Nicki Minaj Had A Wardrobe Malfunction Onstage At The VMAs... Explained

Nicki Minaj performed “Anaconda” at the 2014 VMAs, as part of a medley with Ariana Grande and Jessie J. She did not disappoint:

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But after her solo “Anaconda” moment, when she re-emerged to do her verse on “Bang Bang,” something was wrong.

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Was it an unzipped zipper? A rip?

SandyLeeTV
@SandyLeeTV

.@NICKIMINAJ having a #wardrobemalfunction #VMAs

9:07 AM - 25 Aug 14

Jessie J didn’t seem to care.

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While Nicki found a way to make her hands expressive…

MTV…and looked generally verklempt…

Rich Juzwiak
@RichJuz

Nicki Minaj either had a wardrobe malfunction or is doing a Coffee Talk/verklempt throwback

9:08 AM - 25 Aug 14

…Jessie J seized the opportunity to show off everything her hands
were able to do, without the burden of having to hold her dress up.

Whatever, Jessie. Nicki’s smize is LIGHT.

Bre™
@GoddessOnika

Nicki had a wardrobe malfunction and she still slayed

Laurel Pinson
@laurelpinson

Man, Nicki Minaj handled that wardrobe malfunction like a PRO. #VMAs

The Internet erupted on Sunday night after Nicki Minaj was seen clutching the front of her little black dress during the VMA-opening performance of "Bang Bang," with
many speculating that the "Anaconda" singer had experienced a major
wardrobe malfunction. Did she? Didn't she? The public (and this
reporting pool) was so confused about the situation that the term #DidNicki actually trended on Twitter shortly after the drama went down.

So what actually happened?

"We ran out of time getting the dressed zipped up," the performer said backstage later in the show.

And, uh, there we have it. Now, whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? - by
Erin Weinger, Philiana Ng