17 photos of people you forgot hung out at the VMAs
Flavor Flav and Phil Collins were BFF for a night.
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Beck and Steven Tyler in 1996, when Beck's "Where It's At" won Best Male Video.
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Will Smith wished he were part of Destiny's Child at the 2001 VMAs.
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Lil' Kim hung out with just about everyone in 1999, including Rebecca Romijn.
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Martha Stewart and Busta Rhymes presented Best Dance Video in 1997. The pairing became an instant classic.
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R.E.M. and Neil Young enjoy each other's company in 1993.
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Lenny Kravitz and Pauly Shore josh around in 1993.
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Ringo Starr, Pinhead of "Hellraiser," and David Spade are very relevant in 1992.
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Flavor Flav and Phil Collins were BFFs for one night in 1990.
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Remember when Brad Pitt and Christina Applegate dated during the 1989 VMAs? Good times.
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Weird Al Yankovic and Jasmine Guy goofed around in 1989.
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More hair, more friendship: Robert Downey Jr. and Slash rocked the 1988 VMAs.
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Diana Ross and ZZ Top enjoy 1984's after-party.
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Bernie Taupin, Cher, Whoopi Goldberg, and Elton John were quite a squad in 1987.
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Siblings Justine and Jason Bateman teamed up with Justine's then-boyfriend Leif Garrett in 1988.
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Joan Jett and Darlene Love were stars of the 1985 after-party at New York's Palladium.
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Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, David Lee Roth, and Sonia Braga enjoy a convertible at the 1984 after-party.
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