Selena Gomez goes viral with reaction to Chris Brown\u2019s VMA nomination TWITTER: PopBase\/WIKIMEDIA: Shas Smith PhotographySelena Gomez\u2019s disapproving reaction to Chris Brown\u2019s MTV VMA award nomination is going viral on social media, with netizens calling her \u201ciconic.\u201d Selena stunned fans when she attended the VMAs donning a beautiful halter-neck red gown, before securing the award for Best Afrobeats thanks to her feature on Rema\u2019s bop \u2018Calm Down.\u2019 However, while the singer received several nominations and won the ceremony\u2019s first Afrobeats award, it was her hilarious reaction to Chris Brown being a nominee that stole the show. The controversial \u2018Under the Influence\u2019 singer was nominated in the Best R&B category for his feature on Chl\u00f6e\u2019s \u2018How Does It Feel,\u2019 but lost to SZA\u2019s hit single \u2018Shirt.\u2019 As the nominees were being read out, cameras caught Selena scrunching her nose and seemingly sneering at the same time Brown\u2019s name was read. Many fans were left in hysterics over the songstress\u2019 disapproving face, as they applauded her for being \u2018real\u2019 and \u2018relatable.\u2019 \u201cShe represents all of us,\u201d one supporter wrote. \u201cSelena Gomez grimacing and not clapping when a Chris Brown song was said during the nominees\u2026 love her,\u201d another said. \u201cOne thing about Selena is that you always know exactly what she\u2019s thinking at any given moment,\u201d someone else quipped. Others, however, criticized her for \u201cacting shady\u201d towards Chris, leading the \u2018Only Murders in the Building\u2019 star to immediately respond to the online discussions. In a post on her Instagram Story straight after the awards ceremony, she wrote: \u201cI\u2019ll never be a meme again. I\u2019d rather sit still than be dragged for being myself. Much love.\u201d Chris Brown also shared a post on his Instagram Story, seemingly responding to Selena\u2019s viral reaction, by simply writing: \u201cLet me mind my business.\u201d For more entertainment news and other viral stories, make sure to check out our coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Selena Gomez goes viral with reaction to Chris Brown\u2019s VMA nomination TWITTER: PopBase\/WIKIMEDIA: Shas Smith PhotographySelena Gomez\u2019s disapproving reaction to Chris Brown\u2019s MTV VMA award nomination is going viral on social media, with netizens calling her \u201ciconic.\u201d Selena stunned fans when she attended the VMAs donning a beautiful halter-neck red gown, before securing the award […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58625\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}