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RiRi Breaks Law -- Think Before You Ink!

Posted Jul 2nd 2009 2:30PM by TMZ Staff

Rihanna picked up a tattoo needle last night at a parlor in NYC -- which would be totally fun and cool, if it wasn't also incredibly illegal.

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We're told RiRi tattooed three of East Side Ink's artists with umbrellas and the letter R. None of her pet projects cared that she didn't have a license -- but the NYC Law Department does.

They say Rihanna could be slapped with three misdemeanors for the offense, each with its own hefty penalty -- as much as $300 for the first offense, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third.

Sources say the tattoo shop could also face considerable fines of its own if the NYC Law Dept. decides to open an investigation.

UPDATE: The NYC Health Department just told TMZ: "Only licensed tattoo artists can administer tattoos in the city according to the City's Health Code. We are sending someone down to follow up on this."

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61. TMZ UR WACK! LOL FROM NOW ON I WILL STOP WATCHING UR STUPID SHOW N STOP BEIN ON THIS SITE CAUSE UR JUST DESPERATE 4 STORIES...... "Since when is $1800 a "hefty penalty" for a celebrity?" I 2ND THAT!! TMZ STOP ACTING LIKE THA ANNOYING LITTLE BROTHER WHO ALWAYS RUN & TELL MOMMY EVERYTHING..SNITCHES SMH

Posted at 4:24AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by prettyj

62. Well TMZ-Way to go SCHMUCKS!- Bet she won't be too friendly to your PAPS now.

Posted at 10:16AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by Charla Carpenter

63. How can she even see what she's doing with all that friggin' hair in her face?

Get a haircut, hippie!

Posted at 8:35AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by sardonicus

64. LMAO! and she's not a citizen of this country either.... i hope they deport her ass. i can't stand her.

Posted at 9:00AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by annie92

65. Payback don't play. No one ever really "gets away with" anything. Karma time, Rihanna.

Posted at 11:02AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by Just Noticing

66. But I am glad to hear she has a talent. All this time I've been wondering why she is famous.

Posted at 11:06AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by Just Noticing

67. stupid is free!

Posted at 11:48AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by liz

68. OK... You guys had nothing better to do than stalk RiRi and then go tell on her? What exactly was your gain? You guys are such a "moral" authority, right? Can't find something better to do? Like... get a life?

Posted at 2:00PM on Jul 3rd 2009 by juniormo

69. Seems most evereyone thinks TMZ should leave RiRi alone and quit stalking her.

Posted at 2:23PM on Jul 3rd 2009 by juniormo

70. OH PLEASE, COME ON, I THINK THAT THE NYC POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BIGGER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT, OTHER THAN RIHANNA TATTOOING ILLEGALLY..... WHICH THEY SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT, AND THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE WOMAN ALONE!!!

Posted at 4:13PM on Jul 3rd 2009 by kay

71. haha...she can come "tat" me anyday.

Posted at 6:15PM on Jul 3rd 2009 by J2dat

72. Oh TMZ are snitches for talking about how Rihanna broke the law which is their job but that woman who complained that Chris was causing a disturbance and beat her up wasn't a snitch?Stop with the nonsense about "don't snitch"!You people make me sick.This crime is just as bad what Chris did.You need a license to tattoo people.If it is illegal why can't she suffer the conseqences?

I hope they make her pay!

SMBH!

Posted at 12:02AM on Jul 4th 2009 by Never.Can.Say.Goodbye

73. Why should they leave her alone?Because y'all have a dumb crush on her?How is she getting into trouble gonna affect your lives?

I should walk into an emergency room and do surgery on some chick without a license and hopefully I can get away with it!

I HATE THAT UGLY RIHANNA AND SHAME ON YOU HYPOCRITICAL STANS STANDING UP FOR HER. SHE IS A BAD PERSON.THE ONLY REASON WHY PEOPLE STOOD UP FOR HER AGAINST CHRIS WAS BECAUSE THEY HATED HIM AND NOT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON.

Posted at 12:06AM on Jul 4th 2009 by Never.Can.Say.Goodbye

74. What goes around, will surely come around.

Posted at 9:09AM on Jul 4th 2009 by KAYLA

75. is not to snitch , the paparzziz are doing there job it is not there fault . You know if u wanted to be a celebrity you have to accept the media and the papz , i dont see rihanna hating on them she laughs everytime . They fallowed Rihanna they didnt know what she was going to do and than se was doing it so is not actually there fault . Thats there job. Its kind of dumb to say leave her alone or whatevver , thats just there job someone do it to actually provide there families . The tatoo artist should have said to rihanna cause if they had licence they should have know it is illigal . But celebrities dont think they just think '' i am a celebrity , who cares '' .

Posted at 10:20AM on Jul 4th 2009 by whatevvaa

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