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OMG! Rihanna inks her tattooist

Singer designs an umbrella for artist Bang Bang

Rihanna split from ex Chris Brown in February

Rihanna had a go at tattooing three people in New York this week.

The singer left her mark on a pal and two tattooists at the East Side Ink parlour.

‘She came by to hang out with us and her regular tattoo artist Bang Bang,’ says owner Yadira.

‘He decided he wanted to get a tattoo from her and then two of the other artists decided they wanted to get one as well. She tattooed us for a change.’

Rihanna, 21, used her hit single Umbrella as inspiration.

’It's a little umbrella with a capital "R" underneath it,’ Yadira tells E! Online. ‘The second and third had a number two and a number three next to it.’

Despite it being illegal to tattoo without a licence, Yadira says it’s only against the law if a profit is made.

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Alison Adey