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"Drew Barrymore is reportedly having her tattoos removed so that she can convert to Judaism. Barrymore - who married art consultant Will Kopelman last June - is said to have already begun treatment as she plans to raise their daughter Olive in the Jewish faith.  The actress is apparently undergoing laser removal so that she can be buried in a traditional Jewish cemetery. The Jewish holy book, the Torah, bans body art and states: &amp;quot;You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.&amp;quot; Barrymore is said to have six tattoos, which include a butterfly on her stomach, a pair of angels on her lower back and a cross on her leg. A source also told America&amp;#039;s Star (via Now) that Barrymore&amp;#039;s maturity may have influenced her decision to remove her body art. &amp;quot;Drew also wants to be a Santa Barbara mom, and tattoos clash with that wardrobe,&amp;quot; they explained. &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s growing up, turning conservative.&amp;quot;  Barrymore recently revealed that she plans to tell her daughter about her teenage drug addiction and time in rehab. &amp;quot;I will absolutely instil in her that you cannot be ashamed of the journey that it took, you know, to get where you are if you are proud of yourself,&amp;quot; she told Oprah Winfrey. &amp;quot;But I will also try to instil on her that I did not have guidance and that is why I lived my life that way. &amp;quot;And although I am proud of it and I don&amp;#039;t want to spend the rest of my life regretting it, there is no option for her to take that path because she has guidance.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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