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Stars' Most Daring Tattoos

Check out the shocking ink on Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie and 11 other stars. By Serena Kappes with Devon Thomas

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By People Staff

Posted on August 2, 2005 at 4:00pm EST

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BRITNEY SPEARS & KEVIN FEDERLINE

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline got his-and-hers dice tattoos on their wrists (pink for her, blue for him) while on tour in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2004. It was a good-luck charm: A week later, on the plane back to the States, they got engaged.

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BRITNEY SPEARS

The singer's gamble with Federline isn't her only body art: She has a Hebrew tattoo that refers to one of Kabbalah's 72 names of God on the back of her neck, a fairy on her lower back, a butterfly on her left foot and a Japanese flower tattoo that's "down there," says a friend.

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ANGELINA JOLIE

Talk about suffering for your art: In 2003, a former monk in Bangkok used a 15-in. needle and a hammer on Angelina Jolie's left shoulder to inscribe five lines of ancient Thai Buddhist scripture meant to ward off bad luck. A year later, he etched a 12-in. tiger on her lower back, taking two hours to complete. Not quite as painful: the "Know Your Rights" tattoo on the nape of her neck.

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NICOLE RICHIE

The Simple Life star likes to keep it simple when it comes to her ink. She just has a few tattoos, including a pair of delicate angel wings on her shoulder blades, the word "Virgin" on her right wrist and a garland on her neck.

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JESSE JAMES

Sandra Bullock's new husband – and the host of the Discovery Channel's Monster Garage – uses his body as a canvas. "I'm covered in tattoos," he says of his almost 30 tats, including an octopus eating a crab on his right arm, a $100 bill on his back and the words "Pay Up Sucker" on his palm.

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LINDSAY LOHAN

The "La Bella Vita" tattoo on Lindsay Lohan's lower back is a tribute to her grandfather, who died in 2004, says her publicist. At his funeral, the actress read a poem of the same name (it means "the beautiful life" in Italian), and six months ago she had the words emblazoned on her body at a New Orleans tattoo parlor while filming Just My Luck.

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DAVID BECKHAM

David Beckham's sons – Brooklyn, 6; Romeo, 2; and Cruz, 5 months – and wife Victoria all have permanent spots on the soccer star. But sharing ink space are religious icons including a cherub, an angel and a winged cross. "He sees them as watching over his kids, protecting them," Beckham's tattoo artist Louis Malloy has said.

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CHARLIZE THERON

Oscar winner Charlize Theron opts for sexy subtlety. She has a delicate flower on her right foot and a koi carp – the Japanese symbol of love – on the back of her right ankle. The latter was a mother-daughter effort: The actress and her mom got matching tattoos in 1991.

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JOHNNY DEPP

"I jot down experiences that mean something to me – jot them down permanently," Johnny Depp told The New York Times about his more than 12 tattoos. Among them: son Jack's name on his right forearm, daughter Lily-Rose's name above his heart and a Native American profile (paying homage to his Cherokee heritage) on his right bicep.

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PINK

Grammy-winning singer Pink is a tattoo aficionado, with an elaborate dragon on her thigh, an angel on her left shoulder and a host of others. But it’s the words "Sir Corky Moore," inscribed on her left forearm, that are particularly sentimental: They are a tribute to her dog, Corky, who died in 2003 at the age of 14.

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USHER

Multi-platinum singer Usher goes with the flow, even in his choice of body art. On his right leg is a break-dancer doing a handstand spin. And on the left? An intricate tribal design.

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KEITH URBAN

Aussie singer Keith Urban (who's been spending time lately with fellow countrywoman Nicole Kidman) looks more rocker than country crooner with his tattoos. He has four of them: "Omnia vincit amor" ("Love conquers all" in Latin) on his right forearm, a thunderbird on his left forearm, the word "love" and an eagle. "They are little signposts along the way," he says.

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NICK LACHEY

Nick Lachey (with wife Jessica Simpson) filled in the center of his sun tattoo: It used to show the name of his band, 98 Degrees, but they've since parted ways. Lachey is still tight with ex-bandmate and brother Drew, though; the two cemented their brotherly love with matching tribal armbands with an "L" in the center (for their last name).

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