During Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards, host Russell Brand made fun of young stars, like the Jonas Brothers, for wearing promise rings as a pledge to remain sexually abstinent until marriage.
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, who also has taken a purity pledge, came to their defense.
"It's not bad to wear a promise ring because not everyone - guy or girl - wants to be a slut," she said to the packed auditorium.
