When Demi Lovato covered up her "vagina" lips tattoo last month, the "Really Don't Care" singer seemed to leave one person out of the equation: the artist who branded her with the now-gone ink. But now, the artist Ashley McMullen is speaking out about her artwork and Lovato's unruly behavior.
In an Instagram post (on her private page), McMullen slammed Lovato for her unruly, drunken behavior as an 18-year-old on tour and for never paying her for her tattoo.
Captioning Lovato's original "bye bye" to her lips tattoo, McMullen wrote: "Cool post @ddlovato, thanks for getting the tattoo covered up I did for free that you specifically asked for. Not to mention you didn't even have the courtesy to offer me any money in the first place. You pissed all over our toilet seat and you made a fool of yourself. What a shame that people look up to you. The tattoo you covered it with kinda sucks too. Looks like you might forever be a goon. Feel free to bombard her since I got no recognition from the tattoo."
After the drama got a little media pickup, Lovato took to Twitlonger to address McMullen, saying that she didn't remember getting the lips tattoo and that it was for the best that the artist never did get any acknowledgment.
After "apologizing" for slamming her work and peeing on her toilet seat, Lovato threw some shade right back at McMullen. "I also wouldn't be admitting to the fact that you tattooed a very intoxicated 18 year old on a tour bus without the proper judgement that most legit tattoo artists have of saying 'Hmm... This underage kid is wasted, maybe I shouldn't permanently ink a hot pink kiss mark on this girl's wrist....? Oh well... F*ck it, she's famous.'"
Lovato has seemingly since deleted the Twitlonger, but the open letter was screen captured by Just Jared. Read her full message below:
"Dear Ashley McMullen, I wasn't going to acknowledge your bitter Instagram comments but since your side of the story has picked up some headlines, I would like to share my thoughts and send you a proper apology. First, I would like to say I'm really sorry I don't remember you or getting tattooed by you, but as you know I was f*cked up and sometimes people act like "#turds" when they're loaded. Second, I apologize for my "#peepeetoiletseat"... That wasn't on purpose, I was simply a drunken teenage girl. Lastly, I apologize for making fun of your work.. But... if I were you, I wouldn't claim that one because it looked more like an open vagina (or even a butt hole as my 8 year old little sister called it at the time.) I also wouldn't be admitting to the fact that you tattooed a very intoxicated 18 year old on a tour bus without the proper judgement that most legit tattoo artists have of saying "Hmm... This underage kid is wasted, maybe I shouldn't permanently ink a hot pink kiss mark on this girl's wrist....? Oh well... F*ck it, she's famous." I can't blame you for getting the tattoo, I take full responsibility for that but if the issue here is you wanting credit, maybe next time you should wait for the person to get your tattoo sober so they would actually remember getting the tattoo in the first place, or perhaps you could've thought about all of this as a blessing that I forgot everything about you - that was until you outted yourself for the now internationally infamous "vagina tattoo." But you're right, I should give credit where credit is due, and you Ashley, surely deserve credit for this one."
