i don't want to hear that. >> reporter: the newlyweds honeymooning in dubai when brieland's online postsrity certificate went viral. >> our phones blew up. >> whoop whoop whoop whoop whoop! >> we looked at each other. some of the stuff was seemingly nasty. >> very nasty. >> reporter: thousands commenting. one writing, why on earth is she presenting such a certificate to her father? another saying, how sexist is it that we're giving women away to their husbands as some sort of prize? where is his certificate? >> the idea that the most valuable thing a woman has is whether or not she's engaged in any particular sex act is insulting and dehumanizing for women, when we scratch the surface of it. >> reporter: brieland's husband says the negativity didn't shake their faith. >> to see people support and people have issues with it i think is an empowering thing. it's getting the conversation started. >> reporter: it's not just public ceremonies pushing celibacy, sometimes it's public personas. nick jonas was famously chained to his purity ring. ♪ you got me in chains >> reporter: but it didn't w

sex act is insulting and dehumanizing for women, when we scratch the surface of it. >> reporter: brieland's husband says the negativity didn't shake their faith. >> to see people support and people have issues with it i think is an empowering thing. it's getting the conversation started. >> reporter: it's not just public ceremonies pushing celibacy, sometimes it's public personas. nick jonas was famously chained to his purity ring. you got me in chains >> reporter: but it didn't work out. confessing all to wendy williams. >> nick? >> yes? >> are you still a virgin? >> no. >> okay. just asking. just to be clear. taking off the ring could mean you're not a virgin or you're contemplating. >> no, i'm an adult in all ways, comfortable with who i am. >> reporter: selena gomez ditched her purity ring. and long before the wrecking ball, mylie cyrus had a chastity promise. >> i hope young people who are paying attention learn the right lesson which is that these abstinence pledges do not keep anyone from having sex, right? these celebrities put them on, then when they feel like having sex, they take