Halsey has responded after a video of her using her phone during Shawn Mendes’ MTV VMAs performance went viral.

The singer insisted she was just checking up on her mom and that she wasn’t just bored of Mendes’ tunes.

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She posted:

Halsey’s tweet comes after numerous viewers found the whole phone/Mendes situation hilarious.

See some of the reaction below.

Mendes also had people talking Monday after he almost kissed Camila Cabello during their steamy “Señorita” performance.

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