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Mar 9, 2007 2:34 pm US/Central
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In Show Of Support, Group Gets Misspelled Tattoos
Artist Is Target Of Lawsuit Over Mistake, Gets Unusual Help From Friends
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
Support has been growing for the Chicago tattoo artists who botched the spelling of a tattoo on a man's chest.
Michael Duplessis filed a lawsuit recently against Jade Dragon Tattoo and Body Piercing, at 5331 W. Belmont Ave., over a tattoo that he said was supposed to read CHI-TOWN in capital letters. He says it came out CHI-TONW.
As a show of solidarity on Thursday night, several tattoo artists got the CHI-TONW tattoo themselves, on purpose.
"My friends are supporting me by saying, 'Hey, you know, it happens. We've done it. You just got, you know, blown up on it," said tattoo artist Sam Hacker, who gave Duplessis the tattoo.
Hacker admits he made the mistake two years ago, but offered to fix it. He said Duplessis never came back.
Hacker is offering the tattoo to customers at Jade Dragon for free this Sunday. So far, eight people have already signed up.
Duplessis, who is a mechanic, filed the lawsuit earlier this month in Cook County Circuit Court. The suit sought monetary damages, and he claims suffered "emotional distress from public ridicule."
Duplessis -- who is a mechanic -- says he paid $250 for the 2005 tattoo.
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