Tyla
and


Halle
Bailey
are
letting
any
negative
commentary
roll
off
them
like
water.

The
two
performers
shared
a
much-discussed
moment
at
the MTV
Video
Music
Awards—hosted
by Megan
Thee
Stallion—on
Sept.
11
when the Little
Mermaid star
and Lil
Nas
X
presented
Tyla
the
award
for
Best
Afrobeat for
her
hit
song
“Water.”

As
the
22-year-old
took
to
the
stage
to
accept
her Moon
Person Award,
she
struggled
to
hold
up
the
statue
while
giving
her
speech.

“Oh
my
gosh,”
Tyla,
whose
full
name
is Tyla
Laura
Seethal, told
the
crowd.
“You
guys
know
me
and
holding
awards.
I
am
not
strong
enough.”

She
then
looked
to
Halle
and
Lil
Nas
X,
for
assistance
before
handing
the
trophy
off
to
the
“Old
Town
Road”
singer.

However,
some
viewers
read
into
the
moment,
wondering
whether
Tyla
handing
the
award
to
Lil
Nas
X
over
Halle was
a
diss
while
others thought The
Color
Purple actress
was
insulting
the
“Water”
singer
by
not
stepping
in
to
help.