Much before controversy, Rihanna wore the Ganesh necklace on this occasion

Rihanna’s newest image, carrying a Ganesh necklace, has been receiving flak on social media. Netizens have criticised the image — by which the pop star poses topless, to advertise her lingerie model — for cultural appropriation and hurting non secular sentiments.

Nonetheless, the now-controversial diamond-studded lavender Ganesh pendant was worn by the Love the Method You Lie singer earlier as effectively. In 2019, she posted an image on Instagram by which she was seen carrying the pendant over a white prime with a lavender tulle layer and blue denims. She wore it to attend her Goddaughter Majesty’s fifth birthday in New York.

In actual fact, across the similar time, she additionally shared footage of the necklace on an Instagram story, exhibiting off her lavender jade nails.