Rex Orange County fans regret tattoos amid sexual assault charges

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slapped with claims of sexual abuse by a woman who alleges he assaulted her in London on six separate occasions in two days.

He was released on unconditional bail Monday after denying the allegations and has a provisional trial date set for Jan. 3, 2023.

As the news broke this week, fans turned to social media to express their heartbreak for the alleged victim and themselves. “Me staring at the rex orange county tattoo on my ankle,” Nicole Ramirez, 23, tweeted with a photo of a wide-eyed video game character.She shared a photo her small sunflower tattoo explaining that she got the design in honor of the Rex Orange County song “Sunflower.” “The first time I heard the song, I just felt a pull towards it and felt like it was the first time a song was made for me,” Ramirez told BuzzFeed News. “Specifically the part ‘sunflower still grows at night,’ because to me it’s like even in the dark, there’s still potential to grow and change even if the sun isn’t always shining, and it really stuck with me for that specific time in my life.”The former die-hard fan said that the allegations made against the singer are “disappointing.” “It also just really makes you take off the rose-colored glasses that I’m sure me, and many other fans, tend to put on for the people they enjoy,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez has been poking fun at herself on social media as the replies to her viral tweet have continued to pour in along with other conflicted fans sharing photos of their Rex Orange County-inspired tattoos.