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tmz.com - 7/2/2009

RiRi Breaks Law -- Think Before You Ink!

— tmz.com — Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Rihanna Rihanna picked up a tattoo needle last night at a parlor in NYC -- which would be totally fun and cool, if it wasn't also incredibly illegal.We're told RiRi tattooed three of East Side Ink's artists with ... RiRi Breaks Law -- Think Before You Ink!

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okmagazine.com - 7/3/2009

First for Celebrity News - Tattoo Parlor Owner Talks Rihanna Scandal

— okmagazine.com — Following reports that police are investigating NYC tattoo parlor East Side Ink because Rihanna decided she wanted to play tattoo artist last night, OK! spoke to one of the owners to get the details on how the whole thing happened. The sexy singer had ... First for Celebrity News - Tattoo Parlor Owner Talks ...

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allieiswired.com - 7/3/2009

Rihanna, The Tattoo Artist

— allieiswired.com — Police are investigating a NYC tattoo parlor called East Side Ink , because Rihanna decided she wanted to play tattoo artist. The singer showed up around 8pm on Wednesday to visit her regular tattooist, who goes by the name of Bang Bang and is responsible for both recent gun tattoos ... Rihanna, The Tattoo Artist

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Rihanna Investigated For Illegally Tattooing
Hollywire.com — ... is the one that gave Rihanna her stars,”shhh”, and gun tattoos, which created quite a buzz. Reports originally surfaced saying that Rihanna was their getting a tattoo lesson and that she was trying it out on BangBang. She started out with just giving him an “R” on his leg. Having too much fun she decided to ink up two other tattoo artists Josh and Patrick.  “Josh Lord got an ‘R’ with ‘2′ on his leg, and Patrick Conlon got an ‘R3′ on his arm,” East Side Ink owner Yadira reported to MTV News . “She hadn’t done that before.” “We had a blast,” Yadira added. “It was so funny and ...

Rihanna Moonlights As Tattoo Artist, Angers Health Dept.
Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily — ... Rihanna’s love of tattoos is no secret, as it seems like every time the “Umbrella” singer is photographed, she’s sporting new ink somewhere. According to MTV, RiRi took her painful hobby to a new extreme yesterday at New York tattoo parlor East Side Ink, trying her hand at being a tattoo artist by inscribing the letter “R” into the bodies of the parlor staff. MTV says Rihanna initially came in to get lessons from her personal tattoo artist BangBang, but the student soon became the teacher when ...

Under My Tattoo Needle
Pollstar — ... in the city according to the City's Health Code. We are sending someone to follow up on this," the department said in a statement. TMZ reported that if the NYC Department of Health presses charges against the pop star for getting her ink on without a license, Rihanna could face three misdemeanors with penalties up to $300 for the first offense, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third. East Side Ink could also face fines. Click here and here for the MTV.com article. Click here for the TMZ.com ...