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After accepting her award for Hip-Hop Video of the year, and thanking her pastor, Nicki Minaj came for the night’s host, Miley Cyrus. 

“Back to, this b*tch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press, Miley what’s good,” said Nicki from the stage of the MTV VMA’s last night.

The YMCMB Barbie was referring to an interview Cyrus did with the New York Times where she commented on Minaj b*tching about her VMA nominations—specifically not being nominated for Video of the Year, while a white chick with a certain body type was.

For the sake of clarity, here’s the full segment from the NY Times:

What did you make of the Nicki Minaj controversy around the V.M.A.s — that she was upset “Anaconda” wasn’t nominated for Video of the Year?

I saw that. I didn’t really get into it. I know there was some beef. I don’t really know. There’s a way to talk to people …

Do you know what she said?

She was saying that everyone was white and blonde that got nominated, I heard? And then Taylor Swift butted in.

She may have alluded to “Wrecking Ball” also, saying that when a naked white girl breaks a Vevo record she gets nominated.

I didn’t follow it. You know what I always say? Not that this is jealousy, but jealousy does the opposite of what you want it to — that’s a yoga mantra. People forget that the choices that they make and how they treat people in life affect you in a really big way. If you do things with an open heart and you come at things with love, you would be heard and I would respect your statement. But I don’t respect your statement because of the anger that came with it.

And it’s not anger like, “Guys, I’m frustrated about some things that are a bigger issue.”

You made it about you. Not to sound like a bitch, but that’s like, “Eh, I didn’t get my V.M.A.”

But she was ——

If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. But don’t make it just about yourself. Say: “This is the reason why I think it’s important to be nominated. There’s girls everywhere with this body type.”

I think she did say that ——

What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj is not too kind. It’s not very polite. I think there’s a way you speak to people with openness and love. You don’t have to start this pop star against pop star war. It became Nicki Minaj and Taylor in a fight, so now the story isn’t even on what you wanted it to be about. Now you’ve just given E! News “Catfight! Taylor and Nicki Go at It.”

I know you can make it seem like, Oh I just don’t understand because I’m a white pop star. I know the statistics. I know what’s going on in the world. But to be honest, I don’t think MTV did that on purpose.

As for last night’s confrontation, Miley quickly copped pleas, blamed the media, said she was “manipulated” and went about announcing the next award.

It doesn’t look like Nicki Minaj was having it, though. The crazy eye is real.

Photo: MTV