You may have noticed Kevin Gates ’ unusual decision to wear latex gloves on the red carpet, but his reasoning has little to do with health precautions.
Speaking to reporters at the 2026 MTV VMAs in Los Angeles, Gates explained that the gloves are actually meant to protect other people. “Oh, I just be wearing this to protect people because my energy is so powerful,” he said. “You know, I’m going to touch somebody, I might reset their whole central nervous system, you know what I’m saying?”
He then jokingly elaborated on the potential consequences of going without them, telling a Complex reporter, “I gotta protect. I don’t want you to go crazy and just be madly in love with me and stuff like that.”
Gates went on to reveal that some women have previously told him they experienced healing after shaking his hand.
