could be the swan song for one — or more — of Earth's mightiest heroes.

"I'm always joking about that," Whedon responded when asked if an Avenger would bite the dust in the upcoming film, before adding an evasive, "Um ... maybe?" Of course, Whedon can't reveal a major plot point for a movie that hasn't even begun production — and a character death is the most major of all potential plot points — but even if the cameras have yet to roll, Whedon has finished writing the film. If one actor's about to find him or herself out of a job, then Whedon knows it — although killing a character isn't a decision the writer makes alone.

"I'd have to have a really good reason, a really great sequence for [Marvel executives] to go, 'We'll cut off a potential franchise, that's fine!' They know as any good studio does, that without some stakes, some real danger, how involved can we get? We don't just rule it out across the board, but neither is the mission statement 'Who can we kill?' We try to build the story organically and go, 'How hard can we make it on these people?' You go to the movies to see people you love suffer — that's why you go to the movies."

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There were no shortage of truly epic audience reaction shots during last night's MTV Video Music Awards — here's a supercut of some of the best — though, in the hours following the show, one truly managed to stand out from all the rest: Will Smith, and his kids, Jaden and Willow's shocked reaction to Miley Cyrus' twerk-tastic performance

But here's the thing: Despite what your favorite blog may have told you, it turns out that the Smiths weren't responding to Miley's over-the-top antics ... they were watching Lady Gaga's show-opening performance of And it seems they liked what they saw.

In fact, we captured the whole thing on one of our VMA All Access cameras (we have them strategically placed in and around the Barclays Center last night), and, as you can clearly see, Jaden, Willow and dad Will were digging Gaga's performance. Willow, in particular, goes nuts when "Applause's" anthemic chorus hits, and, at the end of the song, they all followed the tune's instructions and clapped loudly for the Mother Monster.

We're really not sure how the whole Miley rumor started — and that's not to say there weren't plenty of folks both inside the Barclays Center and at home who weren't shocked by her onstage efforts — but this year, we endeavored to bring you everything from the VMAs, and so, here's unedited footage. Not to debunk your daily dose of drama or anything, but let's just move on to something else. For example, what did Taylor Swift say ...

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Meet the woman all of Panem will envy: Australian newcomer Stef Dawson has been cast in the role of Finnick's lady love Annie Cresta in according to studio Lionsgate.

A District 4 victor, Annie is the girlfriend of Finnick Odair, and is initially reaped for "Catching Fire"'s Quarter Quell alongside her man — only to be replaced by an older veteran named Mags. And it's a good thing, considering she's been viewed as mentally unstable since her time in the 70th annual Games. It appears, however, that this particular plotpoint may play out off camera (or not at all), as Dawson won't make her debut until the series' two-part finale "Mockingjay."

Finnick's real-life alter ego, actor Sam Claflin, took to Twitter on Monday to welcome Dawson to "The Hunger Games" family.

Dawson is just the latest addition to "Mockingjay," directed by Francis Lawrence. It was announced last week that "Game of Thrones" actress Natalie Dormer had landed the role of Cressida, the film director who follows Katniss to get footage of the Panem uprising.

"Mockingjay," the final installment in author Suzanne Collins' three-part dystopian book series, follows the remaining Quarter Quell tributes as they enter the rebellion that will decide the fate of their oppressed country.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1," starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, is scheduled for a November 21, 2014, release with "Mockingjay - Part 2" opening in theaters November 20, 2015.

BROOKLYN, New York — Taylor Swift wasn't the only one going gaga over 'NSYNC's reunion at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. The entire Barclays Center in Brooklyn shook when Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and JC Chasez joined Justin Timberlake in honor of his Michael Jackson Vanguard Award win win. It was a moment that resonated with everyone in the building, even some unlikely fans.

Birdman, for one, was moved when Justin made way for his band of brothers. "That speaks a lot for him as a man, as a person, as a fan, as a friend, for him to bring his team back like that, I feel that 'cause we kinda did the same thing over the weekend," the Cash Money co-founder said, referencing his own reunion with Mannie Fresh at the BMI Awards on Thursday night in New York.

