Actress Drew Barrymore is citing Jewish law as a reason for having her six tattoos removed by laser surgery.
Married to Jewish art consultant Will Kopelman, the Charlie's Angels and Whip It star intends to convert, but is worried that tattoos will stop her eventually having a Jewish burial.
Tattoos are prohibited by Leviticus 19:28, which states: “You shall not make cuts in your flesh for a person [who died]. You shall not etch a tattoo on yourselves. I am the Lord.”
Though burial with a tattoo is not officially prohibited by Jewish law, some traditional cemeteries might refuse to bury people with body art.
