Lil Mama has finally released a statement explaining why she jumped on stage during Jay-Z’s performance at the MTV VMAs. I accept her explanation but oh lord did she look stupid up there!

“I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys. I admire them and look up to them as role models,” she said in a statement. “‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY.”