Brandy

When R&B singer Brandy abruptly split from New York Knick Quentin Richardson last month, the former Moesha star wasted no time blotting out memories of her ex-fiance. The heartbroken 26-year-old singer/actress even had the tattoo of Richardson?s face on her back quickly transformed into a cat.

A source close to Brandy?says she originally got the police-sketch-style tat as a symbol of her undying love for the Knick guard after he gave her a $1 million, 11.5-carat diamond engagement ring in 2004.

?Her family begged her not to get that tattoo, especially after her relationship with [Smith] ended so horribly,? says the source. ?But she got it anyway and then had to endure the pain of getting it covered up after he asked for his ring back.?

One would think Brandy?s tendency to hook up with the wrong guy would have made her wary of expressing her affections in permanent ink. Prior to meeting Richardson, the singer briefly dated hKobe Bryant before moving on to Smith, who played the part of devoted husband while her childbirth was filmed for MTV?s Diary Presents: Brandy?Special Delivery, then slinked off and told a New York disk jockey that their marriage was never official. (For the record, it wasn?t: Brandy herself reportedly described the relationship as a non-legally binding ?spiritual union.?)

A spokesman for the singer, who has reportedly just signed with the WB network to star in a new, unnamed series, did not return calls for comment.