Flashback Friday: Rosie O' defends Britney Spears from Chris Rocks 1999 VMA comments

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-Picture it: 1999, Britney Spears is 17 years old. She is set to take the stage of the VMAs for her very first time. Chris Rock is the host introducing her and N'Sync

Comments

[penelopetaynt]

The media has always been so horrible to Britney it’s so disgusting

[marywebgirl]

And it’s not even the media here, it’s the host of the show on MTV. She was in the posters promoting the show, and they repay her by letting the host insult her.

[nightdrivesynth]

and Chris Rock has alway had misogyny and homophobia as an integral part of his standup so not surprised this is the joke he went for

[looneyboy83]

that slap was a long time coming

[you_hermit_crab]

I remember this performance like it was yesterday. Pretty sure I still have this entire VMAs on vhs somewhere.

[waxandstrings]

rewatched that performance a lot, so good

fuck chris rock

[ghostsaddle]

ugh i love this performance. my favorite boyband and pop girl together just really blew my little bb mind!

fuck chris 4ever

[genbu_no_miko24]

Rosie is up and down when it comes support. Cause I think she tried to drag Britney when she had Mariah as a guest and Mariah wasn't here for it and defended Britney.

But truthfully the pop girls of today still go through stuff but it nothing compared to the viciousness of yesteryears!

Britney and all those girls got BOM-FUCKING-BARDED with so much mean and nasty comments. It's bullying by today's standards. And it was men and women being nasty to them.