Rihanna receives backlash as she poses provocatively dressed as a nun for a mag cover
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Singer-entrepreneur Rihanna has stirred controversy after she posed as a sexy nun for the cover of Interview Magazine.For the cover, the 36-year-old singer donned a black and white habit, the traditional attire worn by sisters dedicated to a life of religious observance. Rihanna though put her own spin to the outfit, keeping the top buttons of her blouse unbuttoned, exposing her cleavage.
The cover image also showed the pop icon wearing baby blue eyeshadow, bright red lipstick, and a small black cross tattoo on her left cheek.
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The reactions on Rihanna's cover
While some Instagram and X users applauded Rihanna for her out-of-the-box attire and pose, many took issue with the provocative take on something that is considered religious.
One Instagram user, who identified herself as a Muslim, said the photoshoot was "disrespectful" and "strange."
"Can't do art without messing with other people's religion? Is this how desperate celebs have become?" the user added.
"Our religion is not your marketing toy like stopppppp this is so annoying," another wrote.
"This is in poor taste," another Instagram user wrote.
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Rihanna taunting Christianity by portraying herself as a 'slutty nun' on the cover of Interview Magazine.
The entertainment industry, which is controlled by pedophiles loves to mock God. pic.twitter.com/24mPt0QcOj — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 9, 2024
Rihanna taunts Christians by portraying a 'slutty nun' on the cover of Interview Magazine. pic.twitter.com/HBuY7EvEUI — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) April 9, 2024
People overreacting to Rihanna dressed as a sexy Nun in this video have too much time on their hands. I'm politically conservative and I see no problem with it. The Catholic church is corrupt and has way too many problems of its own for people's fake outrage. pic.twitter.com/0LFoNBhlpf — Roger रोजर (@sir_roger1) April 9, 2024
Some also felt that Rihanna's pose and attire was "mocking God" and said they would be canceling their Fenty membership. Rihanna owns make-up brand Fenty.