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'Jon and Kate Plus 8': Jon Gosselin's tattoo was reportedly set up by girlfriend

So why did former "Jon and Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin ultimately decide to get a giant dragon tattoo on his back? Not only is girlfriend Ellen Ross's name in Korean a part of the tattoo, but she also helped to orchestrate the meeting between the reality TV dad and tattoo artist Todd "Sharkbait" Williams (who is an old friend of hers from high school).

Williams had this to say about Jon's tattoo in a chat with Radar Online:

“I have known Ellen for several years. Ellen is a really good person and they really like one another – she is not the type of girl who would go out with him because he is famous.

“She genuinely likes the guy and he seems to really like her too.”

Williams also said that Jon was a rather easy client to work with:

“It was done over two sessions of around six and seven hours each. Jon had a very good threshold for pain ... Despite what people may think of him, I found him to be a really friendly guy. He was always talking about his kids and where he has traveled to around the world - he was a very good client.”

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Matt Carter is a poet, journalist, and screenwriter from Dallas, TX. A former reality and game show contestant, he published his first book, "Storms of Change," in May 2008. He can be reached here.

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