You Have To See John Travolta Mistake Drag Queen Jade Jolie For Taylor Swift

It's not the first time Travolta has slipped up at an awards ceremony...

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by Bonnie McLaren |
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Not that we're complaining, but there has been a lot of Taylor Swift news from the VMAs.

ICYMI, she opened the ceremony with You Need To Calm Down and Lover (the latter of which had its first public performance), won two VMAs - and then called out the White House for not responding to the Equality Act petition.

She also partially reunited her former #squad when she arrived to the Republic Records after-party with Bella and Gigi Hadid.

But perhaps the best moment of all was when John Travolta mistook drag queen Jade Jolie for Taylor while he was handing out the award for video of the year alongside Queen Latifah.

For many, it was the highlight of a star-studded night, with one viewer tweeting, ‘John Travolta giving Taylor Swift's award to Jade Jollie FULLY thinking that it was her is the best thing that happened all night #VMAs.’

‘I didn't watch the VMAs because I'm old. But that clip of John Travolta giving Video of the Year to Drag Queen Taylor Swift instead of actual Taylor Swift has made my night. If only Adele Dazeem were there,’ another added, referring to the 2014 Oscars when Travolta spectacularly mispronounced Frozen star Idina Menzel's name.

It's been an eventful night for all involved, that's for sure.

READ MORE: All The Most Amazing Looks From The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards

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MTV Video Music Awards 2019

Taylor Swift VMAs1 of 21

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift (the queen) wearing a jazzy suit, similar to the one she wore to the Teen Choice awards. Her boots have SPARKLES.

Zara Larsson VMAs2 of 21

Zara Larsson

Zara Larsson in an actual princess dress. You go Zara.

Lance Bass VMA3 of 21

Lance Bass

Lance Bass wearing a very fetching pink suit

Quin VMAs4 of 21

Quin

Quin, wearing a super sexy black look.

The Moon Man5 of 21

The Moon Man

The Moon Man ignored the dress code and wore his (or her) moon suit.

Lizzo VMAs6 of 21

Lizzo

What did we do to deserve Lizzo? Seriously?

Bregie Heinan VMA7 of 21

Bregie Heinan

Bregie Heinan rocking shoulder blades and sequins like it's 1988.

Sean Mendes VMAs8 of 21

Sean Mendes

Sean Mendes, who'll be performing with Camilla Cabello.

Snake VMAs9 of 21

This Snake

Tana Mongeau went for the Britney look and wore a snake. Probably not the same snake that Britney performed with though. How long do snakes live?

Keke Palmer VMAs10 of 21

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer looking divinely gorgeous with a very large diamond-y phone.

Bebe Rexha VMAs11 of 21

Bebe Rexha

Our absolute favourite Bebe Rexha in a shiny silver dress.

James Charles VMAs12 of 21

James Charles

James hasn't had the easiest full months, but seems to be putting it behind him in this fun white number.

The Jonas Brothers VMAs13 of 21

The Jonas Brothers

They've come a long way from the side fringe and waistcoat combo they rocked at their early VMAs.

Alison Brie VMAs14 of 21

Alison Brie

It's okay if you need to just stare at this picture of Alison Brie for a while.

Bella Hadid VMAs15 of 21

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid, proving that suspenders are not just for hairy eared middle aged bankers.

Normani VMAs16 of 21

Normani

Normani looking sparkly and stunning.

Camila Cabello VMA17 of 21

Camila Cabello

Camila is performing later with new boyfriend Sean Mendes.

Gigi Hadid VMAs18 of 21

Gigi Hadid

How can anyone look this good in an outfit the colour of a raw sausage?

FKA Twigs VMAs19 of 21

FKA Twigs

We'd expect nothing less from FKA, one of the coolest women in the world.

Hailee Steinfeld VMA20 of 21

Hailee Steinfeld

Might spend the next few years trying to be mates with Hailee in order to borrow that dress.

Halsey VMAs21 of 21

Halsey

Halsey rocking a waist belt a la 2009. We like.

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