Is This Rihanna Topless For Real?

Over the years, we've many chances to maybe see Rihanna topless--there were the alleged leaked nudes, the various and sundry nip slips, and that one time she was dancing topless in a field and someone snapped really blurry pictures of her. Now, the internet purports to have discovered the uncensored, original version of the cover for "Unapologetic"--but is it the real deal?

It certainly looks pretty convincing--but (as Rihanna herself points out--it is lacking a certain nipple piercing. But is that enough to conclusively prove it's a fake? We leave it to you to decide...but on our end, we're just thankful we get to spend this Black Friday looking at this lovely vision, regardless of its provenance.