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17 Feb, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Pop musician Rihanna has come under fire for a necklace she wore in a social media post.

@christicarras explains latimes.com/entertainment-…
The singer wore a pendant depicting the Hindu god Ganesh while modeling her Savage X Fenty lingerie collection.

Critics accused her of appropriating Hinduism.
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The divisive photo has amassed more than 10 million likes on social media.

Ganesha is the elephant-headed Hindu deity who represents wisdom and success. The photo:
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A representative for Rihanna did not respond Wednesday to The Times’ request for comment.

The controversy comes less than a week after another involving Savage X Fenty
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In a separate incident last year, Rihanna apologized to the Muslim community for a song used to promote Savage X Fenty fashion show latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here are 72 things Rihanna has done since she released her last album, ‘Anti’ latimes.com/entertainment-…
Rihanna donated $2.1 million for domestic violence victims in coronavirus lockdown latimes.com/entertainment-…

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