Carpenter's album cover for "Man's Best Friend" set the comments section ablaze, with fans online chiming in with their hot takes on the provocative image.

Others argued that Ms. Carpenter, whose music often includes proverbial smirks and winks that suggest a kind of knowingness, was playing a joke on the viewer.

Carpenter has found herself at the center of controversy again, this one about her yet-to-be-released new album.