Chris Brown Tattoo: Is That Rihanna On His Neck? (UPDATED)

UPDATE: Brown's rep tells TMZ that the tattoo in question is actually based off a Dia de los Muertos-themed MAC Cosmetics design: "His tattoo is a sugar skull (associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead) and a MAC cosmetics design he saw. It is not Rihanna or an abused woman as erroneously reported."

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By now, erstwhile lovers Chris Brown and Rihanna can hardly go to the bathroom without somehow being associated with the other , which explains the hubbub being made over Brown's new, hideous neck tattoo. (Sample headline, from the Daily Mail : "Chris Brown reveals new tattoo of a 'beaten woman'... but denies it's his ex Rihanna.")

The tat, which the "Don't Wake Me Up" singer debuted on Sept. 1, features a line-drawing of a woman's face half-embellished by flora and fauna-esque things. The whole thing looks more like "Avatar" than RiRi, to be honest, but we guess if we squint our eyes reeaaally hard, love can be found in a hopeless place. Or something like that. For the record: Brown's rep told GossipCop that his new ink is not Rihanna.

What do you think, readers?