[SUBTITLED] Girl wakes up with 56 stars tattooed on her face

ORIGINAL STORY:
"18-year old Kimberley Vlaeminck from Kortrijk, Belgium, has pressed charges against a tattoo-artist. She asked for 3 stars but the tatoo artist tattooed 56 stars on her face without her even noticing. 'Look at me, i'm ugly,' she said. The girl is afraid to show up at work. Kimberley is in shock.

Last sunday she went with her father Diego, her boyfriend and her sister to the tattooshop Tattoo Box in Kortrijk. She always wanted to get 3 dots tattooed next to her left eye. Her dad wanted even to pay for them as a family tradition. The tattooman convinced the girl to choose stars in place of dots.

Kimberley said the communication was not very good. The man only spoke French and Kimberley speaks Flemish and a little bit of English.

When her family went for icecream, Kimberley got tattooed. 'I told him I only needed 3 stars but he kept on going. I asked him 3 times to stop. Suddenly he asked me if he had to color the 2 big stars. I didn't know what he was talking about. At that time my father stepped in.'

Daddy Diego was furious. Kimberley told her dad that she must have fallen asleep.

The tattoo guy, Rouslain Toumaniantz (37), originally from Paris, told us that's impossible. 'Getting your face tattooed is so painfull, sleeping is out of the question. The girl asked for those stars. She was very happy with the result but now she blames me because her father is angry. I can't fix it, I have no laserinstallation to remove the tattoos. I can give her a reduction but that's it.'

Kimberley Vlaeminck does not want to wait. 'I want the stars to be gone! I'm afraid to show myself anywhere because i'm ugly.'"
(excerpt from Het Laatste Nieuws)


I uploaded this video when the news first came out and I quickly added subtitles (hence the typos and errors). I haven't updated myself on the story so I honestly don't know whether she admitted to lying, got the stars removed or things were settled in court.
I'm not related to her and I'm most definitely not Kimberley herself, so I'm not personally affected by whatever is written in the comment section (freedom of speech, go ahead) but keep in mind that she's only human by making a mistake. A stupid and immature mistake, I agree. But it's not entirely incomprehensible that she panicked and told a lie. Only her lie became national news and later on international news. She learned her lesson the hard way.

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[Thuggin2222]

She should get a bunch of little spaceships tattoo'd on the other side of her face and have them shooting at the stars.

[stungunner28]

I'm from Belgium (where this happened), and the girl admitted she lied about the whole thing. she asked for the 56 stars but when her dad saw them he was angry as hell and she came up with the "i fell asleep"-story. Fact is, she and her family are what americans would call trailer-trash. I mean, wich father pays for a tattoo in the face of his 18yo daughter?

But still, the tattoo-artist should be blamed too, you shouldn't tattoo an 18yo girl in the face, especially if it's her first ever tattoo

[Lillzbe]

Ya....I don't see how you would fall asleep getting your first small tattoo.

[VizzyDeluxe]

@OhHeyyItsJay Just you

[titiacida]

esas estrellas parecen ellas con henna

[mercinary1000]

@Flippit1303 i agree. How in gods name can you fall asleep while being tortured by that needle.

[Makinwaves02]

Are you Sirius?

Star light, star bright

turn back time and make it right

I wish and wish with all my might

but still I look like a satellite.

[Flippit1303]

Fall a sleep? Yea fucking right. Sounds like a bunch of BS for a stupid decision SHE made NOT the artist.

[corybiro]

hey its looks good on her,,like they look good

[Crowwolf7]

It doesnt look THAT bad

[OhHeyyItsJay]

Is it just me or is her dad kinda hot...?

[pitt15220]

I dont buy it......no way is she going to fall asleep getting 56 tattoo's on her face, its going to be painfull.I have several and they are where there is more fat/muscle you get a tat someplace like that, the bone underneath vibrates, and hurts like hell at times. LIAR!!