Megan Thee Stallion Clarifies 'Heated Discussion' With Justin Timberlake at MTV VMAs

Megan Thee Stallion took to TikTok to set the record straight about that alleged fight with Justin Timberlake behind the scenes at the VMAs.

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00:00 Megan Thee Stallion shut down rumors that she and Justin Timberlake had a fire exchange

00:04 backstage at the 2023 Video Music Awards.

00:08 Fans saw one viral video where it appeared that Megan simply was not having something

00:12 that was said to her.

00:17 Pop girl rapper herself Megan Thee Stallion took to TikTok to set the record straight

00:20 on what really happened backstage at the VMAs.

00:24 The 28-year-old star posted this TikTok early Wednesday morning where she revealed all that

00:28 truly happened.

00:29 In case you missed it, fans went into a frenzy when they saw a video of the Bongo singer

00:36 get into what appeared to be a very heated exchange as the members of NSYNC passed by

00:41 her backstage.

00:42 People online were very confused at the situation after some claimed it was Joey from the group

00:46 who talked back to her, and in the video many people had their own theories.

00:51 Megan later took to TikTok to explain what really happened backstage claiming "I just

00:55 talked with my hands."

00:57 Sources stated the two took the video at the VMA afterparty at Tao Downtown at the Skybox

01:02 private dining room where both partied the night away until nearly 2 in the morning.

01:07 After a large amount of news picked up following the viral video, many sources attempted to

01:11 set the record straight.

01:12 One source spoke to Page Six stating quote "Meg loves Justin.

01:16 She was saying 'no no no, we've never met before.'

01:19 It was their first time meeting and she was excited."

01:21 Another source also stated that Megan simply wanted the chance to talk to Justin Timberlake

01:25 even more than just a brief exchange backstage.

01:28 Megan attended the awards ceremony to promote her new single alongside Cardi B.

01:33 Meanwhile, Timberlake reunited with his NSYNC bandmates Jay-Z, Shazazz, Lance Bass, Chris

01:38 Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone amid rumors they were collaborating on a new project.

01:43 Aside from this so-called heated exchange, viewers also saw a wide set of performances

01:48 at the VMAs.

01:49 The lineup of stars included people like Olivia Rodrigo performing some of the hit songs from

01:53 her album Guts.

01:54 Shakira accepted the award for Video Vanguard with a crowd surfing performance.

01:59 And Taylor Swift took home multiple wins throughout the night.

02:06 Now Swift tied the record for the most award wins in one single night as well.

02:11 Fans also could not get enough of Swift and her reactions to every single performer on

02:15 screen.

02:16 The night was full of big wins and performances that she and other members of the crowd simply

02:20 just couldn't get enough of.