The Life & Death of LA INK - A Deep Dive Into The Drama

[@celle_tattoo]

Hello everyone ! I know some of you are disappointed I didn’t go into depth into some of the controversies around kat and problematic issues of her - I do have a separate video about all of that if you’re interested. I wanted this video to be more light hearted and to cover the issues directly related to LA ink 🫶

[@ashcraft555]

I totally understand that! I do wish you had referenced that in the video instead of saying KVD seems to be "living her best life." It just feels like the context is left out. I understand not going into it for this video, but at least saying she has remained controversial since and we can find out more in your other video would make the video feel more well-rounded, IMO. You did a great job with this video going into all the LAI history, so please don't take our disappointment to mean this isn't a well-done work! KVD is such a controversial figure that there's probably no way you could cover her without someone being upset or feeling that you left things out. I watched a four-hour commentary vid on her a while ago and I still felt like they were missing important events and details. There's a lot going on there!

[@vanessamccollum9169]

Haha. 🖤

[@barbinreallife8687]

I’m glad it’s more light hearted we have all heard all of her problematic past

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

I don't care. I have to watch all your videos a couple of times anyway because your natural beauty distracts me so much. 😘

[@CooksFSH]

I used to work with one of the actual managers of her shop. Pixie was not the actual manager, she was there for show. He would tell me stories from when he used to work there and she sounded like a nightmare. Let's just say she was erratic, rascist, and had major substance issues. There would be times she was scheduled to tattoo, but she would often be so trashed that someone else had to tattoo for her. Despite the client paying the premium for a tattoo with her. Needless to say he didn't even last a year before he quit.

[@MsReveur]

I am pretty sure there was at least one episode in which she forgot an appointment and showed up extremely late and also hungover. She didn't seem very professional but I still enjoyed the first two seasons of the show. I loved that there were mainly women in the shop and I loved their esthetic. I stopped watching after the drama with Pixie though. That was just too much.

[@jnm2088]

She admitted that. I don't remember where, but she said that stopped drinking because she knew she had issues. That one that she was so drunk, she passed out at the shop, and the cleaner found her. Also her ex husband said in an interview she was "obsessed" with being skinny and took drugs to stay small.

[@Scottm1721]

She was sober by season 2, so that had to have been before then

[@lunaproductions13]

Not Kat trying to act shocked that Jesse cheated on her when there's evidence that she was one the women he cheated on Sandra Bullock with which means she may have even cheated on her own partner to be with Jesse. what a mess

[@tablescissors]

Not “partner”

[@lunaproductions13]

@@tablescissors?

[@pedrothevenard]

If Steve O says she did it, she did it, the guy would might even have lied about someone back in the crazy days, but he spent a good decade trying to be as honest as possible about all the shit he did and said, plus he was not known to be a liar in the first place, I would trust him and handwriting forensics over Kat any day of the week, all stories about the girl are wild, and I used to be a big fan but I can't really stand her anymore.

[@MsCapi]

I used to love Steve o but look what he did to Bam?! And he lied about him. I miss the old Steve O

[@pedrothevenard]

@@MsCapi if you are talking about Bam being fired from the movie, and all the drama after Bam getting sick and stuff like that, I'm on Steve O side 100%, he is the only one that had the patience to be by Bam side for that long, when everyone else is getting out of the way, eventually you gotta question if Bam isn't just a guy that create a lot of stuff out of his mind because he is in another dimension from all the dope the guy it's on, I've worked on movies and guys like him are nearly impossible to work with when they reach the state he appears to be on, I don't think Steve O is lying about anything on that case, outside of stuff that he might not mention for contractual reasons, and or for not to worsen the situation for Bam. If it's about some other stuff on the past, like I said, Steve O got a lot of crazy years, but he is shaping up and trying to do better for a long time.

