Kim Kardashian and her half-sisters are drawing fury over social media right now after it appeared they were texting, checking social media, chatting amongst themselves while the audience at MTV's Video Music Awards took a moment of silence in honor of slain black teenager Michael Brown.
Rapper Common was on stage to present the nominees for best hip hop video when he asked the crowd last night to take a minute to think about Brown's death and the racially-charged clashes between police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. The rapper told the crowd at the Forum in Inglewood:
'Hip hop has always presented a voice for the revolution. I want us all to take a moment of silence for Mike Brown and for peace in this country and in the world.'
The crowd grew silent while the artists bowed their heads in respectful silence. Snoop Dogg even offered a peace sign, his head hanging low. But when the camera cut over to Kim and sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner in their front-row seats, the three were busy with their phones!! Angry viewers who watched the VMAs took to Twitter to blast the reality TV stars for their apparent disrespect for the minute's silence.
Meanwhile, a rep for Kim Kardashian denied she was texting but offered no explanation for the pictures of her and her sisters on their phones. MTV, on the other hand, has confirmed that the footage of the sisters texting did happen during the tribute, and there wasn't a mistake or a delay.
