By Matt Elias

What do you do when you've worked the VMAs all day and finally make it to the afterparty, only to find out that it's over?

Plan B: Invite everyone back to the Hollywood Roosevelt to finish the night. Two things were working in our favor: The entire MTV New York staff was staying there, and our gracious boss had a sweet suite on the top floor. Really, after working all those long hours, all I wanted was to have a drink (and to do some very un-Jonas-Brothers-type things).

So there we were, with the VMAs successfully behind us, a bunch of MTV staffers letting loose. And then the unthinkable happened.

Former "I Wanna Be a VJ" winner Jesse Camp strolled in.
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It's probably not much of a surprise, especially to the longtime Britney watchers who talked to MTV News earlier this week about what a VMA appearance might do for the singer's career. But on Wednesday (September 3) it was officially confirmed that Britney Spears will appear at the Video Music Awards in Hollywood on Sunday. Brit will open the show — but beyond that, we have no idea what she's going to do! We'll be on the edge of our seats when the big show starts at 9 p.m. ET, but don't miss MTV News' preshow, "Opening Act," from the red carpet at 8 p.m.!

By Lisa Gonzalez

Working for MTV News isn't always easy. Sometimes you have to ask tough questions. And you can't be afraid. Even when you're sitting across Jennifer Lopez and she is clearly angry. And you have to somehow ask: "What the hell were you thinking when you wore that dreadful outfit to the VMAs?"

This same time last year, MTV was working on a VMA fashion special. It featured a segment called "Defend Your Outfit," where artists were asked to defend questionable fashion choices they'd rocked at previous VMA shows.

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