[@cpolt1192]

Im sorry Bam is a manipulative spoiled brat who never heard the word NO growing up. I 100% believe SteveO over Bam

[@truthhurts2879]

Yeah he actually helped get Bam in a freaking conservatorship like the one Britney was in some friend, he's a slime ball. The channel BJ investigates has some incredible work on this betrayal of his "bestie" even interviewing Bam several times while simultaneously helping to free him from his indentured servitude.

[@pedrothevenard]

@@truthhurts2879 The guy himself told he was in a guardianship which is absurdly different than what Britney was in, he just felt sympathy for what she went through and compared himself to that, even though it's like comparing a mouse with a blue whale, both are mammals yes, but not at all the same thing, and another reason why everything he said needs to be taken with a truck load of salt, and to be honest it's most likely one of the reasons he is still alive today, there's quite a bit on the subject, by both perspectives, and I'm on the everyone else in Bams life side, instead of on the Bams side, but you can jump on the Bam was a guy on control of himself boat as much as you want, that doesn't change the fact the yes Steve O, while not perfect, was trying to help his friend, and he's trying to be a decent human and trying to right his wrongs for the last decade.

[@oneday1012]

I watched your video because I went to highschool with Hannah Aitchison and she tattooed me here in Chicago before she left to work on LA INK. She has always been the coolest/nicest person I've known.

[@CrawlingPanther]

She and her brother Guy are stalwarts of the industry. I used to work conventions and they were always both great to see.

[@ashcraft555]

I would not agree that Kat is living her best life now. Among other controversies and drama, her husband is famous for publicly shaming his daughter for being repeatedly raped by his friends when she was a child. He blames the kid and wrote some and did interviews about how she betrayed him. So, he's a real winner. Oh, and he's got a big swastika tattoo on his neck. So yikes all the way home.

[@mahoupanda2639]

Oliver peck is a racist too and she was besties with Jeffrey star the racist sex offender for years, it all just seals the deal for me that she did write that note to Ami because look at who she surrounds herself with. The antivax stuff as well was so yikes and again points to her being far right. I definitely think she sold the mansion and had to move because she screwed herself financially with being cancelled and people boycotting her makeup until she was no longer the owner or involved. There’s the weird stuff with the makeup too having questionable shade names.

[@estefaam]

also her ex husband doing blackface twice?? like....

[@doedarling1215]

Also a fake vegan now, and super insanely far right. She did an interview with Tucker!

[@JohnMacintyre-cl5nu]

AN interview with tucker doesn't mean your far right? smh was robert kennedy far right? bernie sanders? I bet you have your covid vax an 2 boosters while wearing a mask alone in your car? honestly your correlation between a interviewer an the guest equating to far right screams sheeple! *gbyaa!!!!!!!!!!!!*@@doedarling1215

[@yugentear]

To clarify his swastika tattoo - he has the religious version if it. Not the version the Nazis co-opted. He also has the star of David on his neck.

[@sutairs]

Hello Celle! We admire the dedication for the rewatch of every episode 😭😂

[@celle_tattoo]

loll thank you! It took awhile

[@Hayakoneko]

This show inspired me to become a tattoo artist when I was 20. I'm 31 now and decided to pursue a different career, but Kat used to be a major inspiration for me. Even down to the black hair and quitting drinking. I grew up and stopped being inspired by celebrities but I still have fond memories of those times.

[@consvc]

I used to love Kat when I was a kid and as I grew up she only disappointed :(

[@astrumrimor2450]

Same.

[@whitebirdification]

yup. I believe she is most probably the antisemite that rumor suggests.

[@tommiegnosis]

I'm just gonna say you kinda glossed over Jesse James's nazism. You got a bad vibe from him because he's a literal nazi. Also, Kat has some seriously shady shit in her past. She's not a good person.

[@zedtass4923]

Yeah, I really don't think it's THAT farfetched for the person who went on to name one of her brand's (KVD) lipsticks "selektion" to have had written "burn in hell " to a Jewish artist she was feuding with in her younger years 🤮🤮

[@ashcraft555]

And her current husband has a swastika tattooed on his neck. So, there's that. ...

