Creative Loafing, the newspaper chain noted for its tattoo parlor ads and reviews of acid-rock bands, has gone corporate.

The six-paper chain that operates weekly tabloids from Sarasota to Chicago was sold at auction here Tuesday to the chain's largest creditor, Atalaya Capital Management, a New York hedge fund.

The chief of staff of former President Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas was charged on Wednesday with smuggling tattoo needles into the death row unit of the state prison. Betsey Wright, a death penalty opponent, reportedly plans to surrender to authorities next week.

According to a police report posted online by the Arkansas Times, Wright tried to bring in contraband into the maximum security unit during a May 22 visit. The items were an ink pen with tweezers and a needle, a knife, a boxcutter and 48 tattoo needles hidden in a Nachos Cheese Doritos bag. She is charged with a total of 51 felonies.

Lady Gaga is "flattered" fans choose to have tattoos of her. The "Poker Face" singer - who is known for her outrageous fashion choices and skimpy outfits - is delighted many of her admirers are prepared to permanently ink their skin to show their devotion to her.

She said: "This fan got this amazing tattoo on his arm, this massive Lady Gaga tattoo that was very intricate and very detailed and in it I was wearing this crystal outfit - but this thing was like an art piece. I was so flattered because tattoos are for life."

Megan Fox makes her boyfriends get a tattoo of her face. The "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" star loves body art, and insists prospective lovers have an inking before she will consider getting serious with them.

The 23-year-old said: "I have eight tattoos. All my boyfriends are required to have one and if they don't have one yet, I make them get a tattoo of my name or my face."

An 18-year-old Belgian housewife said Tuesday she will sue a local tattoo parlor, where she got 56 star tattoos on her face instead of the three as she had originally asked for.

Kimberley Vlaeminck slept while being tattooed so as not to feel the pain. She woke up to see 56 stars all over the left side of her face at the parlor in the western town of Courtrai.