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  • How Paris Jackson Erased Her Tattoos for the Grammy Awards Red Carpet

    02/05/2024 5:00:53 AM PST · by where's_the_Outrage? · 57 replies
    The Hollywood Reporter ^ | Feb 4, 2024 | Laurie Brookins
    The multi-hyphenate daughter of Michael Jackson opted to pair her skin-baring Celine gown with an absence of her signature ink. Viewers of the 2024 Grammys might have noticed that Paris Jackson went for a look that exuded a sleek and chic vibe, and in doing so, the actress and singer-songwriter somehow wasn’t sporting one of her signature elements: her ink. Jackson worked with New York-based Cover FX, the vegan and cruelty-free skincare line, to “erase” her 80-plus body tattoos to create a clean look for the Grammys red carpet. Makeup artists Tyson Fountaine and Paul Blanch worked on Jackson’s body...
  • Social media reacts as Bheki Cele says people with tattoos have ‘gangster tendencies’

    07/12/2022 5:58:26 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 53 replies
    Social media users have reacted to a viral video in which Police Minister Bheki Cele says that people with tattoos have “gangster tendencies”. According to News24, Cele was speaking to the media and residents of Orlando East in Soweto, Gauteng, following the weekend fatal mass shooting at a local tavern. He assured the residents that police visibility in the area would be increased. Cele said that approximately 10 000 newly recruited police officers were in training until December 15. Following their training, they would also help to secure communities. In the same breath, Cele slammed tattoos, saying that his department...
  • Beauty queen resigns title rather than cover tattoos

    08/04/2018 11:42:34 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 96 replies
    WRAL.com ^ | 8/3/2018 | Staff
    <p>PHELAN, CALIF. — A beauty queen in the Southern California desert community of Phelan has given up her crown rather than cover up her tattoos.</p> <p>Sierra Leyde didn't have tattoos when she was named Miss Phelan at age 17.</p> <p>But she celebrated her 18th birthday with tattoos of flowers on her upper arm and shoulder, and a shark on her forearm.</p>
  • Tattooed Model Known as Zombie Boy, Dies at 32 (suicide)

    08/04/2018 10:17:36 AM PDT · by libh8er · 73 replies
    Failing NYT ^ | 08.03.2018 | Amisha Padnani
    Rick Genest, a model who was known for his head-to-toe tattoos and for appearing in the music video for Lady Gaga’s 2011 song “Born This Way,” has died at 32. Dulcedo Management, which represented him, confirmed his death on its Facebook page on Thursday but did not say where or precisely when he died. He lived in Montreal. On her Twitter account, Lady Gaga said the cause was suicide, and that it was “beyond devastating.” “We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can’t talk about it,”...
  • The FBI is working on a tattoo tracking system that has privacy groups up in arms

    06/05/2016 8:20:02 AM PDT · by ameribbean expat · 15 replies
    TechCrunch ^ | 06.05.2016 | Brian Heater
    According to research unearthed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the FBI has teamed with government scientists to work on a technology system designed to track tattoos.
  • Gang Member’s Tattoo Solves 2004 Murder, Leads To Conviction

    04/22/2011 10:43:56 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 12 replies
    AP) ^ | April 22, 2011 9:46 AM
    Garcia’s tattoo detailed the shooting of 23-year-old John Juarez in Pico Rivera on Jan. 23, 2004. The case had turned stale until Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide investigator Kevin Lloyd saw a photo of Garcia’s tattoo and recognized the crime and details of the killing because he was a station sergeant in Pico Rivera at the time.
  • Horned Man Arrested in Oklahoma

    07/15/2010 11:16:16 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 108 replies · 2+ views
    MyFoxDFW ^ | Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 | Alice Wolke
    Lots of people have tattoos. Lots of people have piercings. Not very many people have both, plus horns implanted on their foreheads, though. But Jesse Thornhill does. Tulsa police arrested the 28-year-old man Wednesday after he allegedly tried to run over his landlord with his minivan. Fortunately, the landlord was not hurt because she managed to dodge the 1996 Ford Windstar. Thornhill was arrested and later bonded out of jail.
  • Florida Court to Pay for Neo-Nazi's (150 a day) 'Makeover'

    12/06/2009 3:54:58 PM PST · by nmh · 34 replies · 1,892+ views
    Fox News and My Fox Tampa Bay ^ | Sunday, December 06, 2009 | Fox Staff Shannon Mulaire
    A Florida court has agreed to pay $150 a day for a makeup artist to cover up a defendant's offensive tattoos throughout his trial, MyFoxTampaBay.com reported. John Ditullio, 23, faces first degree murder and attempted murder charges. His trial begins on Monday. Ditullio obtained several new tattoos since his arrest in 2006. "They're covering up tattoos on both sides of the neck. They're covering up a barbed wire tattoo across the face," said Bjorn Brunvand, Ditullio's defense attorney, according to MyFoxTampaBay.com. Ditullio has a barbed wire tattoo on his head and an offensive expletive and Neo-Nazi symbol on his neck....
  • Okla. Tattoo Artist Giving Free Obama Tattoos

    09/05/2008 6:27:54 PM PDT · by Gomez · 69 replies · 1,291+ views
    Talk about a stinging endorsement! A tattoo shop in Moore, Oklahoma is giving Barack Obama tattoos for free. The tattoo has a picture of the senator with "Obama 2008" to the left. The shop owner says it's his way to show support to the democratic presidential candidate. "I don't have any extra money to donate to the cause," said Phillip Calfy, tattoo shop owner. "I'm a tattoo artist and a lot of people that are into the tattoo thing like free tattoos." The owner says he's done around 100 of the tattoos.
  • Can anyone verify this?