[@kasia3582]

Yeah. I wouldn't expect her to go into all of KVD's controversies, but to not mention the nazism then conclude with "she's living her best life" is a bit......it's a choice.

[@gingerkid1048]

⁠​⁠@@zedtass4923she’s from German Argentine heritage so using that name for a lipstick is very telling. Never ask a German Argentine what their grandparents did in the 30s&40s.

[@raed3240]

​@@gingerkid1048 literally this....i never realized she was also Argentinian and that was all i needed to know. Im surprised someone hasnt done a deep dive into her family im sure theres tons of skeletons in the closet.

[@4ray2lira0]

I was homeless in LA for several years and I remember passing by this shop every day. It’s so crazy all the drama in that building 👠

[@rexzapata5685]

Skipped over all of Kat's scandals which is fair since that would be a separate 2 hour long video

[@yeolcarps]

Never seen the show but was thoroughly entertained by your recap. Also, love the cute valentines day decorations you have up! 👠

[@celle_tattoo]

Haha thanks for watching ! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@go-go-genevieve]

I’ve been tattooed by Hannah and she is not only talented and professional but a legit kind person. Her shop here in Pittsburgh is fantastic 💕 I’ll be honest, when I first met her I didn’t know she was on a show (I never saw it). This has been my intro to LA Ink haha 👠

[@W0rp3D]

Her talent and generally good personality showed when she was on the show, every tattoo she did popped and she had no interest in the drama, would love to get a pin up tattoo by her 👠

[@Wyatt6661]

She told my brother she not tattoo him because his skin alll I’m say

[@lydiab5564]

I used to be obsessed with this show and would watch after school (and start plotting all the tattoos I wanted)! Great nostalgic video 👠

[@futuristic.handgun]

I used to watch LA Ink religiously because I was a huge Kat Von D fan, but now I honestly can't stand her and the bullshit she stands for and says. Does she even tattoo at all anymore?

[@goforit321]

I loved la ink when it came out but how they edited Corey in the end, that was trash. Not only that but he was an established tattoo artist with his shop and they made him seem so miserable and begging, when i watched that I called bs.

[@reneej7594]

She’s covered a majority of her tats. If you haven’t seen it, definitely look it up. It’s pretty wild.

[@kirafaith8581]

A recent article with inked magazine claims she doesn’t anymore, which is weirdly the most disappointing thing to hear that she’s done. She moved and was going to open another tattoo shop but I guess she’s dedicated to being a church going trad wife now.

[@futuristic.handgun]

@@kirafaith8581Yeah, that's so fucking wack!! But thanks for letting me know!

[@inakamono31]

When she said in one of the chapters her family used to have a castle in Germany, before they moved to South America… made me think about the Na#i that escaped after loosing the war…

[@beanybabyrabie]

And now the left openly supports and celebrates HAMAS.

[@firstchoiceautonb5400]

OBVIOUSLY

[@sophie_drachen]

99% is definitely enough to confirm that Kat _DID_ write that note. I don't think that Ami would've written the note about himself to make it look like Kat wrote it, it would be a bit ridiculous to write such a disparaging thing about himself. I used to own her autobiography that was named after her tattoo shop, and I thought that she was cool, until I found out about the heinous stuff that she said and did and continues to do. There's one episode of LA Ink. I think it was where she blew up at one of the apprentices who just so much as dared question what she was doing. *Aubrey was not an apprentice 😂, she was a shop manager.

[@smoothie3993]

Even if they didn’t get the handwriting analyzed she dated at least two neo nazis while she had her make up line and I believe she’s married to one. Is she gonna say “oh I didn’t write that it’s just a huge coincidence that I’m into nazi guys now” like come on lol

[@BreakofDawn]

She definitely wrote it. I mean she was also the one who named one of her lipsticks after a nazi term, used to decide who at their concentration camps would get put to work and who would get put to death

[@alskarmode]

@OfficerZ637when do straight people decide to be straight?

