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Everyone who gets a tattoo goes in knowing they are, for the most part, forever - but that hasn't stopped celebrities from getting what many believe are stupid tattoos. Sure, there is laser removal, but the procedure is expensive and extremely painful. Plus, Google will always remember a celebrity's bad ink.
Some famous people have regrettably gotten the names of their now-exes tattooed on their bodies, while other celebs have tattoos with misspelled words. A few famous folks even have tattooed logos on themselves.
Vote up the celebrities with the worst tattoos and vote down any body art that you don't think is all that bad.
In honor of her single “7 Rings,” Ariana Grande got a Japanese tattoo on her hand. Unfortunately, the tattoo's symbols actually mean “small bbq grill.”
- Age: 31
- Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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Miley debuted a planet tattoo in April 2016. It wouldn't be so bad, except the singer referred to it as Jupiter (or in her words: #lilbbjupiter), when the rings around it clearly indicate Saturn. A hailstorm of Instagram comments soon followed.
- Age: 32
- Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- 1The Last Song181 Votes
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- 3LOL137 Votes
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3Summer Walker
In 2021, Summer Walker got the name of her boyfriend, Larry, tattooed on her face.
Bad tattoo?In 2012, Chris Brown got a neck tattoo of a face that appears to have a black eye and a cut lip that many people thought looked like his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, whom he assaulted in 2009. Brown's representative said that the tattoo is actually of a sugar skull.
- Age: 35
- Birthplace: Tappahannock, Virginia, USA
Bad tattoo?Jessie J has a tattoo of her lyric, “Don’t lose who you are in the blur of the stars.” The only problem is that lose is spelled “loose.”
"Yes, I spelled the tattoo wrong," she wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post. “Yes, I repeat, it’s spelled wrong. Yes, I got it done in Essex. Yes, the tattoo artist didn’t mention it. Yes, I was 18… Yes, It’s the reason I wear everything high-waisted.”
- Age: 36
- Birthplace: Chadwell Heath, Essex, England, UK
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6Machine Gun Kelly
In 2021, Machine Gun Kelly and his collaborator Travis Barker got matching tattoos in honor of MGK's new album, Born with Horns. The only problem is he changed the name of the release to Mainstream Sellout - Oops.
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Rick Ross has a number of logos tattooed on his face, including the Miami Heat and Rolex.
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Carol City, Florida, USA
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- 3Deeper Than Rap66 Votes
Christina Aguilera has a tattoo in Hebrew on the inside of her left elbow. It is regrettable not only because it is supposed to represent the initials of her now ex-husband, Jordan Bratman, but the characters also mean 12 rather than JB.
- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, USA
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- 2Shark Tale36 Votes
3Genie Gets Her Wish49 Votes
Margaret Cho has some pretty amazing tattoos, but her portraits of President Washington and President Lincoln on her knees are a bit of a head scratcher.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Bad tattoo?“Not everybody is gonna get a face tat. That’s what separates me from them,” said Amber Rose of her face tattoo that reads “Bash Slash” in honor of her two children.
- Age: 42
- Birthplace: South Philadelphia
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Fred Durst has a tattoo of a cartoon version of himself on his inner right upper arm.
- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Against Me! vocalist Laura Jane Grace's blacked out arm was a bit of an accident. She initially wanted to get one tattoo blacked out, but didn't quite describe it perfectly. “I’d explained what I wanted, but I wasn’t paying attention – and walked out with half a black arm,” she said.
- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
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Believe it or not, T-Pain thought it was a good idea to get a tattoo of Facebook's Like button.
- Age: 39
- Birthplace: USA, Florida, Tallahassee
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- 3Three Ringz33 Votes
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Flea has a crudely done “Go Lakers” tattoo on his forearm.
- Age: 62
- Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
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A spokesman for Gucci Mane reportedly said that the rapper's ice cream cone tattoo on his face means he lives his life as “cool as ice.”
- Age: 44
- Birthplace: Bessemer, Alabama, USA
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16Nas covered up an arm tattoo of his ex-wife Kelis after the couple got divorced.
- Age: 51
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
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When Pam Anderson starred in the 1996 movie Barb Wire she got a barbed wire tattoo on her arm. She has since rethought that decision and underwent laser treatment to get it removed.
- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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Shanna Moakler had a tattoo of her ex-husband Travis Barker's name removed in 2021.
