Photos: Megan Fox Explains Removal of Marilyn Monroe Tattoo [PHOTOS]
By IBT Staff Reporter | Aug 23, 2011 10:11 AM EDT
Megan Fox has been going through laser treatment in the last several months to remove her Marilyn Monroe tattoo. The "Transformers" starlet has kept mum on the reason for removing Monroe, until a recent interview with Italian magazine Amica.
"It's a negative character, as she suffered from personality disorders and was bipolar. I do not want to attract this kind of negative energy in my life," Fox told the magazine.
Monroe's face has been on Fox's inner forearm for years, but recent photos of the actress have revealed a fainter version of the tattoo.
This is not the first time Fox has removed something from her body. In 2006, the actress parted ways with a navel piercing.
"I did it when I was 16-years-old because I was a fan of Britney Spears. The only time I tried to imitate someone else. But then I thought it was tacky so I removed it when I turned 20," Fox told Amica.
Don't expect the actress, now 25, to be missing her Monroe tattoo anytime soon.
Fox has multiple etchings on her body, including a King Lear quote on her back, Old English text on her left rib cage, a moon and star combination on her right ankle and the name of her husband, actor Brian Austin Green, right below her stomach.
Here's a photo tribute to Megan Fox, tattoo enthusiast.
Actress Megan Fox arrives at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 16, 2011.
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Actress Megan Fox (L) and actor Brian Austin Green arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 16, 2011.
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Megan Fox, 25, has been romantically linked to actor Brian Austin Green, 38, since 2004. Reports are that they first met on the set of "Hope & Faith" when she was 18 and he was 30. They first got engaged in 2006and broke it off in 2009. The engagement was back on again in 2010 and they married in June of that year. The two share a 13-year age difference.
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A detail view of a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on the forearm of actress Megan Fox is seen as she poses at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles May 31, 2009.
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U.S. actress Megan Fox poses for photographers as she arrives for the British premiere of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" at Leicester Square in London June 15, 2009.
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Cast member Megan Fox waves at the gala screening for "Jennifer's Body" at the Ryerson theatre during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2009.
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U.S. actor Megan Fox poses on the red carpet at the gala presentation for the film "Passion Play" during the 35th Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2010.
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Actress Megan Fox poses at a fan event for the film "Jennifer's Body" in Hollywood September 16, 2009.
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A view of actress Megan Fox's tattoo and shoes at a fan event for the new film "Jennifer's Body" in Hollywood September 16, 2009.
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Cast member Megan Fox poses at a news conference for "Jennifer's Body" during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2009.
Source: REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni
Actress Megan Fox poses backstage at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills, California January 11, 2009.
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