- At the 2019 MTV VMAs on Monday, actor John Travolta presented the award for video of the year — and almost gave the statue to the wrong person.
- Travolta, who had already poked fun at his "Adele Dazeem" incident a few years ago (where he mispronounced/misread Idina Menzel's name), seemed to think that drag queen Jade Jolie was Taylor Swift.
- Swift had just won for video of the year, but Travolta didn't seem to be able to pick her out of the crowd onstage.
- On social media, memes about the incident quickly started circulating.
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John Travolta seemed to mistake drag queen Jade Jolie for singer Taylor Swift while presenting the video of the year award at the 2019 MTV VMAs, held at Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center, on Monday.
Travolta, who was presenting the award with Queen Latifah, tried to hand the award to Jolie, a Swift impersonator who appears in the video for "You Need to Calm Down."
John Travolta mistook Jade Jolie for Taylor Swift when handing over the award for ‘Video of the Year.’ 😂 pic.twitter.com/z8MsJtcp1V
— Pop Crave (@PopCraveMusic) August 27, 2019
Some viewers were reminded of Travolta's gaffe during the 2013 Academy Awards, when he mistakenly pronounced Idina Menzel's name as "Adele Dazeem," and memes soon started circulating on Twitter.
John Travolta trying to find Taylor Swift pic.twitter.com/60RxIVkfyC
— Bryan Powell (@TheBryanPowell) August 27, 2019
jade jolie when john travolta tried to hand her the trophy pic.twitter.com/YuJ9Jeg1pc
— Fierce Majeure (@FierceMajeure) August 27, 2019
John Travolta presenting Jade Jolie with a #VMA thinking she’s Taylor Swift pic.twitter.com/PWB0DxLDkX
— Boston Gay Boy 🏳️🌈 (@BostonGayBoy) August 27, 2019
Adele Dazeem strikes again. 😂 #VMAs #JohnTravolta #TaylorSwift https://t.co/ZGD4PrvseS
— Alyssa 🌴 (@alyssachuk13) August 27, 2019
Other presenters at the night's awards included cast members from "The Sopranos," Cardi B, and several members of the women's US soccer team.
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