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Bruno Mars picks 'fight' with Ed Sheeran on Twitter

By Marilyn Malara
Performer Bruno Mars smiles as he watches President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama (not pictured), leave the stage. After hearing of Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift's supposed Twitter feud, the singer jokingly started one of his own with Ed Sheeran. Pool photo by Ron Sachs/UPI
1 of 4 | Performer Bruno Mars smiles as he watches President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama (not pictured), leave the stage. After hearing of Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift's supposed Twitter feud, the singer jokingly started one of his own with Ed Sheeran. Pool photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo

WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- Bruno Mars put a satirical spin on the controversial post-VMA nomination "feuds" when he called out fellow entertainer Ed Sheeran on Twitter Tuesday.

The "Uptown Funk" singer tweeted, "Yo I want in on this twitter Beef!! VMAs is the new WWF!!" before choosing his target. "@Edsheeran [expletive] You!"

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Later that night, Sheeran tweeted a terse response, writing, "any way we do dis you gon' come up short."

Mars shot back with a clever pun ("I can't believe we're Sheeran this in public") which prompted an interesting attempt at out-rhyming by his opponent.

The cleverest part of Mars and Sheeran's Twitter feud was the "Smack Down" poster made by a fan, which Mars retweeted with the message, "SHOW YOURSELF!!!"

Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" music video is pinned up against Mark Ronson and Mars' "Uptown Funk" in both the Video of the Year and Best Male Video categories.

The artists are also competing with Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and Beyonce's "7/11" for the top spot.

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