[@sophie_drachen]

@OfficerZ637 Listen, if I brought it up. I don't care if you think it's a choice, it's something that makes me happy, IDGAF, I'm going to be bi as the day is long, it's just who I love, who cares what I do with my life, you don't know me.

[@daynasafranek7807]

It looks like her handwriting despite the signature. It’s her. She lies, denies and deflects.

[@salemkittie]

I hate that Kat ended up being how she is, because her aesthetic was perfection to me. I loved how her makeup line looked, her house is STILL my dream house lol but she herself is a nightmare, no thank you!! 👠

[@treymcd.5328]

👠 I have never used this one before. I like your jokes in the vid. Cool content. Thanks!

[@hermanmelville3871]

Anyone who has ever had dealings with Kat who I’ve interacted with has nothing but terrible things to say about her. And it is A LOT of people.

[@SPACE.KITTY.]

I remember watching this show in high school. Me and my friends would always talk about how bad we felt for Aubrey. She really was bullied at high voltage

[@chassisluther3325]

Aubrey never actually worked there. It was all for show.

[@thenameless1896]

I looooved this show as a teenager! Loved the tattoos more than the drama though, that's proabably why Corey and Miami Ink's Chris Garver were my faves.Thank you for the in-depth account 👠

[@lightlightpink]

I loooooooooooved LA Ink and watched it as it aired, the drama was so much. Remember when Kat took in that girl? So many bizarre moments in the show. Thanks for all your hard work Celle ♥👠 love your videos!

[@littlefishiesinthese]

okay I NEED you to do ink master now. I love the way you cover this stuff!

[@ciaociara]

Thanks for going over this timeline. I was really young when I watched Miami and LA Ink and don’t remember half of these things lol I really like how you have the video chapters in the top right corner 💗 Thank you for your hard work, Celle!

[@drewadrawing]

My best friend would come visit me every year in LA and we would always make a trip to High Voltage to see how the mural had changed! I literally have no tattoos (my friend has several now) but I love tattoo content. The gallery was also a pretty cool place to walk through! I don't support KVD now but I definitely used to be a fan.

[@Bewilderebeest]

As with many ‘reality’ shows, I’d love to know what was real vs done for drama or edited away from what actually happened.

[@dead_beatbunny]

Well, I can say this: my friend dated Ruth (Ruthless from the rival shop). They made her out to be a horrible bitch but she was actually a super sweet person.

[@robynlevinson1756]

I used to love Kat but then she became a total dumpster fire. I have issues with Ami too but he pretty much owns up to his stuff. Kat blames everyone else. 👠

[@pigeonbrain1534]

Yeah, I was surprised that it ended with "And Kat is living her best life" with no mention of any of her more recent controversies.. Like her husbands neck tattoo, her anti-vax stances, being 2 big ones.

[@sophie_drachen]

@@pigeonbrain1534 I believe that Kat's husband Rafael also has a daughter who he's estranged from and doesn't seem to want to acknowledge. The reason for that being was that she was sexually assaulted by one of his friends, and he blamed it on her. Kat defended him too, so much for her being about supporting women.

[@beanybabyrabie]

@@pigeonbrain1534SHE HAS A WHOLE ASS VIDEO ABOUT IT. You’re just lazy and or willfully ignorant. Typical

[@beanybabyrabie]

@@sophie_drachenironic for a liberal that’s against the death penalty for child violators wants to talk about fake feminists. Just like you?

