July 22, 2015 10:27 AM EDT
There’s been a bit of drama on Twitter about the recent VMA nominations, mostly in the form of Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift tweeting back and forth. (It began when Minaj realized her video for “Anaconda” wasn’t up for Best Choreography and Video of the Year.)
Bruno Mars, whose video for “Uptown Funk” did earn a nomination for Video of the Year, noticed this so-called beef and decided he wanted in on the action. So he attempted to spar with fellow nominee Ed Sheeran. NSFW language ahead:
Yo I want in on this twitter Beef!! VMAs is the new WWF!! @edsheeran Fuck You!
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) July 22, 2015Sheeran responded quickly, apparently poking fun at Mars’ notoriously short stature:
Then Mars went for some puns:
That Cut deep..U always know how to sheer me to the core. I can't believe we're Sheeran this in public. How dare u! https://t.co/fdYOVnlScF
— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) July 22, 2015And Sheeran tried to do something similar:
Stay tuned for further developments in this growing battle. Some people are really hoping it turns into an all-out feud:
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