Chris Brown’s new tattoo is not Rihanna’s face.  Nor is it a battered woman.

Earlier today, images of Breezy’s new ink circulated the internet which caused a debate on what exactly the tattoo was . The most common response was that Chris had tatted up Rihanna on his neck, just weeks before the two were spotted giving each other a hug at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Chris, however, has already nipped that in the bud. According to his reps, the tattoo is a  combination of a sugar skull, associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, and a MAC cosmetics design he saw.

The tattoo artist also spoke out in Chris’s defense, verifying that Chris brought him both the MAC and “sugar skull” picture:

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