Pop star Sabrina Carpenter she came under fire for her sexy image being "offensive" and harming women's rights.

The scathing comments came from English songwriting and record production trio Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, who have worked with Sam Fox and Kylie Minogue.

The trio also had a lot to say about Sabrina Carpenter's music, calling her lyrics "lazy".

In a new interview with The sunMike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman have criticized singer Sabrina Carpenter's rise in the music industry, particularly focusing on her "sexy" image.

Waterman said he found the singer's wardrobe choice "offensive" and questioned why she chose to sexualize her image when she has the raw talent needed to stand out.

He also claimed that female singers wearing "as little as possible" was not the norm 30 years ago, adding that artists of their era would have been "killed" for doing "half what is done now".

As a follow-up, Aitken commented that seeing Carpenter and other women adopting this style to promote their music is a setback for women's rights.

He told the agency: "They (women) won all their freedoms and rights, women. They fought for everything they have and now they're throwing it away, that's how I would look at it."

Elsewhere in the conversation, Waterman also stated that Carpenter's decision to dress sexually could make it harder for her to gain respect.

"It's just crazy. If you're looking to be respected, don't get into the G-wire," he said.

As for Stock, he went after the singer's lyrics, saying she was "lazy" when she talked about sex in some of her songs.

"I would never try to write a text that says anything specific on a sexual level," Stock noted.

He continued: "It would always be allegorical or allude to it somehow. So I don't like that. I think it's a bad show and it's lazy. You're going to get some form of attention with that."

Stock, Aitken and Waterman are not the only ones to comment on Carpenter's image. Industry sources also claimed that her provocative image played a significant role in her meteoric rise over the past year, especially after she initially struggled to make an impact on the music scene.

"It didn't connect with a mass audience and drastic changes needed to be made," an insider told Daily Mail.

According to the insider, the singer's eventual move to Island Records in 2021 has led to the transformation being seen now.

They claimed that her new management forced her to move away from her "everyday image" and transform into a "sexspot".

The transition from her previous style reportedly didn't come easily to Carpenter, who grew accustomed to the "wholesome image" she cultivated during her time at Disney.

"She was very uncomfortable because behind closed doors she sweats, wears a little makeup and likes to stay home and watch Netflix," the insider said.

They added: "Suddenly showing skin and flaunting it while singing provocative lyrics was a challenge at first. She had to embrace her acting skills, but it worked."

Another source claimed that the transition was successful because the singer was ready to do anything to get stronger.

"Sabrina knows that she has to just let go and accept that she will have to become a commercial product in order to establish herself," the insider mentioned. "It's no different than what Britney, Gaga or Katy Perry have done. They know what's going to sell and she's going to do it until she's in a place where she's able to give it an edge."

Another insider said that it also helped that the singer had talent and worked with skilled producers who provided her with great songs.

"The producers actually gave her some good music and now she's more grown up, sexier," the source said.

"(But) if it wasn't for the talent, she would have been forgotten, but now she is a real pop star who is also being considered for roles in big films," the source added.