Social scan: Rihanna takes it too far on Instagram

May 2, 2014 at 3:42PM
Rihanna accepts the award for favorite female artist - soul/R&B at the American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
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Rihanna's no stranger to posting scantily clad selfies on her Instagram account, @badgirlriri, but the pop star's bare chest on a recent French magazine cover finally pushed the social media platform's limits. Instagram temporarily closed her account until the risqué picture was removed. Apparently, Instagram hasn't seen the rest of RiRi's barely clothed pics.

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