After performing a medley of his solo hits, the group rose from the floor and rocked snippets of "Girlfriend" and "Bye Bye Bye." Taylor gushed, Selena fanned out and Gaga shook her money maker in the crowd.

DJ Khaled, who is known to unite rappers like Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on his all-star tracks, respected the unity that 'NSYNC exhibited on Sunday night. "Now that 'NSYNC, that's classic. I like to see that too, that's just family. You don't forget where you come from so I respect that a lot," he said.

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From Miley Cyrus twerking onstage to 'NSYNC's reunion, Sunday night's 2013 Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center offered up plenty of shock-worthy moments. But while some viewers were content to yell at the TV, others took to their Vine or Instagram accounts to express exactly how they were feeling.

MTV stoked all that by asking fans to attach the hashtag #VMAreact to their posts. So after the lights went down, we dug around and found our five favorite fan reactions to some of the best moments from the awards show.

The first VMA of the night went to Thirty Seconds to Mars for Best Rock Video. When we presented the award to them on the Pre-Show red carpet, one Echelon fan member was so excited he turned into the Hulk, ripping his shirt right off!

Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke had one of the most interesting performances of the evening. There were giant teddy bears, giant booties, tons of twerking and lots of tongue. ... A few fans weren't sure how to feel about it.

As the only independent artists with VMA nominations and a slot to perform, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won just for being there. So when the duo took home three out of the six awards they were nominated for, including Best Hip-Hop video, their Shark Face Gang was beyond ecstatic.

If we know anything about Directioners, it's that they love social media. So when the guys won Best Song of Summer — the fan-voted category — their fans went wild.

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During Sunday night's VMAs in Brooklyn, Justin Timberlake capped off an amazing medley of hits by reuniting 'NSYNC to perform their single "

News of their intended reunion leaked earlier in the week, and the group had been trending on Twitter for days, until fans' wildest dreams actually came true at the Barclays Center. J.C. Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone joined Justin onstage and the crowd went wild.

It was a monster night for Timberlake, who took home Video of the Year for "Mirrors" and was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. The 32-year-old "President of Pop," as he was fondly introduced by Jimmy Fallon, has been on quite the journey since his boy-band days.

Photos: Justin Timberlake's Big Night

In their 1998 interview with MTV News, a young Timberlake shared his vision for a future career that clearly turned out to be a long and prosperous one. When asked which star's career they would like to emulate, JT was quick to respond. "We don't wanna be anybody else, we wanna be 'NSYNC," he said. "Wherever it takes us, I think it's gonna be in a positive direction because we surround ourselves with positive energy."

21 Must-Have 'NSYNC Collectibles You Didn't Know You Needed.

"Everybody sacrifices when they wanna do something like this," he added, of their inability to lead "normal" lives. "But for us, it's worth it because this is what we love to do. We love to make music, we love to tour, we love to be in the studio, we ...

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With each new movie that a member of the "Harry Potter" cast takes on, the world gets to see a new side of a young actor or actress that they have known since they were 10 or 11 years-old, so it can be kind of shocking experience for those that grew up with Emma, Rupert, and Dan.

In this exclusive clip from "Rupert Grint, specifically, his butt.

"CBGB" recounts the beginnings of New York City's punk rock scene and the future icons that passed through the doors of the legendary club. The cast of characters includes Debbie Harry, Iggy Pop, the Ramones, and Cheetah Chrome, the Dead Boys guitarist that Grint plays in the film.

Essentially, "CBGB" was a place with great music where just about anything could happen. Take this exclusive clip for example. In it, Cheetah Chrome is speaking with Genya Ravan (Stana Katic) at the bar. She comments on his red locks and asks if they are the genuine article or just a dye job.

Cheetah Chrome insists that his hair is, in fact, the real deal, but there's only one way to really convince her. That's when he drops trou, and we see a whole lot of Rupert Grint. Not exactly what you expected to see from the former Ron Weasley, huh?

Grint is joined in the cast by his former Hogwarts potion master Alan Rickman, Donal Logue, Ashley Greene, Justin Bartha, and Bradley Whitford.

"CBGB" opens in theaters everywhere later this year.