Rihanna shows off  her neck tattoo at the AMA last night. Rihanna’s neck tattoo is the talk of the night at the 2009 American Music Awards held at Nokia theater in Los Angeles. So was the tattoo real? Fortunately not! It’s a fake tattoo running from Rihanna’s neck down to her throat and chest.

Rihanna Neck Tattoo AMA

more photos of Rihanna at the AMA after the jump…

How do I know it’s fake? RiRi didn’t have the tattoo on the red carpet. Rihanna performed two new songs “Wait Your Turn” and “Hard” from her upcoming album “Rated R” which is scheduled to hit stores on the 23rd of this month. It is Rihanna’s first album since assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown back in February.

Welcome back Rihanna! Do you like Rihanna’s fake tattoo?

photos: Bauer Griffin

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