    03/26/2008 7:41:44 AM PDT · by marko525 · 9 replies · 421+ views
    SQUADDIE "TOO ENGLISH" FOR THE POLICE! Sunday, 23 March 2008 Yes, it could only happen in Labour's La La land. A patriotic Englishman, returns from the privations of Iraq, keen to continue with his public service and applies to join his local police force. A commendable and public spirited act most right thinking people would conclude. Well, not if you are Greater Manchester Police. Oh no, just by having a tattoo on your arm extolling your love of country - England, is enough to consign you to the unemployment scrap heap, so infested with political correctness has the force now...
  • Tattoos lessen likelihood of landing a job

    07/31/2007 7:00:04 AM PDT · by Daffynition · 95 replies · 4,339+ views
    Chicago Tribune ^ | July 30, 2007 | Patricia Kitchen
    MELVILLE, N.Y. Got a tattoo? It could interfere with getting a job. A new survey shows that employees are getting the message that plenty of bosses find visible tattoos or body piercings objectionable in the workplace. "Some would argue that they are a legitimate form of self expression and shouldn't be regulated by an employer," said Mark Oldman, co-founder of career site Vault.com, which conducted the survey. "But, like it or not, many employers feel that flagrant tattoos detract from one's professional appearance. While they may be less unsavory now, they still can carry a counterculture, Hells Angels flavor, especially...
  • Tattoo too much (Aussie censorship)

    02/08/2006 3:28:40 AM PST · by Fair Go · 16 replies · 289+ views
    Herald Sun ^ | 8 Feb 06
    A MUM says she was made to feel "like a leper" when flight attendants forced her to cover up a sexually explicit tattoo. Peta Bull, 36, of Mackay, has written to Jetstar after the incident on a Mackay-Brisbane flight last month. "I was embarrassed and belittled. I can't believe they singled me out." A Jetstar spokesman yesterday said the airline had a duty of care to protect passengers from offensive material. "Normally we just ask that they take it out of view of other passengers . . . it's basically a standard procedure that we have," the spokeman said.
  • Gang tattoos hinder job prospects? (Laura Bush on American Urban Radio Network)

    10/26/2005 11:14:13 AM PDT · by Cagey · 68 replies · 1,894+ views
    Reuters ^ | 10-26-2005
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Laura Bush said on Tuesday that young people are more likely to get jobs if they avoid tattoos, as well as drugs and alcohol. "We know that people who do avoid drugs and alcohol are more likely to be able to get a job," she said in an interview with American Urban Radio Network. "We want young people to avoid gangs. And we know that if they're not tattooed with gang tattoos, they're more likely to be employable," Bush said. Bush has been active in youth issues and promotes helping young people overcome disadvantaged environments...
  • Wide-body Pitt forward Troutman shows how the Strong Survive ("God knows my destiny.")

    12/15/2004 4:16:12 AM PST · by beyond the sea · 14 replies · 808+ views
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 12/15/04 | Ray Fittipaldo
    With his 86-inch wingspan and sculpted tree-trunk arms, Chevon Troutman's tattoos are hard to miss. They are not decoration, nor were they done on a whim. Troutman designed his bodywork, and they hold special meaning. The first one, needled onto his left arm, is a cross with the words "Only the strong survive." The second, on his other arm, reads: "God knows my destiny." A 6-foot-7 senior forward on the Pitt basketball team, Troutman has looked to those words for inspiration over his five years at Pitt. There were times, especially early on, when he had his doubts about making...
  • WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

    05/20/2004 8:08:44 AM PDT · by 7thson · 33 replies · 169+ views
    I got the below as a joke from my wife. What would any of you do if you got something like this? I would show her there are worse things than being grounded.
  • SEPARATING FRIENDLIES FROM HOSTILES (SOLDIERS IN CIVILIAN CLOTHING)

    04/05/2003 8:21:32 AM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 8 replies · 198+ views
    CNN ^ | 4 April 2003 | Art Harris
    <p>CENTRAL IRAQ (CNN) -- U.S. Marine Cpl. Jim Tomlin has gotten to know the subtle signs that might indicate if an Iraqi man dressed as a civilian might be a soldier or Fedayeen Saddam member. But the sign he saw Friday was anything but subtle. A bus full of men in civilian clothes had been pulled over at a checkpoint. While one man was being questioned, he drew a finger across his throat, Tomlin and others on the bus said. Asked what that meant, he responded with a glare.</p>