Rihanna, 24, finds Brown's tattoo a painful reminder of the heartache he put her through and thinks it is a typically selfish move by him, who had done it purposely to dredge the incident up again, reported Sun online.
"He must've known what people would think. But that's typical of Chris he never thinks about anyone but himself. It's a painful reminder for Rihanna of what she went through," a source said.
Rihanna was also on the verge of a public reconciliation with the rapper.
"This has thrown Rihanna. She's been calling Chris to say the tattoo is sickening and she's furious," the source added.