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"Miley Cyrus' scandalous performance at Sunday's Video Music Awards managed to scar many viewers. While those of us watching from home felt the need for a cold shower afterwards, we could only imagine the level of shock amongst the celeb-filled audience. \nLuckily for us, the VMA All Access cameras positioned throughout the Barclays Center captured every gasp and twerk-triggered wince, like this reaction from Will Smith and family: \nSee also: 8 Miley Cyrus Memes to Help You Laugh Away the Horror\n\nyyyoo look at Will Smith's family reaction to Miley!! pic.twitter.com/GlO320EmDB\n\u2014 Nancy Drew (@chi_chibaby) August 26, 2013\n\nSee also: Everything You Missed at the 2013 VMAs, in GIFs\nIt turns out that the viral image \u2014 which so aptly captured how viewers felt \u2014 wasn't a reaction to Miley's performance at all. According to MTV, cameras snapped the shot during Lady Gaga's show-opening performance of \"Applause.\" \n\n\nGet More: Will Smith, Music News\n\nIt also seems as though the Smiths' shock was exaggerated by the snapshot. The popular GIFs and photos simply caught Will and Willow with their mouths open because they were chewing gum. (This doesn't explain Jaden's pained expression, though. Maybe he just needs glasses.)\nImage: Vulture\nThe lesson here is clearly that we should all learn to chew gum with our mouths closed. \n\n\n2013 MTV VMAs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nFans await the arrival of celebrities on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs hosted at Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYo, Brooklyn!\nThis year, MTV hosted the 2013 VMAs in Brooklyn-- the red carpet was on a street lined by Brooklyn brownstones. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrooklyn \nHosted in Brooklyn, fans gathered and barbecued on rooftops while watching the arrival of celebrities on the red carpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nThe red carpet had a special Brooklyn feel, complete with brownstone facade and a recreation of the Brooklyn Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nBecky G walks the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nSinger Mary Lambert stops to talk with the press on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs outside Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nSupermodel Coco Rocha stops to chat with Mashable on the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n2 Chainz makes his way down the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nMashable entertainment reporter, Brian Hernandez, awaits the arrival of celebrities on the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet outside Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nPharrell is escorted by his entourage down the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nHost of MTV's guy code and comic, Jordan Carlos, stops to chat on the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nSnooki, from the cast of Jersey Shore, and her husband Gianni walk down the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nTLC's Chilli makes an appearance on the red carpet at MTV's 2013 VMA's \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nTLC's T-Boz and Chilli make an appearance on the red carpet at MTV's 2013 VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nFans anxiously await the next celebrity on the red carpet at MTV's 2013 VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nDrake walks the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nHolland Roden walks the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet in a Naeem Khan dress and Rupert Sanderson heels. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nEd Sheeran speaks with the press on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nDanity Kane reunites for a walk down the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nShannon Bex of Danity Kane, walks the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nPre-show performer Ariana Grande rushed past fans and reporters on the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet, impressively sprinting in white heels to fulfill an on-air commitment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Simmons\nLegendary fitness guru Richard Simmons blows kisses to the press on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAustin Mahone\nSinger Austin Mahone stops to show off his custom red iPhone on the 2013 MTV VMAs red carpet. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Red Carpet\nThe members of Fifth Harmony stop to pose for a picture on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV VMAs outside Barclay's Center in Brooklyn. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLarry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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