[@DevilsReject765]

Drama will definitely kill the atmosphere with workers 😞😕😕

[@plainezaine5065]

While I usually love your content, I am a bit disappointed that there wasn’t more elaboration on Kat’s character and the awful things she’s done/spread. Edit: Since people are insistent on having the most bad faith interpretation of my comment. I was not requesting Celle “drag” Kat. Because she was the face of L.A. Ink, her public perception would have likely impacted the audience’s support and the producers willingness to continue the show. In addition, Kat associated with people who voiced opinions that were anti-Semitic. To me, this could have given more credence and context to why people think she wrote the note. If you only took what Celle said at face value, it makes it seem like the only “evidence” was handwriting analysis which is an outdated standard at best.

[@ErinBrookes]

Yes, I agree with this. It was kinda glossed over.

[@CrawlingPanther]

Plenty of tabloids and articles on her out there if that's your thing

[@darkisis22]

From the video’s title I think she covered exactly what she intended. Life and Death of LA Ink not just Kat. There are other videos out there addressing the wrongdoings of Kat and such.

[@mgen278]

Celle did a different, stand alone video on Kat awhile ago & it’s still up. She goes into Kat’s crap up until that point in that video. This video is supposed to be about the show LA Ink & not just Kat. And I agree that Kat is pretty awful.

[@SeekAfterGod]

so glad I’m not a content creator, I can’t stand people telling me what to say. critique what I said sure. but don’t ask me to add what you want. You can make your own thing and add what you want. thats how i feel.

[@lindseylee8405]

👠 Great video. I enjoyed reminiscing through it and hearing things I didn't know.

[@Turdwardo]

Its fine to like the show and the character kat played in that show but as far as i can remember when the show got canceled the "racisit images of jessie james" that you briefly mentioned were surfacing and it was kat dressed in an SS dominatrix uniform spitting on jessie james. I havent thought of this show since it went off the air but i genuinely do not doubt that even if kat has maybe changed in the last decade at the time this show got canceled she was a nazi sympathizer in the same way tila tequila is. Again it is fine to like this show and to enjoy watching media from any era but dont brush past that fact when you are doing a retrospective. The idols of the early 2005s were deeply darkly flawed people as are many today and the ones in the past.

[@beanybabyrabie]

Don’t you literally support HAMAS?

[@beanybabyrabie]

Hey uh sue did a WHOLE video about Kats behavior. Maybe you should watch that instead of writing what a thousand other people have

[@kilarthmac]

I always heard about this show and the drama surrounding it, and i appreciate the in-depth explanations of everything that happened!! Great video!! 👠

[@isellcrack3537]

Idk if it`s her voice or the way she talks but listening to her talk about literally anything feels so soothing that it`s weirding me out sometimes :D No anxiety-inducing yelling or ADHD cuts made in the editing. Even the video she did on the BBP felt like listening to one of those meditation CD`s. Еven the things she says have the same effect - listening her making comments or criticizing the topics in her videos makes me feel happy to hear the things she says. Sadly I can`t think of more than a very few other content creators who actually have common sense and while I often see/hear people express empathy she is again among the very few where it really feels genuine. And it`s not just empathy I`m talking about she just seems like an honest person and while most people are honest with her you can just tell right away. I mean even if someone came up with conspiracy theory where she used to be one of those toys you hang above babies /you know which ones I`m talking about - the ones that have stars spinning in a circle and play those music-box type melodies/ but her greatest dream was to become a real girl (explains her catchphrase) and one day she does it wouldn`t sound that far-fatched 👠

[@ecdubytecdubyt]

Nicely done! Looks like you put a lot of work into this. Definitely enjoyed it. Thanks! 👠

[@ImmortalSophie]

Man, I remember watching this show when it was on Netflix. Thank you for recapping the series, thoroughly enjoyed it! 😊👠

[@artray1643]

Really interested in tattoos and used to watch LA Ink - great video and subscribed 😄👠

[@crh71288]

“In a MySpace post…” takes me back.

