Celebrities Who Removed Tattoos, and Those Who Need To

Celebrities Who Removed Tattoos, and Those Who Need To

50 Cent said it was taking far too much time to put on makeup to cover up his tats on movie sets (he has far many more film roles than most people realize), so he just decided to get rid of many of them.


Tommy Lee:

50 Cent:
Pharell Williams:

Denise Richards

When she was married to Charlie Sheen, Richards was inspired by the fact that he loved her enough to get her name tattooed on him. She decided to return the favor but when the relationship recently fizzled out, she opted to get the tattoo covered up with the image of a fairy.


Charlie Sheen

Richards wasn’t the only half of that couple to remove tattoos. Sheen decided that his had to go as well. Sort of. His new fiancée wanted Richards’ name off his body and Sheen decided to comply with the request.

Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton

Here’s another couple that got each other’s names tattooed and then got them removed. Hers were covered up with the birthplace names of her kids. His was covered up by an angel.


  • Britney Spears

    Britney recently made a comeback due in no small part to a successful appearance on the television show How I Met Your Mother. She played the role of a receptionist at a tattoo removal office which is kind of ironic since she just get a tattoo removed herself. The ink was Hebrew lettering on the back of her neck and you’ll notice that it’s not there anymore.

  • Tommy Lee

    This is one of the most well-known cases of celebrity tattoo removal because the tattoo was a swastika that Lee had on his body. It’s been gone since the early 1990’s when he decided the ink wasn’t good for his image.

  • Johnny Depp

    Depp fans appreciate the humor of his tattoo removal which took place after his split with Winona Ryder. Taking off the simple “na” from the design created an entirely new slogan that reads “Wino Forever”.

    • Kathy Griffin

      She had a wedding band tattooed on her finger but the marriage didn’t last so the ring had to be tossed out. Laser tattoo removal did the trick.

    • Tony Danza

      Did you know that Danza used to have a Keep On Truckin’ tattoo? It’s been gone since the early “90s when tattoo removal first started becoming readily available.

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