Does Angelina Jolie Still Have Her Billy Bob Tattoo?
They were one of the most famous couples in Hollywood in the early 2000s, and a tattoo commemorating the relationship is just one of the most famous moments of the relationship. The question is - does Angela still have her Billy Bob tattoo?
Angelina Jolie no longer has her tattoos dedicated to fellow actor and ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton. She began attending laser treatment sessions for tattoo removal just a few years after their relationship ended, and has since publicly expressed regret at getting the tattoo.
The story behind Billy Bob's tattoo, and the relationship that gave birth to it, is much longer.
Angelina and Billy Bob in Hollywood
Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton met on the set of the film Pushing the Tin, back in 1999. Whereas he was engaged to actress Laura Dern at the time, Thornton fell in love with the young star, and they married the following year.
With a two-decade age difference and vastly different public personalities, the pair would become one of the most quirky and talked about couples in Tinsel City. The couple professed passionate love for each other, showing their affection through various and somewhat whimsical PDA acts that made headlines around the world.
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It's not just tattoos that make headlines. These actions included a publicized 'gun wedding' in Las Vegas, in which the couple wore jeans and a t-shirt, as well as publicly wearing bottles filled with each other's blood around their necks.
Seeing the history of their relationship, it's no wonder Jolie wants to have a tattoo that permanently commemorates their love for her skin.
Billy Bob's Tattoo
After marriage, Jolie decided to have a tattoo dedicated to her new husband. Tattoos that are widely discussed are one of the pillars of the couple's public image.
The tattoo is on the top of his left bicep. It reads 'Billy Bob' in bold calligraphic font, and is paired with an Asian-inspired dragon sitting below.
He flaunted the tattoo in public many times, as a graphic symbol of their love for each other. However, when her marriage ended in 2003, Jolie came to regret the tattoo.
She began the tattoo removal process shortly after the couple divorced, no doubt to rid herself of all ties to her ex-husband. After the laser of the tattoo was surgically removed, he then had a trail that was covered with a new tattoo.
This surrogate tattoo shows the geographic coordinates of where all his children were born, and ironically, also includes the coordinates of his last ex, Brad Pitt. Below is a Youtube video showing the difference between his upper bicep tattoo, then and now.
After her tattoo was removed in 2003, Jolie would tell the press, 'I would never be so stupid as to tattoo a man's name on me again. It took 5 visits to the tattoo removal clinic to have the dragon removed and you can still see a bit of it. '
Angie's Tats
Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous tattooed women in the world, and her ink has been discussed by the media and the public for decades now. His tattoo for Billy Bob Thornton wasn't the only thing that caught his fans' interest.
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Jolie has a good file of variations tattooed on her body, from exotic animals, to meaningful quotes, to runes and symbols. He even has another tattoo related to his relationship with Thornton.
This tattoo is a series of abstract lines in vertical and horizontal formations designed by Thornton himself. He also replaced this tattoo after they broke up, covering it with a tattoo of some Arabic script which translates to 'determination'.
Other interesting tattoos from Jolie are various Buddhist designs covering her upper back, inspired by her time in Cambodia, and her Cambodian son Maddox, and a 12-inch Bengal tiger on her lower back. He even has a tattoo of a Japanese death symbol.
Without a doubt, Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton's past relationship will live on in Hollywood History for decades to come. However, the story of Billy Bob's tattoos may teach some of us to use a little precaution in our own relationships. No matter how in love you are, you never know how long you will want that person's name on your skin.