[@aurielove9177]

👠✨This brought back a lot of memories for me. I use to watch this show growing up with my mom. We also watched Miami ink as well! Huge tattoo family but definitely interesting to see all the drama. We really just enjoyed hearing people’s stories and the amazing tattoos that Kat, Cory, Nikko created. We actually live close to Cory’s shop in Upland and have been a couple times. Thank you for this Celle!

[@kerribatson3090]

Great work Celle u had me hooked from the beginning to the end. I loved LA Ink, Hannah was my absolute favorite but I did admire Corey n Kim 2. After the originals broke away it never felt the same but I still enjoyed watching it. I love wot u do celle but this was just brilliant ❤

[@astridmyst]

You said this would be a long one.. I thought oh yess a breakdown of every episode! XD I watch too many video essays loloooo still love this video too of course! Was very interesting to hear what happened. Also now I can't unsee it either o-o 16:20

[@Benw3790]

Dude, you’re so cool. And man.. I totally remember all this shit now. I definitely watched all this, back in the day.

[@RZTree]

So wild I forgot this is how Kat got famous bc I always associated her with her makeup company's eyeliner! 👠

[@Jaxon0230]

Fun fact. Kat Von D broke the Guinness Record for the most tattoos performed in 24 hours, and then her ex husband Oliver Peck went & broke it 6 months later 😂 #shade

[@seame3795]

Boys can’t handle it, they’ve got to prove stupid ish.

[@fioregiallo]

AYYYYY GIRL thank you for this fr. Yes yes yes.

[@allymonville6491]

I always tell myself I'm not going to watch these because i know everything, but here I am, watching 😂

[@doedarling1215]

Haha I was just looking at KVD lipsticks. I miss her makeup, but I do not agree with her values. I do know she no longer owns it, but the makeup, art & colors were much better under her ownership. But even then, the names she choose were cringe and rude.

[@celle_tattoo]

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[@FragranceEuphoria]

Have you heard that Kat Von D is getting rid of her tattoos.

[@osmanthus3246]

Your glossing over and excuses for Kats Nazism and Antisemitism was really weird Celle, it almost sounds like you’re ok with it. She wore a nazi outfit with Jesse, she has expressed so many eugenicist and alt right views. I’m “lowkey obsessed” with how much you’re glorifying Kat and that whole time period while not addressing any of this.

[@cpolt1192]

Ya, i gotta agree. Ppl are quick to jump on the hate train of so many ppl for practically nothing but this girl has done A LOT of messed up stuff in public. I dont understand how you can support her at all. ​@@osmanthus3246

[@felix-ve8jk]

@@osmanthus3246 She didn't gloss over it. She covered it. It almost sounds like you people can never be satisfied with this type of content and don't belong here in the first place.

[@wt460]

Love your work! Great job…

[@Retroalicemichael]

One artist who I love who you didn’t talk about was Amy Nicolette she was amazing

[@frithjofgrimme4194]

👠 Thanks for the recap and summary without the drama.

[@D34671]

your voice is so soothing, could listen to you all day 😌👠

[@Psilocybin77]

I used to love the Ink tattoo shows and kinda forgot about them. I'd definitely forgotten Kat's parade of suitors (Roy Orbison is a personal hero of mine, and being reminded that she dated his son was strange lol). At the danger of being labelled an armchair psychologist: Kat has an obvious fear of being alone. She has an inability to be single, which denies her the benefit of self reflection and personal growth. She lets the most awful people in because of her lack of confidence and melancholic fear of loneliness. I used to know a girl just like her; a lifetime ago. Anyhow, good luck on your silver play button! I'll add one more for you.

