Katy Perry and Richard Simmons attend the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
MTV’s always interesting Video Music Awards turned 30 this year and marked the occasion with a night of eyebrow-raising performances, Taylor Swift reaction shots and an *NSYNC reunion that wasn’t nearly long enough.
Also, as seen at right, Katy Perry met Richard Simmons.
We rounded up the best and strangest performances of the night (not including the aforementioned Perry-Simmons summit)…