Dave Bautista Showed How He Covered Up His Manny Pacquiao Tattoo After Manny's Anti-Gay Statements

Aside from being the hunky green alien in Guardians of the Galaxy, Dave Bautista is also known for his collection of body art.

A close-up of Dave in a tuxedo and tinted glasses
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Like, the man is super tatted up:

But that Manny Pacquiao tattoo he had? It's no more!

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Dave explained to GQ that he decided to get it covered up after the anti-gay comments Manny made in 2016.

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“It used to be a team logo," he said, showing on his forearm where the tattoo used to be. "I was a part of a team of a person I considered a friend and someone I really looked up to. And then he later came out publicly with some anti-gay statements and turned out to be an extreme homophobe."

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"So, I had a huge issue with it," Dave continued. "It's a personal issue with me, my mom's a lesbian. And I just could no longer call him a friend. So, I had it covered up with this [skull]."

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Dave didn't directly mention Manny in the interview, but he previously spoke out against him, saying at the time that Manny was a "fucking idiot."

A sweaty Manny giving an interview
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Manny ultimately offered an apology for the things he said, but he also made it clear that he wasn't changing his "position against same-sex marriage."

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