Chelsea Handlers topless photo fight

(CNN) Comedian Chelsea Handler often aims to spark controversy and one of her latest Instagram snapshots is no exception.

It shows Handler posing topless astride a horse in the style of a famous photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Chelsea Handler DUI led me to comedy Chelsea Handler behind the scenes Chelsea Handler's barbed humor is taking her from late night to Netflix. After spending seven years as the E network's formidable comedian and celebrity interviewer Handler's moving on to uncharted waters. Here's how she's carved her path A New Jersey native Handler first moved to Los Angeles at 19 with the goal of becoming an actress. At 21 she turned a legal lemon into lemonade when a DUI prompted her entree into stand up comedy. It was while working as a waitress that she gave stand up a whirl and immediately found her calling. She was gaining a reputation for her biting wit when she appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno in 2004. In 2005 Handler released her first book the best selling My Horizontal Life A Collection of One Night Stands. Handler did eventually land work as an actress she's made appearances in TV dramas such as The Practice as well as comedies such as My Wife and Kids and The Bernie Mac Show. But her stand up career has been so successful that she's performed at renowned venues such as The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. In 2006 Handler pictured here center at the June 1 2006 premiere of National Lampoon's Cattle Call in Las Vegas made her foray into late night TV. Her first show was a sketch program called The Chelsea Handler Show which lasted for a season. The following year Chelsea Lately premiered on E . Wherever Chelsea Handler pops up you can always expect a surprise. When she spoke at the 2009 Crystal Lucy Awards Handler feted the Twilight director thusly As you all know Catherine directed 'Twilight.' When I first read that movie was about a guy who stays out all night sinking his teeth into young girls I was like 'Why are they making a movie about Jeremy Piven ' When the audience hooted with surprise Handler replied It's OK you can laugh at that. He's an a hole. As Chelsea Lately became a late night mainstay Handler moved on to bigger stand up waters such as the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010. Her antics included getting pregnant after sharing a hot tub with the cast of Jersey Shore and referring to Kanye West as the big black elephant in the room. Needless to say Handler's performance was controversial. It seems the more famous Handler's become the more she hangs out with the A listers. Jennifer Aniston pictured here with Handler at Glamour's 2011 Women of the Year Awards is just one of the host's celebrity pals. In 2011 Handler took Chelsea Lately down under to Australia but if you think she adjusted her act for an international audience you'd be wrong. When Henry Rollins arrived on the Lately set Handler was just as raw as ever. In 2012 Handler's brand of comedy was so popular that NBC tried to get a piece of her success with the comedy Are You There Chelsea based on her 2008 hit book Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea. The sitcom starred Laura Prepon with Handler serving as an executive producer. The series only lasted one season. Handler had become such a popular presence on late night TV that many were pulling for her to make the jump from cable to broadcast when Jimmy Fallon announced he was leaving Late Night in 2013. Here she joins Fallon and Steve Higgins on NBC's Late Night in November 2012. The show was eventually taken over by Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers. While the clamoring to see Handler move into the late night boys club on broadcast continued more opportunities popped up when David Letterman too announced his retirement Handler had something else up her sleeve. I have never had nor will have any desire to take a job someone else has already had Handler tweeted in April 2014. Speculation to the contrary is inaccurate. Godspeed. It's easy to see why everyone wanted Handler to get an even bigger platform though we really just want more moments like these when she kissed Silver Spoons star Ricky Schroder on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live in 2013. In the end Handler surprised everyone in April 2014 when she announced that she was moving to Netflix. The new role will involve stand up comedy specials and another talk show. 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 Handler said in a statement at the time quipping No offense to the 'Shahs of Sunset.' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Chelsea Handler From 'Lately' to Netflix

Her message Anything a man can do a woman has the right to do better. kremlin

Instagram pulled the photo down more than once according to Handler because it violated the company's standards.

Handler posted a notice from Instagram that says the photo doesn't follow the app's community guidelines which specify Accounts found sharing nudity or mature content will be disabled and your access to Instagram may be discontinued.

Handler argues that the company's implementation of its policy is sexist. If a man posts a photo of his nipples it's ok but not a woman Are we in 1825

Instagram has not responded to requests for comment.

The topic of women having the right to go topless on social media was addressed by Scout Willis daughter of actors Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in May when she posted photos to Twitter of herself walking topless in New York.

Willis chastised Instagram for its nudity policy in the tweets Legal in NYC but not on instagram and What instagram won't let you see FreeTheNipple.

Handler has apparently decided that Instagram is too restrictive for her purposes. She posted a photo of her adorable pups to the site Friday along with a farewell message.

You can now find my dogs and my breasts on Twitter only where my followers have the right to choose what they say. Bye bye instablock.

You can now find my dogs and my breasts on Twitter only where my followers have the right to choose what they say. Bye bye instablock

A photo posted by Chelsea Handler ( chelseahandler) on Oct 10 2014 at 7 15am PDT

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