Greetings, Body Art Fans!

Do you recall how not too long ago, I wrote about Jermain Dupri getting a large tattoo on his ribs depicting his girlfriend Janet Jackson as the Madonna? Well.... word is they've broken up. No one knows if the tattoo had any effect on the situation, nor how Dupri now feels about the artwork. Just remember, it's said to cost ten times the tattoo price to have something lasered off....

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  Becks added to his tattoo collection... again. This time the occasion was the 10th anniversary of his marriage to Posh, which he marked with an armband of 10 roses.
• Branding
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Rae
Body Art Editor
http://bodyart.bellaonline.com