Lots of craziness went down onstage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Rappers like [article id="1621581"]Lil Mama[/article] and [article id="1621389"]Kanye West[/article] couldn't resist bum-rushing the stage, [article id="1621924"]Janet Jackson[/article] and [article id="1621427"]Madonna[/article] contributed to an icon-heavy tribute to the late, great Michael Jackson, and when [article id="1621395"]Lady Gaga[/article] wasn't dashing in and out of elaborate getups, she was writhing onstage drizzled with blood.

Unbeknownst to viewers, the backstage madness rivaled the antics that made the big show. Indeed, so much ridiculousness went down that MTV had to dish in "The VMAs: Revealed - Presented by New 5 React Gum," an insider's look at the festivities that premieres Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. The show also turned out to be the backdrop for one of pop culture's most high-profile pairings: [article id="1645604"]Katy Perry and Russell Brand[/article]. The duo are engaged and are rumored to be hitting the altar later this year. As "Revealed" shows, hitting the VMAs last year became a fortuitous turn for both stars.

Both Brand and Perry returned to the VMAs in '09 after making an impression on viewers -- and each other -- the year before. They got each other's attention in passing as rookies in 2008 -- she was a first-time performer, he was making his hosting debut -- but the next year they realized they had more in common than just sharing the marquee at the VMAs.

"I really appreciate his sense of humor. It's real dark, it's real wrong and it's really funny," Perry says in the episode about her hubby-to-be. Brand, whose grand entrance at the 2009 event was heralded by Perry belting Queen's "We Will Rock You" accompanied by Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, admits that he has a way with words when it comes to his pop-star love. "It seems like I can say whatever I want and sort of get away with it," Brand cheekily observes.

To find out how Perry and Brand went from ripping the VMA stage to barreling down the road toward holy matrimony, catch "The VMAs: Revealed - Presented by New 5 React Gum" Saturday at 11 a.m.

The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12, at 9 p.m. ET.