Chris Brown shows off new neck tattoo, denies it's Rihanna's face

UPDATE: Chris Brown’s new tattoo is not an image of Rihanna or an abused woman, his publicist told EW. It’s a MAC cosmetics design of a skull associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead.
Tattoo artist Peter Koskela said Brown brought him the design, below, to convert into a tattoo.
Brown recently revealed this fresh ink and many speculated that it was of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
Brown was convicted of assaulting Rihanna three years ago and the image on his neck resembles injuries the songstress suffered during the altercation, including a black eye and bruised lip. Following the arrest, Brown has been working with various domestic violence intervention and prevention organizations.

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The two stars have since reconciled and have allegedly dated on and off since the incident: The pair shared a kiss during last Thursday’s MTV Video Music Awards and Rihanna told Oprah Winfrey during a televised interview last month, “I do miss miss him sometimes.”


Rihanna recently got a new tattoo of her own; she posted a photo of the new body art of an Egyptian goddess, which honors her late grandmother, yesterday on Instagram with the message “Goddess Isis- Complete Woman – Model for future generations- #GRANGRANDOLLY – always in and on my heart #1love.”

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