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It was the night of the 2016 VMAs, and to Drake, that could only mean one thing -- time to worship Rihanna, so a pretty typical Sunday.

He stayed hidden all evening -- despite winning an award for "Hotline Bling," the biggest video of his career -- until it was time to present Rihanna with the Video Vanguard award.

"She is someone I have been in love with since I was 22 years old," confessed Drake, tears is his eyes. Dude, we know.


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It was all going very well, and then he went in for the kiss.

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RiRi intercepted the attempt with the old swerve and head grab that screams, "I like you as a friend." It also looks a lot like she's saying, "That wasn't funny."

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RiRi made some quick banter at the microphone while she processed what just happened, and then delivered a moving acceptance speech.

Well, we probably could have predicted this based on that billboard he took out for her.

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Credit: michael loccisano/getty/mtv

Goodnight.

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Tricia Gilbride

Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.

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