Rihanna is steaming. A song by the singer -- who was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 -- was pulled from "Thursday Night Football" in September 2014 amid coverage of domestic violence and the Ray Rice scandal. She later tweeted, "CBS you pulled my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO, F*** you! Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this." 
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Don't mess with George Clooney's family -- or his fiancee. The actor made a personal response to the UK's Daily Mail on July 9 after spotting an article in the paper about his soon-to-be-bride, Amal Alamuddin, and her mother. With the paper said that Clooney's future mother-in-law was trying to stop the wedding, Clooney quickly fought back, calling the article "dangerous" and "completely fabricated." The actor won this round; The Daily Mail swiftly deleted the piece. 
Joan Rivers' interview with CNN's Fredricka Whitfield on July 5 went awry when Rivers took offense to Whitfield's line of questioning about her new book and walked out on the Q&A. Speaking to "Access Hollywood" after her angry exit, Rivers said she felt like she was being interrogated. "It's not the Nuremberg Trials. She was going at me so negatively. ... It's a funny book," Rivers said. "It's like, you don't say to the Olsen twins, 'What's your favorite place to vomit?' ... I really did get mad." 
James Franco lashed out at The New York Times and its theater critic, Ben Brantley, over a lukewarm review of the "Of Mice and Men" Broadway revival in which Franco stars. "Brantley is such a little b****," the actor said in an Instagram takedown that he later removed -- but not before it was screengrabbed for posterity. 
Alec Baldwin is another actor who readily battles with the press. From the New York Times to MSNBC and TMZ, Baldwin is never at a loss for words. 
Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean called Larry King "inappropriate" on CNN in 2009 during his show and took her mic off. Prejean was on to discuss the controversy over her statements that marriage is between a man and a woman, a sex tape and being stripped of her crown. Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump later said he was puzzled by her behavior. 
In January 2013, director Quentin Tarantino was doing press for his film "Django Unchained" when Britain's Channel 4 reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy asked him whether he thinks movie violence can lead to actual violence. Unreceptive to the insinuation about his movies, Tarantino shot back, "You can't make me dance to your tune. I'm not a monkey" and "I'm shutting your butt down!" 
Samuel L. Jackson is not Laurence Fishburne, and he's been very clear about that. In February 2014, Jackson scolded CNN affiliate KTLA's Sam Rubin for making that mistake. 
In 2010, Mel Gibson was being interviewed about his film "Edge of Darkness" by WGN Chicago reporter Dean Richards when Richards asked about scandals including his drinking problem and an anti-Semitic rant. "That's almost four years ago, dude. I've moved on. I guess you haven't," Gibson said. The actor could be heard calling Richards an a**hole at the conclusion. 
In March 2014, late night host and comic Chelsea Handler challenged CNN's Piers Morgan, calling him unfocused. "You can't even pay attention for 60 seconds," she said. "You're a terrible interviewer." 
Who can forget the 2005 "Today Show" interview when Tom Cruise, taking exception to Matt Lauer's questions, accused the host of being "glib"? "Matt, you're glib. ... You don't even know what Ritalin is," Cruise said during a discussion about prescription drugs. It was a little tense.
- CBS pulled Rihanna's song from "Thursday Night Football" last week
- The singer tweeted an angry response
- The network will replace song with theme music
(CNN) -- After a dust-up last week, Rihanna says she doesn't want her performance of the song "Run This Town" to air on "Thursday Night Football" this week.
CBS is saying "fine" -- if you don't want the airtime, we won't give it.
"Beginning this Thursday, we will be moving in a different direction with some elements of our 'Thursday Night Football' open," CBS said in a statement.
"Run This Town" will be replaced by theme music -- apparently for the rest of the season, not just for this week.
The network's decision was announced Tuesday morning, a few hours after Rihanna criticized the network on Twitter.
"CBS you pulled my song last week, now you wanna slide it back in this Thursday? NO," she wrote, followed by an expletive.
"Y'all are sad for penalizing me for this," she added.
Rihanna recorded a special version of "Run This Town" for CBS' fall telecasts of "Thursday Night Football." The song was supposed to be part of the opening video for the weekly show in much the same way that a Carrie Underwood performance kicks off NBC's "Sunday Night Football."
But CBS scrapped the opening video last week in light of its news coverage of the Ray Rice scandal that has engulfed the NFL. Holding off on the video gave CBS more time for somber discussion of domestic violence and the league's treatment of it.
Rihanna, who was a victim of domestic violence during a 2009 incident with then-boyfriend and fellow music star Chris Brown, indicated in her tweets that she felt the network was punishing her.
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