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Noticeably absent from Monday night's MTV Video Music Awards was Halsey, and now we know why.
The "Bad at Love" singer declined to go to the event because she was trying to prove a point to the network: Don't blow smoke up my you-know-what.
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Every Reason Twitter Freaked Out During the 2018 MTV VMAs (Updating Live)
View Story"I directed all my own music videos this album just to have MTV [Woman Crush Wednesday] me to death and not nominate me for anything, so it didn't feel right to go," she tweeted in response to a fan. "I'm happy you guys liked the videos. That's all that matters to me."
bc I directed all my own music videos this album just to have @MTV “#wcw” me to death and not nominate me for anything so it didn't feel right to go. I'm happy you guys liked the videos. That's all that matters to me. 🖤 https://t.co/lprzIrTUHg
@halsey
Halsey directed the videos for "Now or Never," "Bad at Love" and "Alone" from her 2017 sophomore album, "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom."
She performed at the 2016 VMAs with The Chainsmokers. In 2017, she scored three nominations.
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2018 MTV VMAs: The Complete Winners List
View StoryCamila Cabello and Cardi B were the reigning queens of this year's musical event: Camila took home Video of the Year for "Havana" as well as Artist of the Year, and Cardi snagged Best New Artist, Best Song for "I Like It" and Best Collaboration along with DJ Khaled for Jennifer Lopez's bilingual track, "Dinero."
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