Kelsy Karter Admits Her Harry Styles Face Tattoo Was a Publicity Stunt
Kelsy Karter who made headlines in late January when she appeared to get a tattoo of Harry Styles on her cheek, revealed that the artwork was actually all one big publicity stunt to promote her new single, “Harry.”
The musician, 26, posted a video to YouTube titled “How I Rocked the World for $300 Opens a New Window. Get a direct link Opens a New Window. ” on Thursday, January 31. In the three-minute, six-second clip, the songstress reveals how — and why — she pulled off the hoax with a series of written slides.
She enlisted the help of celebrity tattoo artist Romeo Lacoste, who traced a Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring the “Sign of the Times” singer’s face and applied it to Karter’s cheek, at which point a special effects makeup artist filled it in.
Karter’s plan worked: The photo garnered national attention ahead of the release of her new track. “Every major publication and news outlet in the world covered the story,” she wrote in the video on Thursday. “And more importantly the song. I had your attention.”
After hiding out for several days, the prankster came clean: “The tattoo was not real. I love that Harry has introduced rock to a new generation of fans,” she wrote in the video. “Plus he’s nice to look at.”
She concluded, “This has always been about Rock & Roll. ‘Harry’ is an anthem for the fans. The tattoo is gone. All that’s left is the music. Which is what my rockstar team and I had planned all along.” Styles has yet to publicly respond to the stunt.
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