The 26-year-old superstar doesn’t care what the haters have to say about her nearly nude photo shoot for Lui. She knows her true fans understand and admire her bold decision to go topless on the French magazine’s cover, a source tells HollywoodLife.com.
RiRi feels like she has every right to bare her body parts and she sees her nipple-exposing photos as a form of artistic expression.
“Rihanna’s going to do what she wants to do, how she wants to do it and whenever she feels like doing it. She’s an artist and that’s not just limited to her musical talents,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “She’s approached all the time to do shoots. Some she agrees to and the others she turns down. She’s free to express herself in every platform she wants and will continue doing so.”
Rihanna also feels that it’s not her duty to be a positive role model to young children — especially when she doesn’t have any of her own.
“Keep in mind, she doesn’t have children of her own and isn’t a mother and isn’t raising any children to look up to her,” the source says. “She hates that the media gives her extra responsibilities as if they’re paying her.”
That’s not to say that Rihanna doesn’t appreciate all of her supporters.
“She loves all her fans, boys and girls, men and women, gay, straight, yellow and purple. She knows good and well that her fans are ride or die fans who support Rihanna in every choice she makes and aren’t tripping off some of the edgy pictures she takes,” the source adds. “She’s always looking for new and innovative ways to sell her image and express herself and fans get it!”
We totally get it, RiRi.
Source: HollywoodLife.com
