Chris Browns Tattoo Artist Furious Over Rihanna Confusion: It Was Really A Blow To Me

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Chris Brown has denied that his recent tattoo is Rihannas beaten face following their infamous bust-up in 2009, and now the tattoo artist behind the inking has revealed his distress at the misinterpretation.

Peter Koskela insists that he doesnt do anything hurtful, including art that could be deemed racist, gang-related or violent.

Talking to E! News, the artist said: I hate when people misinterpret what I do. It was really a blow to me to think that people would think so little of a person that I would actually put a picture of a beaten woman on his neck.

He then added: That was crazy to me, that he would come to me and say, Hey, I wanted Rihannas face on me. I would never promote any kind of domestic violence like that.

"Even if he asked me to do it, I would have bounced right there, Koskela explained.

I don't do racist tattoos, I don't do gang-related tattoos and I don't do anything hurtful. That is just the motto I live by. The other tattoo artists might, but I just don't."

Chris Browns Tattoo Artist Furious Over Rihanna Confusion: It Was Really A Blow To Me

Chris Brown's controversial tattoo, (WENN)

Rihanna and Chris Brown went their separate ways after he beat up her in 2009 ahead of the Grammy awards, but the pair have sparked rumours of a new r! omance a s they kissed on the lips at the recent MTV Video Music Awards. They also met up in a secret meeting in Cannes.

Following the media uproar, the Yeah 3x singer immediately quashed rumours that the image was of his ex-girlfriend.

"His tattoo is a sugar skull (associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead) and a M.A.C cosmetics design he saw. It is not Rihanna or an abused woman as erroneously reported. It is peeling right now," his spokesperson said.

The new face was inked on August 30, and the R&B star has visited him on several occasions.

"The dude is serious about his art. When something inspires him, he wants it somewhere on his body, but he never said why he wanted to get that particular piece, he said.

"When I did see the picture [of Brown in Vegas] and his head was cocked to the side, it did look like it was rough around the edges. People thought it was a beat-up face, but it takes two weeks to heal because the neck is constantly moving, Koskela explained.

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