Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:20am ET by  
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Rihanna blasts CBS over TV snub

Rihanna has spoken out against CBS after they pulled her song from their NFL coverage last week.

The singer's track 'Run This Town' was due to feature in an opening segment on their Thursday Night Football programme.

However, it was reportedly pulled because of her history as a domestic violence victim.

The game being shown that night was Pittsburgh Steelers versus the Baltimore Ravens, whose former player Ray Rice has been embroiled in domestic violence controversy.

It appears TV network CBS wants to reinstate the Rihanna clip - but this has angered the singer, who tweeted today (September 16):

"CBS you pulled my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO, F*ck you! Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this.

"The audacity..."

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