5. SELENA GOMEZ AT VANITY FAIR PARTY
Watching Selena Gomez try to manage to carry on with her life after the Vanity Fair Oscar after-party in 2015 should be an Olympic sport. Seen here in three shots, we seem to have Gomez either sleeping on her feet or realizing that she is not able to stand up any longer. The next shot appears to capture Gomez distraught, either about her condition, her choice of seat, or both.
Here we have Gomez finding her zen. While the seat choice on the dirty ground may not have been optimal, it seems to have done the trick.
While there are reports, such as those from The Daily Mail, that Gomez's condition may be influenced by the fact that she ran into her ex-Orlando Bloom and his ex-Miranda Kerr, but that's not been confirmed. It's more than likely that Gomez just had a lot of fun and, sometimes, a lot of fun ends with agony sooner than anticipated.
4. AWKWARD MUSICIANS AT VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY
Stevie Nicks, Lady Gaga, and Steven Tyler all sharing one single cushion at Vanity Fair's West Hollywood Oscar Party 2014 is quite the sight. Thankfully, this photo captures an amazing moment. Nicks looks fantastic—her glasses allow her to emit the confidence we expect from her. Gaga and Tyler, however, are forced to fight their eyelids. Tyler's an old vet. He's allowed his eyelids to win the fight and embraces the moment, half alive but happy.
Gaga is using all her strength to keep those eyes open and straight. The result makes it appear that she's hexing the photographer.
In the second photo, Tyler has given up the fight and just gone to sleep. Gaga, thinking that he's doing a dramatic pose, takes the moment to look ferocious. She'll have to settle for looking foolish.
3. SINATRA AND FARROW ESCAPING CAPOTE'S BALL
Truman Capote's Black & White Ball in 1966 is sometimes called the party of the century. It was a collection of the nation's biggest stars in almost every field. While certain stories of awkwardness are told, such as Tallulah Bankhead insulting Norman Mailer, only one, it seems, is captured in a photograph.
According to the LA Times, Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra weren't having a great time at the masked ball. Sinatra is said to have felt silly in his mask and Farrow wanted to leave early. When they tried to escape the party, however, Capote wouldn't let them. In fact, he stood in front of the doors not allowing them to exit. This photo appears to catch the moment that the couple slipped away, hoping not to be noticed.
2. ELTON JOHN'S 50TH BIRTHDAY
If any other celebrity tried to wear this outfit, they would be exiled to an island for the rest of their lives. Elton John, somehow, gets away with it. Now, this was his 50th birthday, so we will forgive him his trespasses, but sweet lord, that's a lot of material. Though technically a costume (Louis XVI), John's outfit is much more likely to a fashion statement.
According to The Telegraph, the elaborate and extravagant costumes worn by John and his partner, David Furnish, also came with scantily clad servant men who carried John's train all evening. Upon arrival, John and his posse exited the back of an enormous moving truck. It seemed that, while looking fabulous, John struggled to move under the sheer weight of the material.
1. CHRIS BROWN CARRIED OUT
Going only by the pictures of the aftermath, BET afterparties get pretty crazy. We shouldn't be shocked to see stars leaving these events a bit wobbly after an evening of partying, but, sometimes, we are. We are especially surprised to see grown men being carried out of parties because they seem incapable of walking on their own feet and legs.
This is Chris Brown, best known for things other than his music. Captured by TMZ, Brown was spotted being leaving a club on rubber legs, arms draped over his security. When he awoke to fans and cameras flashing, Brown decided to try and walk on his own. Still, his security helped him over to his car, in which he slumped drunkenly in the passenger seat. Thankfully, Brown had a driver waiting for him.