Who is Taylor Swift Sitting Next to at MTV VMAs 2026? Her Seatmate Switched After Minutes! | Just Jared

Taylor Swift is at the VMAs tonight to celebrate her music videos and receive a special honor!
The 36-year-old singer is nominated for a bunch of awards at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 27) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
When Taylor received the Artist Director Honors near the end of the show, she was seen sitting next to two different people in the audience.
Taylor Swift’s two seatmates revealed

When Dakota Johnson went on stage to present the Artist Director Honors award, Taylor was seen sitting next to her longtime publicist Tree Paine.
A video package then played, showing all of the work that Taylor has put in as a director of her own music videos over the years.
After the video played, Taylor had someone else sitting to her right: Off Campus actress Ella Bright!
Ella is a presenter at the show tonight and she is there with her co-star Belmont Cameli. We have more photos of them on the carpet together before the show.
Taylor and Ella are both on our Best Dressed list from tonight’s awards show. Make sure to see our full list of the stars who looked the best!
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