[@florianhelm3982]

Hey Celle, I've been watching your very interesting and really great videos for some time now. You have put so much effort into the research, I am absolutely impressed with what you have done, I find each of your videos really good and interesting and I really want to thank you for that. I love watching your videos. Sorry for my bad English. Kind regards from the city of Dortmund, Germany.👠

[@AlexisSirena]

A little comment regarding the expert opinion on the handwriting: They did not confirm the hate message was written by Kat, but that the signature was hers. Her explanation was that she had signed these autograph cards beforehand and that someone added the messages later. (Not saying she told the truth, but just some context)

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

Wow. You watched every episode! 👠 I watched this show when it was airing - but not all of it. I remember it devolving into just a lot of drama and hardly any tattooing and I was there for the tattoos and the tattoo process. I wish someone would put on another show like the excellent "Pins and Needles" or Needles and Pins? Anyway with Grace Neutral - now THAT was a tattoo show and Grace seems like such a lovely person. Thanks for this video. 🙌🏽

[@pchaparala]

Great video! 👠Makes me want to watch the series again. I remember being so into the show until it started seeming way too stages

[@AnnSmajstrla]

I’m currently on my couch, trying to heal from covid, so this came at the perfect time 😭

[@thebjm1967]

I hope you feel better soon!!!!

[@sophie_drachen]

Get well soon! 😊

[@Pepper-sg5rc]

kat was the biggest style inspo in my late teens. i wanted her star tattoos on her temples so bad 👠

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

Same here

[@milla7926]

23:39 lolllol I like the way you pronounced Tustin, I will be calling it this now

[@kathrynzeh7907]

Thank you for recapping this whole show because I honestly forgot it happened on my timeline. Your voice is also incredibly soothing. I just finished a discussion board and it was like a convo with a friend.

[@Littlelikeme92]

Watching this uncovered so many memories.

[@GunnerTheStylist]

I remember the show being on but i dont think i watched any episodes. Great deep dive! 👠

[@markie_mark181]

I get my tattoos done at Dan Smith’s shop in Tustin! He’s such a cool dude with amazing artists working there too!

[@Rachel_Bob]

I loved Miami Ink and LA ink back in the day, I think I stopped watching when she started dating Jesse James, if he could do that to Sandra B, America's freaking sweetheart....did she really think she was exempt? 🙄 But also all the antisemitic stuff about KVD .. I no longer pay her any mind. And in general she is just too problematic. 👠 Love your longer videos... keep them coming! 👏

[@mandyroxurworld]

Unrelated- but where do you get you’re jewellery from? You always have the best pieces!

[@shellyenglish]

Your content is so soothing, no matter what you cover. ❤👠👠👠✨

[@Qball0019]

Wow, hearing the part of Steve-O writing a message on MySpace threw back in time for a second 😂

[@shawnieBaby]

👠 I don’t even have tattoos myself, but I love them on other people and I really enjoy your content! If I ever do get a tattoo, it will be a WEEN Boognish. In a design with bright colors. 🎸😈

[@susanruby3239]

I watched it years ago and liked it. It was crazy to see just how dramatic a tattoo shop could be although staging was most likely involved. I loved her house and the blood pool. I wish my pool at my house could look like that!

[@CountessRatsazz]

Just discovered you, love your fairness and perspective. Thanks! BTW Kat’s eyebrows need an intervention.

[@niwoniwo]

I was obsessed with this show back in the day when it aired in Spain and had a binge watch of all the previous Miami Ink seasons. Legitly this is what got me into tattoo content 👠

[@osmanthus3246]

You literally blew past the blatant nazism and antisemitism that Kat participated in with Jesse. That’s really disappointing Celle.

[@jojocandy2025]

I just loved Pixie , she was my style icon back then

[@patd4491]

I think this show was a big part of a cultural watershed moment for tattooing. Just look at the difference between the industry now, and 20 years ago. Very few women tattooing back then, and very unusual to see ordinary people walking around with heavy coverage. Not saying Kat is responsible for the changes; she was just in the right place at the right time to become a bit of a figurehead for tattooing just as it became hugely popularised. She’s a deeply flawed character, but inspired a ton of women to become tattooists, so props to her for that at least.