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Bad tattoo?Aaron Carter got a big blue butterfly tattooed on his face in honor of his late-sister. The message behind the tattoo is sweet, but it's still a bit of a surprising choice for the pop star.
- Age: 37
- Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, USA
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The Game has the LA Dodgers logo tattooed on his face.
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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- 3The Game: The Documentary: The DVD10 Votes
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"This is a tale for all young kids," Longoria said on Snapchat. “It hurts to get a tattoo, but it's 10 times worse getting it off!” The actress has had multiple tattoos removed, including a star on her wrist, a cross on her back, and several relating to her ex-husband Tony Parker.
- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Bad tattoo?Jamie Fox has a large tribal design tattooed on the back of his head.
- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Terrell, Texas, USA
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In 2020, Tommy Lee decided to add a few face tattoos to his already very inked skin.
- Age: 62
- Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Bad tattoo?Blake Shelton is the number one critic of his forearm tattoo. It was supposed to be deer tracks but The Voice judge has described it as looking more like “Sugar Smacks” or “coffee beans.”
- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Ada, Oklahoma, USA
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There's having a signature scent and then there's getting a tattoo of a bottle of Drakkar Noir tattooed on your shoulder, which is exactly what Drake did in 2017.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
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26Riff Raff
Riff Raff has a tattoo of the BET logo. As he explained:
I don’t know I just thought it would be a good idea. I watched a lot of BET. When I was growing up, like from 2003 to 2004, I didn’t even go outside, I just watched 106 and Park everyday. Reruns of it. After that, I woke up and [had a] tattoo on me. How am I supposed to deal with that when I wake up and have a tattoo on me.
Bad tattoo?In 2014, Sinead O'Connor took to Twitter for recommendations on where to get her face tattoos removed. "Ok, it's time to get this stupid sh*t off my face," she said.
- Age: Dec. at 56 (1966-2023)
- Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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For his role in The Tax Collector, Shia LaBeouf got his entire chest tattooed. He also got the character's name, Creeper, tattooed across his abs.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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- 2Holes156 Votes
- 3Eagle Eye109 Votes
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29Comedian Rich Vos had a tattoo of tribal bands so bad that he went on the show America's Worst Tattoo to get it covered-up.
- Age: 67
- Birthplace: USA, New Jersey
Bad tattoo?When Nadia Ferreira announced her 2022 engagement to Marc Anthony with a photo of her ring on her Instagram story, it was also revealed that Anthony had his JLA tattoo – referencing Jennifer Lopez – covered up with a blacked-out rectangle on his ring finger.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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Amy Schumer has been known to poke fun at her regrettable ink. She named her 2016 memoir, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo and, she tagged a 2022 video of herself dancing topless as #badtattoo.
- Age: 43
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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Eminem has a tattoo stating “rot in pieces” above a grave with his ex-wife Kim Scott's name on the tombstone.
- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Boy George has a Star of David and other tattoos on his head, but he decided he no longer wanted to get more ink on his skull after he stopped drinking. “When I stopped drinking, I lost the desire to be tattooed on the head. The top one I had done in Denver when I was quite drunk after a night in a club,” he said.
- Age: 63
- Birthplace: Eltham, Kent, England, UK
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34Post Malone
Post Malone's face tattoos may not be for everyone, but they certainly send a message. He has “stay away” on his forehead and “always tired” under his eyes.
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In 2018, Kendall Jenner told Ellen that she got “meow” tattooed on her lip after a night out drinking with friends. “It was literally the first thing that came to my mind,” she said.
- Age: 29
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cara Delevingne has the word “bacon” tattooed on the sole of her foot.
She explained in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, "It's bacon colored - it's maroon, also. The ‘dot, dot, dot’ - it's an open-ended statement, it's not a question. It's just however you want to take it."
- Age: 32
- Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Bad tattoo?Actor Ben Affleck has a giant tattoo of a phoenix rising from the ashes on his back. Public reaction to the mid-life crisis tattoo was particularly brutal, with many jabs taken at the actor via outlets like Twitter and Instagram.
- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Berkeley, California, USA
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You only live once but if you truly regret a tattoo you can get it removed. It appears as if Zac Efron underwent laser treatment to get rid of his YOLO tattoo that previous resided on his hand.
- Age: 37
- Birthplace: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
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Seventeen years after divorcing Sadie Frost, Jude Law covered-up a tattoo with the lyrics of The Beatles' “Sexy Sadie” with a blue fish.
- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Lewisham, London, England, UK
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Kal Penn has a tattoo representing his DNA ancestry but he actually got the wrong number inked. “I kept it because it's a good story,” he said.
- Age: 47
- Birthplace: Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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In 2019, Lena Dunham got a tattoo of the word “sick” in honor of her battle with endometriosis. Some Instagram comments question the choice of a rope-type font since that tattoo is on Dunham's neck.
- Age: 38
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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Ed Sheeran
A gecko, ketchup bottle, and the Fresh Prince logo are just of few of Ed Sheeran's tattoos. Even his tattoo artist, Kevin Paul, isn't a big fan of Sheeran's choices. “I agree with most of it, his tattoos aren't very good,” said Paul.
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43Kesha has the phrase “Suck It” tattooed on her lower lip.
“The mouth tattoo, although you’re being a pervert, and I know exactly what you’re thinking, was purely because I was thinking about people that, hater’s gonna hate, you know what I mean? So they can all just suck it,” she explained.
- Age: 37
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, USA, California
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Ryan Cabrera has a tattoo of Ryan Gosling on his leg. He explained that the tattoo was the result of a deal with his friends. “You get to pick a tattoo for me, and I get to pick a tattoo for you. And you don’t get to see it till they’re both done,” he said.
- Age: 42
- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA
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Marilyn Manson's ex, Evan Rachel Wood, claims the shock rocker has three Nazi tattoos.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Canton, Ohio, USA
Bad tattoo?In 2017, Khloe Kardashian began the process of removing a lower back tattoo of angel wings and the word “Daddy.”
"Bye Bye Tramp Stamp!!!" she wrote on Instagram.
- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Jamestown, New York, USA
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In June 2022, Kat Von D revealed that she covered-up “all the garbage, drunken tattoos I had scribbled all over my leg that I got before I became sober” with a sleek black-out design.
- Age: 42
- Birthplace: Mexico, Montemorelos
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Love it or hate it, Moby had the words Animal Rights boldly tattooed on his forearms.
- Age: 59
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Harlem
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Following her divorce from Ryan Sweeting, Kaley Cuoco covered up a tattoo of their wedding date, December 31, 2013, with a moth. “The [wedding] tattoo was a mistake. I had to cover it, I had to cover it with the wings, which I think turned out OK,” she told Ellen.
- Age: 39
- Birthplace: Camarillo, California, USA
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- 3Virtuosity42 Votes
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Adam Levine has tattoos everywhere that many like, but his California tattoo design on his abs isn't everyone's favorite.
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mena Suvari's back tattoo just keeps getting bigger as the American Pie actress adds to the design.
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Bad tattoo?Lil Wayne has dozens of tattoos, including a power symbol on the side of his face.
- Age: 42
- Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Malin Akerman is another celeb who regrets getting a tattoo referencing her partner's name. Rather than going for laser removal, Akerman updated that tattoo, which was of a Z in honor of her husband's last name Zincone, with an S. So now the S and N are in honor of her son Sebastian Zincone.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
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- 2The Proposal20 Votes
- 327 Dresses26 Votes
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55Hailey Bieber
Hailey Bieber has stated her regret at getting a tattoo of a gun when she was 18. “But now, as a 24-year-old, I would never do that. I think guns are violent,” she said.
Bad tattoo?Avril Lavigne had a skull and crossbones tattoo that she was no longer feeling so she covered it up with a cupcake.
- Age: 40
- Birthplace: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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Charlie Sheen replaced a wrist tattoo of his ex-wife Denise Richard's name with his catchphrase, “winning.”
- Age: 59
- Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
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Johnny Depp has said that he changed his Winona Forever tattoo – which he got in the early-1990s when he was engaged to Winona Ryder – to “Wino Forever” after meeting ex-wife Amber Heard.
- Age: 61
- Birthplace: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
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Pete Wentz has a ton of cool tattoos, but his tattoo of the logo of his clothing company below his belly button is a little cringey, due to the awkward placement.
- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Bad tattoo?Jon Bon Jovi's Superman logo tattoo has a bit of a cheese factor, but it has personal meaning. “The Superman logo symbolizes my ‘Slippery When Wet’ era: I was 25, on top of the world, and feeling bulletproof,” he said.
- Age: 62
- Birthplace: Perth Amboy, USA, New Jersey
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