The cast of Jersey Shore were the real stars of the night at MTV's Video Music Awards. They were everywhere! First, a new episode of the show aired before the awards show ... a violent episode featuring The Situation slamming his own head into a wall!

Interestingly, he didn't show up for the VMAs.

The cast was also interviewed on the black carpet, and a video of them talking about their favorite nominees aired during the pre-show. In it, the cast learned a lot -- including that Adele is a woman and that the word "bass" does not mean the fish. Yay!

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Following his tour stint with Britney Spears, DJ Pauly D spun at the fourth annual Midsummer Night's Dream party at the Palms Pool & Bungalows in Las Vegas.

Of course, pre-party, Pauly had to get in some Italian food -- he ate at Nove Italiano inside the Palms Casino Resort. D's dish of choice? Rigatoni Bolognese! Salut!

Thousands fist-pumped at the bash, including some interesting looking women! Check out who Pauly D posed with after the jump!

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The Jersey Shore premieres Thursday night, but The Huffington Post and MTV have put out a sneak peek of inside the Florence, Italy house.

Even in another country, the classic Shore factors are there -- a jacuzzi, too-small-for-two twin beds and a big table for Sunday dinners.

We always find it hilarious when the Shore cast brings people home and tries to fit in those tiny beds, but there is one big bed in the mix -- we're guessing that's going to be the "smush" room.

The show's executive producer has said that this season will feature more drama from the guys ... interesting!

Check out all the pics in our gallery below, and watch the trailer after the jump!

It's been a record-breaking summer of heat on the East Coast, but the Jersey Shore cast doesn't seem to have a clue.

Those crazy kids, who've been filming the sixth season of the hit MTV reality show in Seaside Heights, N.J., packed up their cars for a fun camping trip (sometimes you need to get away from a crowded shore house ... and the oh-so-sanitary Smush room).

Save for the ridiculously warm boots and extremely micro shorts and skirts, the crew seems to know what they're doing. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Jenni "JWoww" Farley, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro all helped drag the giant suitcases out of the house and stuff the car full of goodies like Kettle chips ... and what we can only assume is tons of beer in those coolers.

We're ignoring making fun of the boots (again) to pose just two questions: how long are they going for with that many suitcases, and where were Vinny Guadagnino and DJ Pauly D? Help out, boys!

See more pics of the half-summer, half-winter dressed cast below.

The Jersey Shore cast have invaded Italy, and we're getting a sneak peek of Season 4. Bellissimo!

Snooki, The Situation, J-Woww and the rest of the Jersey gang are back for more raunchy good times and yes, plenty of fist-pumping.

Boobs, booze and brawls ... it's all in there! Find out when Season 4 premieres after the jump.

The Daily Mail has pointed out some inconsistencies in an episode of MTV's Jersey Shore -- inconsistencies that make the show seem staged.

In one frame from a catfight that occurred during the second season between Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Angelina Pivarnick, Jenni 'J-Woww' Farley is wearing white socks. In the next frame, they have disappeared. Then, the socks are once again back on her feet (see photos above).

The Mail also reports that the cast was spotted rehearsing and re-shooting takes in Italy earlier this month. The Daily Beast says a waitress at the Astor Cafe said Pauly D and Vinnie were discussing a fight they were about to have while inside the restaurant. Then, they went outside and had the fight.

What do you think -- is the Jersey Shore real? If it's fake, would you stop watching?

According to various online reports, MTV will replace the cast of Jersey Shore after season five, which the cast is set to start filming soon.

However, an MTV network spokesperson has said no such plans are currently in place.

The current cast just finished filming Season 4 in Italy and will shoot a fifth season at its original home, the Jersey Shore.

Many in the cast -- by their nicknames, Snooki, JWoww, Pauly D, Vinnie, Ronnie, Sammi and The Situation -- want to start their own spinoff shows, and MTV is reportedly unhappy with climbing salary demands. The show is MTV's highest-rated ever, with housemates reportedly making $100,000 per episode.

What do you think? Is MTV planning to recast the show, or will the network stick with what works?

MTV has given the go-ahead to another season of Jersey Shore.

The cast is currently filming season four in Italy -- it premieres August 4. Things must be going well, because the network has greenlit another season with the same cast.

Apparently Snooki and company won't have much time to rest after they return from filming in Florence -- production will begin on the fifth season later this month! They'll be returning to the shore -- Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

We wonder what this means for the cast's spinoff shows; Snooki and JWoww were supposed to have a show together on MTV, and DJ Pauly D was also scheduled to get one.

Also, we worry that MTV is going to give us Jersey Shore overkill! The cast is already everywhere all the time, and two seasons of the show have been running each year. How much of The Situation can the world take?

What do you think? Would you watch a fifth season?