Porn Actor with 'Born This Way' Tattoo Tries, Fails to Get It Removed

You've seen it. You know you have. And if you haven't, where have you been for like the past decade? A porn actor who came to prominence with a "Born This Way" tattoo across his shoulder blades, now retired, is regretting his decision to get the ink.

In 2012 and 2013 a porn star actor made his name -- ok maybe three names -- as a hard working, mostly bottom, performer with a "Born This Way" tattoo (scratch that, billboard) emblazoned on his back. He, like many porn stars before him, used a variety of names when he worked with different studios. The difference is that whether he was going by the mononym Brice for Sean Cody where he started filming in March 2012, then Brice Banyan for Lucas Entertainment, then Connor Kline when he became an exclusive for Helix Studios, people could pretty quickly identify him. And they couldn't get enough of him.

He was almost voted "Best Ass" in 2013 and even almost made Best Gay Porn Star that same year. Str8upGayPorn made a photo of him and Austin Wolfe, where the tattoo was prominently displayed, the most iconic gay porn photo of the year -- and it was a good one! And this is all with the fact that the same year he had an absess on his ass and had to undergo surgery -- the asset remained pretty perfect -- and said he would never have sex with a Black man. He later said this latter statement was a joke.

While he regretted that joke, six years (and a few pounds of muscle) later, he's wishing he didn't do something else, namely his tattoo. "Word of advice," he wrote on to Twitter Friday from an account that has since been deleted. "Don't get a stupid tattoo at 19. Laser removal sucks."

Indeed it does. While as Connor Kline -- or any of the other names he went by -- the text was dark, written in thick, bold letters, now it's clearly been etched off. But only a bit. Though the area is scabbed and lighter, the title of the Lady Gaga banger is still boldy across the former performer's shoulder blades, seemingly unswayed by a little laser. Talk about a calling card!