Taylor Swift’s $12,000 vintage ring broke during the MTV VMAs, prompting a search party to recover the missing piece.
It’s unclear what happened, but video shows a mortified Taylor holding up the vintage accessory, with the massive diamond missing from the center of the ring.
This resulted in several guests, VMA staffers, and Taylor, 33, combing the area in search of the gem.
The results of their efforts are unknown, but Taylor was not seen wearing the ring for the rest of the night.
You break it, then you buy it! Taylor Swift appeared to have broken the $12,000 vintage ring she wore to the MTV VMAs—and video captures the moment an entire search party gathered in hopes of recovering the missing piece.
Expensive! The ring was provided to the star by jewelry dealer Joseph Saidian & Sons, who are selling it for $12,000.
She was seen arriving on the pink carpet with the stunning bauble in her hand, but it was missing when she accepted the award for Video of the Year.
She was also noticeably ringless at a VMAs afterparty.
According to People, jewelry dealer Joseph Saidian & Sons provided the star with the ring, which is now available for purchase at $12,000. The Van Cleef Arpels Onyx and Diamond Ring is made of 18k yellow gold.
Fortunately, the jeweler was able to shake off the incident.
On Instagram, they posted a photo of Taylor with her broken ring and the supportive caption, ‘We are still forever Swifties! (laughing crying emoji).’
Putting the fiasco aside, Taylor had an incredible evening.
The singer made history by winning nine of the 11 categories for which she was nominated, including Artist of the Year, at the annual event held at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Taylor won Album of the Year for Midnights and Show of the Summer, as well as six awards for the Anti-Hero video and track.
The awards included Video of the Year, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Direction, Best Pop, and Song of the Year.
Bling bling! She displayed the ring on the pink carpet
Leaving no stone unturned! Someone got to the ground hoping to find the diamond.
Taylor won her first VMA for Best Video by a Female Artist for You Belong with Me 14 years ago. Kanye West famously interrupted her acceptance speech.
On Tuesday, Swift told the crowd as she accepted the award for Best Pop for Anti-Hero: ‘I enjoy making pop music and videos, as well as country music.
‘I enjoy slinking around different genres, and the only reason I’m able to do so is because you, the fans, gave me the opportunity.’
She went on to say, ‘One big adventure, and it’s so much fun to challenge myself to make music that’s different from what I’ve done before, and I just love you for that. But I really enjoy making pop music, so thank you so much.’
Something is missing. The ring was absent when she delivered her speech for the Best Direction award.
In her third speech of the evening, she thanked her ‘brilliant collaborators’ and stated that being director ‘is absolutely a team sport.’
Swift thanked her editors, cinematographer and director of photography, as well as the video’s actors, saying, ‘You absolutely played the parts perfectly.’
Swift received her fourth award on the show for Video of the Year for Anti-Hero.
‘This is incredible – I just want to say that the fact that this is a fan-voted award means so much to me,’ she stated. ‘Based on our recent memories, this has been the most joyful and exhilarating experience, and we are only halfway through.
She didn’t wear the ring in her second outfit of the night, either.
‘This past year has felt like a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.’
Swift now ranks second all-time in MTV VMA winners with 25, trailing only Beyoncé, who has 28, two of which she earned as a member of Destiny’s Child.
Pop royalty Madonna (20 VMA Awards) and Lady Gaga (19 VMA Awards) complete the quartet of musical queens.