Megan Fox is battling her protective mother over the actress' plans to add to her tattoo collection.
The Transformers star has eight etchings on her body, and reportedly wants to cover her entire right arm with a tattoo 'sleeve'.
But her mom Darlene is begging Megan to reconsider - fearing the body art will put off movie bosses and jeopardize her career.
A source tells the National Enquirer, "She has never understood why her daughter would want to cover her gorgeous body with tattoos. After each new tattoo, Darlene pleaded with Megan not to get more.
"Darlene believes that when Megan is a 40-year-old woman wanting to play more mature roles, people won't want to hire her because it will be too hard to cover her tattoos."
But at the moment Fox is in huge demand as she returns to the big screen in a couple of weeks when she reprises the role of Mikaela Banes in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
She will also lead the cast in Jennifer's Body later this year as well as starring in Jonah Hex with Josh Brolin and John Malkovich next year.
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