11 of the Most Famous Celebrity Tattoo Regrets (and One Soon-to-Be Regret)

Jennifer Lawrence showed off her minuscule hand tattoo at last weekend’s Comic-Con festival. And like all J-Law news, it’s generating buzz. Calling it the “most un-rebellious tattoo,” the Oscar-winning actress wasn’t afraid to point out her carelessness for not Googling the “h20” symbol prior to getting inked. (For those who didn’t spot the mistake, the two in her h20 tattoo is placed a little too high.) Although Lawrence poked fun at her error, it did get us thinking about the many celebs that have gotten tattoos and later regretted it. And looking at this list, there are quite a few.

Many regrets come from tats that were done in the spur of the moment and deemed fun at the time (see: Kelly Osbourne and Demi Lovato), but if we were to pick the most popular reason for removing a tattoo, it’s ones that involves a former partner’s name. Celebrities are obsessed with inking the names of their significant other as the ultimate stamp of love. Result? Major damage control when things don’t end happily ever after. Case in point: Johnny Depp. We can never forget Depp infamously altering his “Winona Forever” tattoo (a nod to his then-girlfriend, Winona Ryder) to “Wino Forever,” but you would think he would have learned his lesson. Recently, Depp was spotted with another altered tattoo. Formerly reading “Slim” across his right knuckles in honour of his ex-wife Amber Heard (apparently it was his nickname for her), it now currently reads “scum.” Ouch.

From Angelina Jolie‘s former tat tribute to ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton to Pharell Williams‘ scary full-sleeve cover-up procedure, we tracked down 10 stars who regretted their tattoos in recent history (and Miley Cyrus, who will soon regret hers once she finds out it’s actually Saturn and not Jupiter, as she intended). And if this is a lesson to us all, think long and hard before you run to your nearest parlour for your next ink appointment. Or better yet, opt for temporary tattoos like inkbox. They may not be permanent, but they too carry a wow factor.

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Johnny Depp infamously altered his “Winona Forever” tattoo to “Wino Forever” after his break-up with Winona Ryder. You would think he learned his lesson until..

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…he etched his ex-wife Amber Heard’s nickname ‘Slim’ across his knuckles. He has since subtly changed it to “scum.”

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Megan Fox removed her once-prominent Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her inner forearm because she “didn’t want to visualize something so negative.”

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Demi Lovato refers to tattoo of her friend’s lips on the inside of her left forearm “a spur of the moment, stupid decision.”

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After her split with Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith removed the heart-shaped tattoo that bared his name above her bicep.

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After her marriage ended with NBA star Tony Parker, Eva Longoria removed three tattoos–one of Parker’s number (back of neck), one of their wedding date (wrist), and one of his initials (somewhere).

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Angelina Jolie replaced her “Billy Bob Thornton” tattoo with coordinates of her children’s birthplaces.

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Kelly Osbourne removed 15 of her tattoos (including this keyboard one on her right forearm) because it no longer made sense to her anymore and she “didn’t want to be defined by [her] tattoos.”

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Calling it the “most un-rebellious tattoo,” Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t afraid to point out her carelessness for not Googling the “h20” symbol prior to getting inked.

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To deter his children from getting tattoos in the future, Mark Wahlberg made his tattoo removal appointment a family affair.

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Instead of going down the traditional laser removal, Pharrell underwent an experimental procedure that involved covering his full-sleeve tattoos with new skin.

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