Lil Kim was allegedly calling the shots during her highly scrutinized Ebony magazine cover shoot.
The magazine’s photography director, Keith Major, addressed the heavily edited image Monday after fans questioned who took the viral snap.
“Man, she wanted to be in control of the retouching so this is what we got,” he wrote on Instagram.
Later in the day, Kim shut down Major’s claims via Instagram Story.
“Who is this?! Cuz [sic] that’s not the photo I approved or any other content they’ve put out,” Kim wrote alongside a screenshot of the heavily edited photo.
The rapper claimed to have told Ebony’s team that the photo “looked like a painting,” but those in charge “didn’t wanna listen.”
“They said they loved it. It’s the sabotage for me. The funny s—t about this, is that this is THEIR retoucher
