Pete Davidson covers up Ariana Grande tattoo with the word 'cursed'

More importantly, he got a Tootsie Pop owl.
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Shockingly, it appears that Pete Davidson does not wish to keep the tattoos he got with his former fiancée.

Tattoo artist Jon Mesa posted a photo to Instagram on Sunday revealing Davidson's two new tattoos: a large Tootsie Pop owl and the word "cursed." The latter covers up an old Breakfast at Tiffany's-inspired tattoo Davidson got while he was still engaged to Ariana Grande. (She still has a version of the same one.) It reads "mille tendresse," which is French for "a thousand tendernesses."

Obviously, Davidson and Grande were a hot ticket couple for a while, and Ariana's new album thank u, next has only renewed interest in the vestiges of their relationship. But it is deeply tragic that Davidson's "cursed" tattoo must overshadow his new Tootsie Pop owl, which is an incredible choice in permanent body art. (It also reminds me of the fabled BDE pic, but I'm sure that's just a coincidence.)

I expect to see a huge rise in Tootsie Pop owl tattoos after this.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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