June 7 (UPI) — Rihanna delighted fans this week by responding to body-shamers with a Gucci Mane meme.
The 29-year-old singer posted side-by-side photos of Gucci Mane at different weights Monday on Instagram after the men’s lifestyle blog Barstool Sports called her “fat.”
“If you can’t handle me at my 2007 Gucci Mane you don’t deserve me at my 2017 Gucci Mane,” the meme’s caption reads.
Rihanna’s post received over 692,000 likes and plenty of support in the comments.
“I hope you know that you look amazing at any size,” one person wrote.
“Riri you’re such an amazing and strong role model for women anywhere. Dont let what society wants to deem as fat dictate over your body,” another added.
Barstool Sports published an article last week with the headline “Is Rihanna Going to Make Being Fat the Hot New Trend?” The website mocked Rihanna’s appearance after posting photos of the star in New York.
“A world of ladies shaped like the Hindenburg loaded into one-piece bathing suits may be on the horizon now that Rihanna is traipsing around out there looking like she’s in a sumo suit,” the article reads. “Here’s hoping she’s just pregnant.”
Rihanna last released the album “Anti” in January 2016. She will appear in the movie “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” which opens July 21, and is also slated for “Ocean’s Eight.”
