Denise Richards was spotted leaving the tattoo parlor of the L.A. Ink team in Hollywood. Wearing a long red summer dress and dark sunglasses, the actress covered up a piece of her past by letting the L.A. Ink team rework an old tattoo on her ankle. The tattoo once proclaimed her love for ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

The move by Denise came amidst Charlie’s efforts to prevent their two daughters from appearing on her upcoming reality show. Denise has decided to include their two daughters in the show while Charlie is vehemently against it. Charlie’s dad, Martin Sheen, has publicly called Denise’s decision to put his two grandchildren in the show “a mistake” and “unfortunate.”

Charlie’s fiancée Brooke Mueller told the press, “Charlie and I both think it’s exploitative and not good.” To which Charlie added, “I think we should all just boycott the damn thing.”

Denise has not yet issued a statement on her future plans for her upcoming reality show. What we know right now is that both camps are still at each other’s throats. The former couple are still not getting along with each other after the controversial and tumultuous divorce between them.

The actress’ petition to legally adopt her maiden name was approved by a Los Angeles court commissioner. The move by Denise further established her new found freedom from ex-husband Charlie Sheen.

She never used the actor’s last name for professional or otherwise public purposes. But I guess the actress wants to erase every detail of her former marriage to Charlie. The paperwork filed and signed by the L.A. court commissioner allows her to officially drop “Sheen” from her name.

An ongoing custody battle between the two was only recently finalized. The two were reportedly happy with the arrangement. The actress said that the agreement was “in the best interests of our children.”

This is always good in custody battles. The arrangement must always be for the good of the children to ensure that their interest will still be taken care of despite the split between their parents.