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John Bett & Laura Sharman

Tattoo addict dubbed 'black alien' 'can’t find a job' due to employer reaction

A tattoo addict who transformed himself into a 'black alien' and even wanted to amputate one of his legs said that he is struggling to find a job - and added that people judge him due to his extreme inkings. Frenchman Anthony Loffredo, 33, had his nose, both ears and two fingers amputated to achieve his dream look.

His upper lip has also been almost completely removed, making it difficult for him to speak, and he has had countless implants placed under his skin, which is almost completely tattooed black, as are his eyeballs. Now he's spoken out and said that he "can't find a job" adding that there's "lots of negative stuff" that comes with having such an unorthodox look.

Loffredo's hand after cutting off his fingers (@the_black_alien_project/Newsfla)
Loffredo can't find work, and thinks it may be due to his tattoos (@the_black_alien_projec/Newsflash)

Speaking on the Club 113 podcast, Loffredo said: "I can't find a job, there's lots of negative stuff. It could be positive because you feel better, but you have to know there's also a dark side.

"It's a fight every day, because every day you find new people who don't understand, who want to judge. It's life, not everyone understands everything. Like me, I don't understand lots of things about lots of people.

"You can't judge someone, no one knows what's inside someone's head, why they're doing that, you need to talk with this person."

Loffredo often posts images of himself poking his forked tongue through the hole to his 1.2 million Instagram followers.

And previously the Frenchman raised eyebrows further by claiming he wanted to amputate one of his legs.

In an interview on a podcast, he said he was considering chopping off one leg from the knee down.

"It's something really hard because I have a healthy leg, and an amputation is something big," Loffredo said.

Loffredo before his body modifications (@the_black_alien_project/Newsfla)

In a previous Instagram post, he had hinted at splitting his penis in two, prompting one person to reply: "I knew you were stupid... but that much?"

But Loffredo revealed he has further plans for his face before he focuses on his leg, saying: "My next modification is my face, that's the next one."

In his latest social media post, he wrote cryptically: "Black alien project evolution 44 per cent, black alien project re-evolution six per cent."

He has also spoken about his keen interest in integrating technology into his future plans.

"Do you like futuristic chips? I like everything surrounding this, it draws my attention, technology and the future," he added.

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