18 celebrities who had to cover up regrettable tattoos

September 06, 2024

From Denise Richards getting "Charlie" tattooed on her ankle for her then husband Charlie Sheen to Demi Lovato drunkenly choosing a set of lips that border on NSFW, keep scrolling to see how 18 celebs decided to deal with their most ill-advised ink.

Jhené Aiko covered up her tattoo of rumored ex-boyfriend Big Sean in November 2018 with a large galaxy scene.

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The singer debuted her tattoo of of Big Sean in October 2017, after roughly a year of dating. A year later, the tat has disappeared from Aiko's arm and has been replaced by a very large, detailed celestial piece. The new ink sparked break-up rumors, which have plagued the couple for months, since the pair unfollowed each other on Instagram back in May.

Aiko neither confirmed nor denied the split when addressing her new tattoo , only stating "i covered ALL my tats w/ a big ass Dragon w/ a Phoenix wing breathing life and light into a new galaxy. NEW ART! NO BEEF!," in a since-deleted Tweet.

In light of their break-up, it makes sense that Pete Davidson was spotted covering up his tattoo of Ariana Grandes famous "Dangerous Woman" bunny ears.

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After a whirlwind romance that began in May, Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande have broken up — which makes the news that Davidson covered up his "Dangerous Woman" tattoo much less surprising.

Davidson was spotted with a new tattoo on his neck just a few days before news of the split broke. Instead of the "Dangerous Woman" bunny ears that Grande sported on the album cover, there's a big black heart, plus a lowercase "a" right next to it — potentially a more subtle tribute to his ex.

Angelina Jolie covered up her ex-husbands name with the coordinates of each of her childrens birthplaces.

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Keith Urban drew over his tattoo of a Latin phrase hed gotten with his ex-girlfriend with the initials of his wife, Nicole Kidman.

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Keith Urban had the Latin phrase " omnia vincit amor ," which means "love conquers all," tattooed on his right wrist. He and his then girlfriend got the same tat.

Denise Richards had a simple tribute to her then husband Charlie Sheen — his first name on her ankle. After the divorce, she covered it with a fairy.

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Denise Richards revealed in her autobiography that Sheen surprised Richards with a tattoo of her name while they were engaged. Richards decided to follow suit by getting some ink for her new husband.

After their bitter split, Sheen announced he was getting rid of all 13 of his tattoos . Richards took the hint and went to famed tattoo artist Kat Von D, who transformed "Charlie" into a fairy.

Marc Anthony paid tribute to his then wife Jennifer Lopez with her name on his wrist, but after their split he covered it with a tribal design.

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony seemed like the perfect couple — Anthony even got her name tattooed on his wrist . But, sadly, they split, and Anthony's "Jennifer" tattoo was covered up.

But Anthony's not afraid to keep getting ink for his loves. He debuted a Statue of Liberty tattoo in honor of his ex-girlfriend Shannon de Lima, "because she 'freed' him from his past," according to TMZ.

Heidi Klum got her then husbands name tattooed on her arm for their fourth wedding anniversary, along with stars for their children. The stars remain, but "Seal" is gone.

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Most people know about Johnny Depps "Wino Forever" tattoo that used to be "Winona Forever." But Depp also had a tattoo dedicated to then wife Amber Heard: her nickname, "Slim," on his knuckles. He changed it to "Scum" following their bitter divorce.

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You'd think a guy would learn. After famously getting a tattoo in honor of then girlfriend Winona Ryder changed to a declaration of his love for wine (from "Winona Forever" to "Wino Forever"), Johnny Depp had to alter another one of his tattoos following a bitter breakup.

Eva Longoria had the word "Nine," removed from the back of her neck after reports of her then husband Tony Parkers infidelity. (Nine was the basketball players jersey number.)

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Longoria's marriage to NBA player Tony Parker ended harshly after cheating allegations were made public . Longoria had not one, but three tattoos in honor of her marriage, and had all three removed . She had her husband's jersey number on her neck, their wedding date in Roman numerals on her wrist, and his initials in an "undisclosed location."

Melanie Griffith inked husband Antonio Banderas name on her right bicep, but after the two separated, she had it removed.

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Before her tattoo was completely removed, Melanie Griffith made a bold statement by walking the red carpet with the "Antonio" blurred out with makeup , while leaving the heart intact.

Megan Fox paid tribute to one of her idols, Marilyn Monroe, with a portrait on her arm, but later claimed that she didnt "want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life," and began the removal process.

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Kaley Cuoco honored her wedding date with its Roman-numeral equivalent on her back, but, post-divorce, covered it up with a moth.

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Kaley Cuoco's previous relationship was a whirlwind — she dated Ryan Sweeting for just two months before getting engaged, and was married to him three months after that. But before splitting after 21 months of marriage, Cuoco found the time to commemorate her wedding day by tattooing the date in Roman numerals on her back.

Cuoco later covered the numbers with a moth. Her reason for picking a moth is extremely relatable: she told Ellen DeGeneres that she chose it because "it was big enough to cover the numbers."

Nas had a NSFW portrait of his ex-wife, Kelis, on his forearm. His cover-up was simple: he covered her head with a lions.

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Pamela Anderson had barbed wire tattooed on her arm for a movie — she decided to have it removed 19 years later.

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Anderson got her famous barbed wire tat for her role in 1996 film "Barb Wire." She explained that "the makeup people were going to paint this on my arm every day, but I had a tattoo artist just sketch it on me and I wore it around for a half a day to see how it looked."

Apparently, she liked it enough to have it permanently etched onto her skin — at least, until 2014 .

Amber Rose had her husbands face tattooed on the back of her arm. After their divorce, it morphed into famous guitarist Slash.

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Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa were only married for 14 months , but within that time, Rose was able to have a fairly realistic portrait of Khalifa tattooed on the back of her arm.

Demi Lovato drunkenly had a set of lips tattooed on her wrist that many felt looked like a different body part. She eventually covered the tat with roses.

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When the tattoo artist got wind of Demi Lovato's comments, she blasted the singer and called her out for not paying for the tattoo, caling her a "slob." Lovato clapped back , and explained that she was probably acting like a "drunk a--" because she was, in fact, drunk, and questioned why a tattoo artist would tattoo a clearly intoxicated, underage girl.

Malin Ackerman updated the Z she had on her wrist for ex-husband Roberto Zincone by adding an S for her son, Sebastian.

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Malin Akerman had a Z inked on her wrist for her then-husband Roberto Zincone. But seven months after the birth of their son, Sebastian, the couple split. Instead of getting rid of the entire piece, she just added an S on top , turning it into a tribute for her son.

Keyshia Cole had the words "Truly blessed, D. Gibson" inked on her shoulder in honor of her husband, Daniel Gibson. But she debuted a butterfly cover-up before the couple announced their official split.

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