Tat Shop Fined After Rihanna Worked the Needle
04/09
2009
Posted by Natalie at 6:13 am, Filed under: Latest News

TMZ has learned the city of New York officially cracked down on the tattoo parlor where Rihanna illegally inked a few people back in July.
The day after Rihanna made her mark, East Side Ink was issued a citation by the the NYC Department of Health for “operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on site.”
It’s unclear how much the tat shop had to pay in fines, but we’re told it could run anywhere between $200-$2000.

Well, I bet a lot of you guys would pay even more to get a tattoo by Rihanna.

Update: Apparently there’s more into this story:

MTV News reports:

“Yes, a violation was issued to East Side Ink after an inspector found the parlor operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on the site,” the rep tells MTV News about the violation. “All Health Code violations can range in fines between $200 and $2,000.”
But the statement clarified that the fine was not actually for the Rihanna incident. “Rihanna was not found at the parlor when the Health Department inspector followed up,” the statement continues. “The Health Department received a call about Rihanna, sent out an inspector, Rihanna was not at the site, the inspector conducted an inspection of the parlor and found an unlicensed tattoo artist operating on the premises — the Health Department issued a violation to the parlor for this unlicensed tattoo artist.”

Thanx Margaret for the tip

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19 Comments

Tony
2009-09-03 18:24:07

first Grin and yeah i would pay to get a tattoo from rihanna

 
fmkee
2009-09-03 21:09:16

That turns out better than expected nevertheless best?

 
HaHa
2009-09-03 21:40:38

Who cares .. 2k bucks for the fun she had .. Grin

 
joe
2009-09-03 22:06:49

Rihanna's umbrella makes Yahoo's official list of the biggest selling singles since the year 2000 at N"16: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/yradish/41097/bi...

 
Margaret
2009-09-03 23:05:03

According to mtv they were fined not because of Rihanna's illegal ink.

[…]

"Yes, a violation was issued to East Side Ink after an inspector found the parlor operating with an unlicensed tattoo artist on the site," the rep tells MTV News about the violation. "All Health Code violations can range in fines between $200 and $2,000."

But the statement clarified that the fine was not actually for the Rihanna incident. "Rihanna was not found at the parlor when the Health Department inspector followed up," the statement continues. "The Health Department received a call about Rihanna, sent out an inspector, Rihanna was not at the site, the inspector conducted an inspection of the parlor and found an unlicensed tattoo artist operating on the premises — the Health Department issued a violation to the parlor for this unlicensed tattoo artist."

[…]

mtv.com/news/articles/1620802/20090904/rihanna.jhtml

 
Lu
2009-09-03 23:17:42

@Margaret…thanks for the info…

…the media was already trying to throw this at Rihanna's back…smh…

 
let it go
2009-09-04 01:01:14

has anyone seen the new post on mto that Ri is dating someone name Travis London i know its not true nor do i even know who he is. i wish blogs would stop I really don't think that is her focus right now.

 
Natalie
2009-09-04 01:52:26

Hey guys, please let me know how the site (main site) is working for you since I did a little server change and I have no idea if it's worst or better… I'm still testing stuff

 
Margaret
2009-09-04 01:55:19

You're welcome Smile.

 
Margaret
2009-09-04 02:00:28

@ Natalie. Site works faster for me.

 
deliciousexquisite
2009-09-04 03:54:04

THAT IS BULLSHIT!

but the law is the law i guess … East Side Ink should have known.

and i am sure Rihanna would take care of that.

and HELL YES i would pay more than that to have a tattoo done by RihRih!

 
Lu
2009-09-04 04:13:40

@Natalie…now it's better…

 
mslovely
2009-09-04 04:50:44

I GOT PEOPLE MAGZINE TODAY AND IT VERY GOOD! RIRI LOVES CHRIS AND SHE TOOK HIM BACK… THE ONLY REASON THEY NOT TOGETHER IS BECAUSE OF THE STAY AWAY ORDER HE SAID THEY GOT THOUGH IT TOGETHER AND CHRIS REALLY IS SORRY AND HE LOVES HER…

 
marcel
2009-09-04 05:20:50

SERIOUSLY WHY IS THIS MAKING NEWS AND WHY IS IT SUCH A BIG DEAL. WOW NEXT SUBJECT PLEASE…….

 
TheRocNation
2009-09-04 05:28:51

Umbrella is on iTunes RnB at number 17!!!even after two years! AMAZING!!!

 
hatin on the club
2009-09-04 05:57:48

Rihanna is back in las vegas

 
jho
2009-09-04 09:55:49

http://twitter.com/Mocita ; talk about riri

 
Lu
2009-09-04 10:38:00

@hatin on the club….thanks for the info…

..is it confirmed?…

 
Smart
2009-09-04 14:55:27

I need TMZ to take a flying leap off something tall. That is all. Grin

 

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