Chelsea Handler Topless Instagram PHOTO: 'Netflix' Star Gets Angry & Calls Company's Policy 'Sexist'
Chelsea Handler called Instagram "sexist" after a certain photo of hers was deleted.
On Thursday, the comedian caused a stir when she posted a topless photo of herself while horseback riding to mock Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was photographed the same way.
"Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin," she wrote as the caption.
However, Instagram quickly removed the photo and Handler was not happy.
"If a man posts a photo of his nipples, it's ok, but not a woman? Are we in 1825?" she wrote on Instagram along with the company's removal notification.
She also posted the photo on Twitter - which didn't delete the post - with the caption, "Taking this down is sexist. I have every right to show I have a better body than Putin."
At least Handler won't have to sensor herself on her new Netflix gig. The comedian, who had a standup Netflix special on Oct. 10, has four comedy documentaries coming in 2015 and a talk show slated to premiere in 2016 on the streaming service. The show will include celebrity guests and of course Handler's unapologetic candor.
Handler, who ended her time with E!'s Chelsea Handler in August after seven years, will be the first to have a talk show off a television station.
"If I was going to continue working in this industry, I knew I had to do something outside the box to keep myself interested," Handler said in a statement. "I wanted to sit with the cool kids at lunch so I approached Netflix to make sure they were as cool as I thought they were, and when I confirmed my suspicions, like with any other future lover, I made my move. I'm more excited than I've been in awhile, and the team at Netflix is the most forward thinking, alert group I've sat down with in ages. No offense to the Shahs of Sunset."
