Kim Kardashian, Kendall & Kylie Jenner 2014 MTV VMAs Ferguson Tribute [Twitter Photos] 'KUWTK' Starlets Texting During Common's Speech?

During this weekend's 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, a tribute to Ferguson (and all that has occurred in the last month in terms of race issues, protests and police brutality) took place with a moving speech by rapper Common. The camera panned around the crowd when Common asked for a moment of silence during the live broadcast of the VMAs, then focused on KUWTK stars Kim Kardashian and her half-sisters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, who were all on their phones and/or acting generally distracted. Reactions to this footage have been popping up ever since on Twitter, including photo evidence of the incident.

Let's check out some of the reactions, complete with screenshots of the broadcast showcasing the reality TV sisters during this tribute:

listening to words about #Ferguson #VMAs pic.twitter.com/kYkTTnLroL

— Doree Shafrir (@doreeshafrir) August 25, 2014

peak Kardashian moment pic.twitter.com/ETudaKLKI4 — Tabir Akhter (@tabooradley) August 25, 2014

Those watching the live footage of this texting scandal were outraged, of course, but soon the anger turned to humor, with plenty of funny Tweets reacting to the incident. Let's take a look at some right here:

Kylie Jenner on her phone while they talk about Ferguson awh :-) so sweet :-)

— Snoop Lion (@cianabanana) August 25, 2014

"Who is Ferguson??" - Kim Kardashian — Jill Flauto (@jillflauto) August 25, 2014

The Kardashian sisters just had to Google what #Ferguson is. #MTVVMAs2014

— AwardsWatch (@awards_watch) August 25, 2014

Buzzfeed reached out to MTV to confirm whether or not this KUWTK texting moment was shown during the actual Ferguson tribute and "wasn't on a delay and shown by mistake."

What do you think of this incident? Let us know in the comments section below!

(via Buzzfeed)