Lady Gaga as Joe Calderone at the MTV Video Music Awards
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Last night's MTV Video Music Awards brought the usual share of highs and lows, including on the red carpet, where Beyoncé sizzled, Nicki Minaj perplexed, and Lady Gaga showed up as a dude. As pop stars looked to Tokyo for inspiration, the evening's theme seemed to be Lost In Translation — quite literally in a few remarkable cases, where context and explanations fail entirely. Here's a look at what we loved, loathed, and couldn't quite figure out.
Gallery: The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards: Best And Worst Dressed
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