Anitta, Brazil's current biggest pop star, might assume she had traveled across the globe for MTV's European Music Awards ceremony in the middle of a pandemic.
Pictures of the singer standing in front of a step and repeat bearing MTV's logo were produced, making it feel like she had walked an actual red carpet somewhere in Europe.
In reality, Anitta never even left Rio De Janeiro. "EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been retouched at the request of artist's management and the background has been superimposed by request of MTV," read an addendum under the photo on the website of the Getty Photos agency website.
Yes, instead of stars traveling to red carpets, increasingly, red carpets are coming directly to them—one way or another. Red carpets in.
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