John Travolta joked about 'Adele Dazeem' at the VMAs -- then gave Taylor Swift's award to Drag Queen Taylor Swift
John Travolta has shown he isn't above making fun of himself recently. joining Jimmy Fallon for a "Travolt-off." And when it came time for his presenter spot at the VMAs -- which, OK, sure -- he made sure to nod to the last time anyone let him behind the mic at an awards show.
Handing the Video Of The Year winner's envelope to co-presenter Queen Latifah, Travolta joked that he'd mess up the name -- as he famously did at the 2014 Oscars, introducing performer Idina Menzel as "Adele Dazeem" -- even dropping a live F-bomb.
But when VOTY winner Taylor Swift brought her entire crew of "You Need To Calm Down" cast members up on stage to accept their second trophy of the night, Travolta offered the Moonman to Jade Jolie -- who was dressed, beautifully, in her signature Taylor drag.
Watching the RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 star and Swift impersonator react in real time as Travolta tries to hand her the statuette -- then does a little double take as he realises his mistake -- is a thing of beauty.
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And yes, before you ask, there are already memes.
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To be fair, we've all tried so hard not to repeat a mistake that we accidentally make a new one. And for Jade Jolie, it's likely the highest of compliments.
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Caitlin is Mashable's Australian Editor. She has written for The Guardian, Junkee, and any number of plucky little music and culture publications that were run on the smell of an oily rag and have since been flushed off the Internet like a dead goldfish by their new owners. She also worked at Choice, Australia's consumer advocacy non-profit and magazine, and as such has surprisingly strong opinions about whitegoods. She enjoys big dumb action movies, big clever action movies, cult Canadian comedies set in small towns, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Replacements, smoky mezcal, revenge bedtime procrastination, and being left the hell alone when she's reading.
