Melanie Griffith Covers Up Antonio Banderas Tattoo Again, Judges Drag Queen Pageant in L.A.

Working Girl star donned a bandage at her arm at an L.A. drag queen competitions

By Marc Malkin Oct 06, 2014 6:51 PMTags
Melanie Griffith, Best in DragCourtesy: Roman Udalov/jpistudios.com

Melanie Griffith is still working on wiping Antonio Banderas from her life.

Well, at least from her arm.

The Working Girl star was spotted with a bandage covering her Antonio tattoo when she rocked a sleeveless dress last night at the Best In Drag drag queen pageant in L.A.

Just days after the Griffith and Banderas announced they split, Griffith hit a red carpet in Italy where it appeared she covered up her soon-to-be ex's name with makeup or had already begun the process of getting tattoo removal.

"We have thoughtfully and consensually decided to finalize our almost twenty years marriage in a loving and friendly manner honoring and respecting each other, our family and friends and the beautiful time we have spent together," Griffith and Banderas said in a joint statement in early June.

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Griffith was a celebrity judge for Best In Drag as were Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dallas star Josh Henderson, Kathy Griffin, Mary-Louise Parker, Jennifer Coolidge, Holland Taylor, Dot-Marie Jones and Kathy Kinney.

The annual event, which benefits Aid for AIDS and the Alliance for Housing and Healing, featured amateur drag queens battling for a tiara at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. More than $400,000 was raised for the AIDS organization last night.

The evening's emcee Patrick Rush read messages from many of the night's donors.

Griffin cracked she was giving $5,000 to stop Henderson staring at her butt. Taylor matched the funny lady's money with a note that said she wanted Henderson to ogle her derriere.

Parker added another $5,000 to celebrate the time Gosselaar "touched my ass." (The former Weeds star actually flew herself to L.A. on her own dime to be a first-time judge.)

Sex and the City and 2 Broke Girls creator Michael Patrick King and his partner donated a whopping $20,000.

Miss New York Po Mi Saki (real name Nicholas Mancini) was crowned the winner with Miss Washington Willamina Wonka (Marcus Barela) coming in as first runner-up. Miss Alaska Tastee Freez (Seth Hancock) received a standing ovation during the talent portion when she lip-synced to Frozen's "Let It Go."

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