CHRIS Brown has had a tattoo inked on his neck that bears a striking
resemblance to his ex-girlfriend Rihanna’s
face.
The portrait of the mystery woman is a recent addition to his body art,
thought to have been etched into his skin shortly before the MTV Video Music
Awards last week.
Brown and Rihanna stoked rumours they were heading for a reunion when he
celebrated her Video Of The Year win with an intimate hug and kiss.
However, sources close to Brown insist the female image is not some bizarre
homage to the Bajan star.
His rep told US website TMZ the tattoo is a combination of a “sugar skull”, an
image associated with the Mexican celebration the Day of the Dead, and a
design by cosmetics firm MAC.
He added: “It is not Rihanna or an abused woman as erroneously reported.”
Brown and Rihanna split up after the R&B star brutally assaulted her in
February 2009 en route to a pre-Grammys party.
He was sentenced to five years’ probation for the attack, which left Rihanna
bloodied and bruised.
She
recently confessed to TV chat show titan Oprah Winfrey that she still loves
her ex, saying: “I think he is the love of my life. He was my first
love. Now we’re very close friends. And that’s not anything we’re going to
try to change.
“It’s awkward because I still love him. My stomach drops and I have to
maintain this poker face and not let it get to the outer part of me.
“I have to maintain it and suppress it. When you don’t understand those
feelings you can make a lot of mistakes.”