Rihanna has lashed out at a fan after they implied that they thought the singer might end up overdosing like the late Whitney Houston.

Rihanna has a strong presence on social network sites and the comment was prompted after she posted a picture of herself on Instagram that showed her apparently smoking cannabis.

One fan reacted negatively to the picture, comparing Rihanna to Whitney and she didn't take kindly to the comparison.

The Sun newspaper reported that she responded by saying: “"Yea cuz Whitney overdosed on a joint! Fuck outta here u weak bitch!"

It isn't the first time that Rihanna has spoken out of her apparent love for smoking cannabis. Back in January 2012, she posted: "'Kush rolled, glass full... I prefer the better things!" to accompany another questionable picture in which she was smoking.

Whitney Houston drowned  in a bathtub in the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel and it was later found that her death was due to the effects of years of cocaine abuse.

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