From Kylie Jenner to Rihanna, the most controversial magazine covers ever

Britney Spears, Rolling Stone

In March of 1999, Britney Spears made her Rolling Stone cover debut, and despite the singer being 17, she was arguably made to look much younger thanks to the Teletubby in her arms. Highlight of the piece? Britney’s disbelief at the controversy of “Baby . . . One More Time.” “All I did was tie-up my shirt!” she mused.

Rihanna, Lui

Back in April 2014, Rihanna posed topless on the cover of Lui, which got her banned from Instagram. (Arguably the mother of #FreeTheNipple)

Azealia Banks, Dazed and Confused

In the days of “212” (so: August 2012) Azealia Banks took to the cover of Dazed and Confused and blew up a condom alongside the caption, “Azealia Banks blows up.” (Accurate!) For that, the cover was banned from seven countries, and Dazed wasn’t shy about letting anyone know.

Lindsay Lohan, Purple Fashion

For their Spring/Summer 2010 issue, Purple Fashion enlisted Terry Richardson (ugh) to shoot Lindsay Lohan as Jesus Christ himself. (It helps if you remember that five years back, the Mean Girls star was being “crucified” by the media.)

Benicio Del Toro, L’Homme Officiel

For reasons no one can really understand, Benicio Del Toro appeared on the cover of L’Homme Officiel Winter 2012 issue. Understandably, everyone was concerned. First, because no one could answer why he was fully dressed and holding a naked, unconscious woman. Second, everyone involved in the shoot agreed to participate in this.

Lady Gaga, Vogue Hommes Japan

September 2010 was a strange time. First, because “Lady Gaga meat dress” was something meaningful to us, and second because Mama Monster appeared in only meat on the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan. Shot by Terry Richardson (again — ugh), the shoot didn’t go unnoticed by PETA who said “you want to avoid putting meat on or in your body.” (Sure!)

Selena Gomez, V Magazine

Earlier this year (specifically in February), Selena Gomez showed up on V Magazine’s cover, where she posed in only GUESS shorts. The 22-year-old’s interview dealt mostly with Justin Bieber, but what upset readers even more was how young she was meant to look for absolutely no reason. One fan’s hot take: “She looks like an absolute 12-year-old.” (Not wrong.)

Nicole Trunfio, Elle Australia

In June, Nicole Trunfio used Elle Australia to make a point: breastfeeding is so normal, it should happen on the cover of a magazine. And like, preach. As part of her mission to #NormalizeBreastfeeding, Trunfio fed her son Zion for all to see, and was surprised when everybody who saw it made such a big deal.

Khloe Kardashian, Complex

For their August/September issue this year, Complex recruited Khloe Kardashian to channel her inner Olivia Newton John and get physical — which is why she appeared on the cover, wearing a sheer onesie while lifting weights. However, less was made of the actual cover than the fact some of her photos were allegedly retouched. (Which is why she took to Instagram to compare images and say that she felt fantastic about both. “Hi hater!”)

Kim Kardashian, Paper

As if you think we’d leave this off. Last November, Kim Kardashian appeared totally nude on the cover of Paper, which encouraged its readers (and everybody else) to #BreakTheInternet. It worked: Kardashian’s cover was meme-ified, tweeted about, yelled over, and is arguably now the stuff of pop culture history. Internet = broken.

Kylie Jenner, Interview

For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, Kylie Jenner showed up on the Steven Klein-shot cover of Interview this month in a wheelchair, which has been described so far as a “dominatrix Barbie doll meets Fembot meets Stepford wife.” Okay. Because of the controversy, Interview recently issued an apology for “offending anyone” and assured the shoot was for art and art alone. Maybe try again, guys.