As USA Today reports, in 2019, Kat Von D took to YouTube and, in a since-deleted video, addressed long-running allegations about her ties to Nazism and the anti-vaccination community. Acknowledging how much hate she'd been getting as a result of such stories, the tattoo artist stated firmly, "Just to set the record straight from the beginning, I just want to say I am not anti-Semitic." The former reality star revealed a headshot had been altered to include an anti-Semitic message after a male tattoo artist from "Miami Ink" took issue with Von D being gifted her own show.
The unnamed artist later shopped it around and, when Von D was gaining popularity in her early twenties, a publicist told her to just keep her mouth shut until it blew over. Von D was also linked with Nazism throughout her tempestuous relationship with Jesse James, who was snapped wearing regalia and saluting in 2010. A lawyer reasoned to CNN he simply collects WWII memorabilia, but more photos subsequently surfaced of James doing a Nazi salute, suggesting much deeper ties.
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