Jeremy Meeks Mugshot & News: Convict Offered Tattoo Removal Treatments, Bail Money After Photo Goes Viral
Everyone wants a piece of Jeremy Meeks.
After his mugshot went viral because of his handsome looks, he quickly became a meme. People inserted his image onto high-fashion campaigns for Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein and Gucci.
Now, he is being offered free laser treatments to get rid of his tattoos from LaserAway, as well as $20,000 toward his $900,000 bail if he goes through with the removal, according to TMZ.
The company was touched that his mother said that 30-year-old Meeks was judged on his appearance because of his tattoos.
Still, there a few agencies vying to sign him if he is released soon, where he could earn up to $30,000 a month, notes the Daily Mail.
Blaze Modelz is one agency that is reportedly hoping to sign him, and it believes Meeks can work as a runway model as well as for designers Versace and Armani. The agencies think the tattoos would actually work in his favor.
Meeks said he was flattered by people's thoughts on his mugshot, but his wife does not share his appreciation. She is upset about the attention he is getting.
"She is furious," said Simone Johnson, one of Meeks' friends. "Her man is in there and people are taking it as a joke, thinking it's funny talking about this looks, saying all kinds of crazy things."
His image received more than 90,000 likes on the Stockton Police Department Facebook page, where woman praised everything from his cheekbones to his blue eyes.
Meeks' brother, Bryan Varela, said that he has made mistakes in the past, but that Meeks is a different person now.
San Behar, Meeks' public defender, said the attention his client is getting is surprising.
"It's better than the attention my clients usually get," Behar said. "I have not seen that many likes for a photo before."
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