What seems like a harmful act may get singer Rihanna and East Side Ink into a bit of trouble with the NYC Police. On Wednesday night the singer stopped by the parlor and played artist – tattoo artist that is.
No biggie right? Rihanna dropped by the shop around 8 p.m. to chat with her regular tattoo artist, BangBang. He is the ink artist responsible for Rihanna’s “shhh” and gun tattoos. The owner, Yadira shared a little tidbit with OK!
“We were all just hanging out, joking and laughing. BangBang decided he wanted a tattoo from her. So he drew up a design – a simple umbrella with a swirly “R” under it – which was then transferred onto his lower leg. Rihanna, who had never tattooed anyone before, then went over the design with the needle.”
The fun didn’t stop there. Two other artists, Josh Lord and Patrick Conlon must have liked what they saw because they both got the same tattoos as well but their masterpieces were numbered 2 and 3.
It took RiRi about 15 minutes per tattoo and the artist left the tattoo shop around 11 p.m. to rave reviews by BangBang, who told her that if her singing career ever fell through, he’d hire her in a New York minute and Josh said that his new ink was his personal favorite tattoo.
East Side Ink is taking the police investigation in stride – they feel like whatever happens, happens because they now have a unique personal gift from Rihanna engraved in their skin.
As for the singer, if she is charged with the misdemeanor she will be fined $300 for the first tattoo, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third…..chump change from her perspective.
Would you line up for a Rihanna tattoo? View the whole process in the video below.
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