(Photo Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for dcp)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRemember, the VMAs have hosted historic moments before. The 2009 VMAs, which featured Lady Gaga\u2019s memorable mashup of \u201cPaparazzi\u201d and \u201cPoker Face,\u201d also included Kanye West\u2019s infamous interruption of Taylor Swift. <\/p>\n
(It was but a prelude of what Ye would eventually become. Ominous foreshadowing, one might say)<\/p>\n
But what exactly is the drama between Shawn Mendes, Sabrina Carpenter, and Camila Cabello? It may be that, like Lady Gaga in 2009, some viewers aren\u2019t actually familiar with it.<\/p>\nShawn Mendes in support of the Shawn Mendes Foundation at David Yurman on November 15, 2023. (Photo Credit: Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images for David Yurman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFans want the alleged love triangle explained! What happened?<\/h2>\n Memorably, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello entered a relationship in 2019. It seemed somewhat random and, at times, cringe. However, the young, hot couple continued dating until 2021, and seemed to part on good terms.<\/p>\n
In April 2023, people spotted the two making out at Coachella. Sometimes, exes rekindle things \u2014 for a makeout session, a more serious hookup, or with a full reconciliation. No problem, right?<\/p>\n
No problem \u2026 except that people had already spotted Sabrina Carpenter and Shawn Mendes out and about. Could they have just been friends? Sure. But there was a widespread <\/em>belief that the two were dating. True or not, it seems to have motivated Camila to swoop in and reconnect with Shawn.<\/p>\nShawn Mendes and Camila Cabello attend The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021. (Photo Credit: Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt seems like a thing of the past. Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan<\/a> have very publicly been an item (however on-again, off-again) since then. Camila and Shawn both seem chill following their second breakup, too.<\/p>\nThere was also the appearance that Camila is single-white-femaling<\/em> (yes, it\u2019s a verb) Sabrina, even going blonde.<\/p>\nSabrina has poured allusions to this situation into her music, particular the songs \u201cTaste\u201d and \u201cCoincidence.\u201d If you\u2019re familiar with the rumors that we just discussed, then none of it seems subtle. Fans even expect to hear about this situation when Shawn drops new music in October.<\/p>\nCamila Cabello attends the Off-White fashion show during the September 2024 New York Fashion Week on September 08, 2024. (Photo Credit: Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWill the VMAs expose everything?<\/h2>\n It\u2019s unlikely that any of the parties involved would agree to a scripted confrontation about the alleged love triangle at the Video Music Awards.<\/p>\n
However, as we mentioned, unscripted <\/em>scandals and confrontations have very famously gone down.<\/p>\nWe\u2019re sure that MTV would love to see Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s love triangle (alleged or otherwise) explained on live television. <\/p>\n\n\n
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