Celeb News: Britney 2nd choice: Madonna wanted JLO for VMAs kiss

Peep

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Madonna originally wanted Jennifer Lopez to join her on stage for a kiss during her infamous MTV VMAs performance in 2003, it has been revealed.

MTV Music Group President Van Toffler has confessed that eventual performers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera weren't necessarily the pop icon's first choices.

"It was a long road to get to that Britney and Christina kiss, because they weren't necessarily the first couple of people who were on the hit list," Toffler told EW.

"This may be the first time it's revealed, but originally JLo was in the mix. That didn't happen," he added.

"And the thing about Britney and Christina was they had history, so it was not easy to get them together on the stage.

"Both Britney and Christina obviously respected Madonna, so only she could pull that off. You have to have that kind of pull."

Earlier this year, Madonna invited Spears to join her on stage for another kiss after being congratulated by the star for her latest album MDNA.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...vmas-kiss.html

BreatheGaga

AP 900 years ago

Peep

Really? I couldn't find it.

BreatheGaga

Peep

Oh found it nvm. Close! AP!

Duca

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"It was a long road to get to that Britney and Christina kiss, because they weren't necessarily the first couple of people who were on the hit list," Toffler told EW.

The key part. We've known this since 2003. An article from September 18, 2003:

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It was a moment that captivated the nation, but what would it have been like if Madonna had picked different kissmates for her VMA performance? As it turns out, Pink was supposed to be there too.

"It was originally supposed to be different people involved," Pink told MTV News Europe, "but I didn't even know [what was going to happen during the performance]. The kiss wasn't even talked about."

Rumors had been rampant before the Video Music Awards that Madonna would be taking the stage with representatives of the younger pop generation, but talk had centered mostly on Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez. Pink escaped the rumor mill because she backed out before rehearsals began.

"I had one vacation all year," Pink explained, "and I was not leaving my vacation to go into a rehearsal studio, which sounds ridiculous, but you know, I just said, 'I can't be at those rehearsals, but I can learn it for that day, and I'm sure that I'll be more than capable of doing it.' "

That proposal, however, wasn't acceptable, and Pink was taken out of the running. But since she was only apprised of the singing aspect of the performance, not the kissing, it begs the question: Had scheduling not been a problem, would she have been willing to make out with Madonna? She says yes and insists she's amused that the same-sex liplock generated so many headlines (see "Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina; Justin, Coldplay Win Big At VMAs").

"I'm very surprised that kisses, or girl-on-girl, or guy-on-guy, is that interesting still, to this day," she laughed.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/147...sed-pink.jhtml

No mention of someone else and not Britney.

Brando

4th time I see this

Brando

1 was just yesterday

Monroe

Britney was always part of the plan. It was Christina who was negotiable.

PopNStuff

It would've been the geriatric event of the century

Marq

PopRock2012

So Christina was like the third choice after Pink and J-Lo? I guess that was probably due to what the MTV Exec said in the article this past week, XTina/Britney had history.

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It would've been the geriatric event of the century

This makes me feel extra digusted about the generation that's coming up now if you're in your early 20s or younger. J-Lo was in her 30s, Madonna in her early 40s.

J-Lo was definitely not Pink, Xtina and Britney's age at the time though. Was J-Lo at the top of her game then and dating Ben? I forget.

PopNStuff

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Originally posted by Monroe

Britney was always part of the plan. It was Christina who was negotiable.

Funny that everyone forgets to mention that Xtina was already scheduled to perform the same night her Dirrty/Fighter medley so I'm sure MTV execs didn't want to double book her.

buseta77

Poor Britney

dfantasy

I think it worked out well. Though P!nk loves Madonna, I think Britney and Xtina were better fits.

XtinaLegend

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Originally posted by PopNStuff

Funny that everyone forgets to mention that Xtina was already scheduled to perform the same night her Dirrty/Fighter medley so I'm sure MTV execs didn't want to double book her.

Good info, did not know that...

Anthony K.

I hate when people who clearly cannot read open threads. I really do.

dinorel

Another thread lol?

J.Lo stans seems very frustrated about this.

Please stop wishing or talking about things that never were.

Get over it

And Madonna was so pleassed with Britney that she even participated in Britney's song