[@margusiraptor9729]

👠 I love your energy and narration style. You seem so sweet and if I were to ever get a tattoo, I'd love my tattoo artist to have your vibes

[@gwenmph]

My favorite part of the Pixie drama is that Kat has a GIANT full color portrait of her on her hip

[@annabelledee6554]

I had the BIGGEST crush on Corey as a 13 year old 😂😂😂 he was so loyal to Kat and deserved better. He, Nikko, and Dan were my favorite artists

[@LavenderAdefolalu]

Haven't even watched this yet, but I am soooo excited to watch it tonight! This show is how I first got intoduced to the mainstream tattoo world!

[@AxelDaleTattoo]

Great video Celle! Loving how your energy and storytelling has improved recently.

[@SkyarBlue]

I remember watching LA Ink when i was like 6 with my sister and my mom. Kat may be a dumpster fire but she did help bring tattoos to a whole new audience and people who otherwise would not have. It made me fall in love with tattoos and contributed to me getting them later in life. Also her eyeliner used to be so good.

[@MyBillyH]

I totally get that a lot of what went down on the show was probably scripted to make for entertaining television. Even when the cameras are off, it seems like Kat von D can come across as a racist and not-so-great boss. It's honestly shocking that the show even got picked up in the first place. I mean, a handwriting test with a 99% match pretty much confirms her involvement. 👠

[@bellasmith9959]

Your videos are very well done love you!!

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

“Some motorcycle shows” Cmon, Monster Garage was iconic

[@willbrown5197]

Great content. Love the channel, love tattoos and piercings, I'm only sorry that I didn't see this channel sooner. You got my sub. Looking forward to back watching your catalog.

[@winslobeats9925]

👠 had a great time thanks for putting this together

[@GooseFrischmann]

Also dang you must of binged a lot of LA to watch it all! Haha. 👠

[@d3ath_sp3lls]

I never watched LA INK because the show started the year I was born, but the one episode I know is pretty interesting. It's season 1 episode 8 and she was going to tattoo My Chemical Romance's rhythm guitarist Frank Iero. Kat was 5 HOURS late and Frank literally helped around the shop to pass the time. I don't remember what her exact excuse was for being that late, but I think she said she slept in or something similar to that.

[@okamibelmont2815]

This was amazing!! I felt like watched the entire series in just 20 minutes. Plz do the walking dead next!! 🤣

[@Midnightqueen93]

Omg nikko use to work there! Crazy he’s come such along way now he’s tattoo goals would love to have work done by him.

[@jillbravo5252]

👠 Was never a huge fan of Kat von D, but this was a really good overview of happenings at the time. Thanks Celle 🙂

[@cc322]

Great job I used to be a LA ink freak 😜 and enjoyed your recap solid work 🤘🏼👠 Maybe do one on the original “Inked” show the one with Carey Hart.

[@AshiTar]

I used to watch LA Ink when i was so so young and from SEA. Did not understand anything at all but it was interesting to me, the tattoos especially

[@gavinclark9130]

As a retired tattoo artist (Professional for over 10 years) who worked out in CA for a while, I can say that everybody gets hazed at the beginning. It has nothing to do with your sex it's just because you're fresh. Nobody should get offended if they are getting hazed in their first couple of years. There's a big difference between hazing and abuse and people should learn the difference if they want to be a Professional Tattoo Artist. You need tough skin and a good sense of humor.

[@alo9717]

I have no tattoos and have no interest in getting any, but I love your content. Keep doing your thing ❤

[@eriquita3027]

👠 first time watcher, great video!

[@powdermonkey9300]

I don't love KVD, but I definitely admire her bc she's the most iconic person to come out of my state.

[@marymac3572]

For anyone who wants a good breakdown of how Kat is doing now, Fundie Fridays did a video recently. KVD is a dumpster fire.

[@imbobby3566]

For me there's no excuses of ignorance for the antisemitic message, she was 21 ! Don't you learn about it in school in the USA ? Like the swatiska is not done by ignorance