You're going to wear a maxi pad on your face?" Von D said to one employee who wore a mask, according to the complaint. In response, Von D filmed a YouTube video in March of that year titled "I am NOT a nazi. I am NOT anti-vaxx." Stephanie Davidson worked as a manager of Von D'sHigh Voltage Tattoo studio in California between 2017 and 2020 before she was let go around June of that year, according to a complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.

She then asked her followers to not "shame" her family for learning how to use guns and "setting up safe storage" in their home to keep firearms. She also said she doesn't believe guns should be "taken lightly," or that people should be able to buy guns without proper training. In response to those critics, she asked: "How would you feel if a mentally ill stalker who was convinced that they were married to you, with prior felonies broke into your home after already having trespassed onto your property before?" Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment, Von D said the songs featured on the albums are ones she had written 10 years ago when she was in a "dysfunctional relationship with another musician." She said in the 11-minute video that an unnamed "Miami Ink" costar felt "threatened" by her popularity and strong women while she was still on the show. Von D said that at the time, this costar sabotaged her tattoo equipment, sent her inappropriate photos, touched her without her consent, and later used the anti-Semitic autograph, which Von D said was forged, in the hopes of canceling her spin-off show.She's now seeking unspecified damages, and alleges that she faced retaliation, discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, unlawful business practices, and wrongful termination, among other issues, while working under the celebrity tattoo artist. She also added that she was proud of the show's editors for not including footage that showed her "wasted." Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.

In a lengthy Facebook post shared on March 19, 2015, Von D said she could understand "why some have found reason to be offended" by the name "Underage Red," which she took credit for creating. Still, she wanted to "correct" people who "clearly misinterpreted the name itself, and the inspiration behind it." At the time, TLC told TMZ that Von D "vehemently denied authoring the text" and that a "full investigation was immediately conducted." It determined that "insufficient evidence existed to conclude that she had" written the autograph, and "no disciplinary action was taken," as TLC told the publication in 2008. Representatives for the network did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. The TMZ article and similar examples were widely recirculated in 2019, as some people argued that criticism against Von D's stance on vaccinations was hypocritical when the same was not shared in response to claims of her being anti-Semitic. We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but

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Despite the reassurances from the brand, some longtime fans over on Reddit were wary about the change — as often happens with reformulations of classic products. While most were in favor of ditching the arguably problematic name Lolita, they hoped the formula and color they loved so much wouldn't stray too far from the original. Speaking to PR.com in 2008, Von D described tattoos as a form of expression: "I didn't do this as an attention-seeking act of rebelling. It was more, I actually just like this and I want to get tattooed, and I want it so much that I don't care if other people treat me differently." In 2008, TMZ reported that Kat Von D allegedly wrote an anti-Semitic autograph to her "Miami Ink" costar Ami James. There were no witnesses to the message being written, according to the publication, though fellow costar Chris Garver told TMZ that Von D handed him the photo. TLC — the network that hosted Von D's reality show — investigated the matter at the time, and Von D called the autograph a "forgery," according to TMZ. After leaving "Miami Ink" in 2007, Von D began to star in her own series "LA Ink" that same year. In a now-archived 2008 interview with Inked Magazine, the tattoo artist said her show had "triple the amount of viewers" that "Miami Ink" did. She also described the latter program as "monotonous and repetitive," which she felt was different than her spin-off. During an appearance on the "Second Life" podcast in January 2020, Von D said the beauty industry has become "a culture thing" filled with influencerswho tell you what to buy and how to look to "be cool."