In question is an autographed picture of “LA Ink” tatoo artist Kat Von D to her former employer, Ami James, at “Miami Ink,” which says “Burn in hell Jewboy, xoxo Kat Von D.” The finishing touches on the autograph are a burning Star of David and a swastika.

Rumors started swirling that Kat Von D signed the racist autograph and that TLC, which airs her show “LA Ink,” was covering it up.

But Kat Von D is telling her fans the truth on her MySpace page. In part, her MySpace message says:

“I cannot begin to tell you how disgusted and disappointed i am with the recent rumors that started circulating around town, all of which are COMPLETELY FALSE.

Against the advice of my publicist, agent, and others, I have decided to be completely open and honest about the following, because you guys deserve that.”

Apparently, Kat Von D believes that one of her photos (which for some time she gave out to anyone who requested one), got into the wrong hands, saying:

“For those of you that HAVE received signed 8×10’s from me in the past, you can CLEARLY see that this is a slanderous case of FORGERY, FRAUD, and attempt at getting attention.”

And this is likely the last we’ll hear from Kat Von D:

“I am in no way, planning on discussing this topic any further with press, and refuse to feed into this drama. this is what they want, attention. But I have always felt like my MySpace was a place where true fans go, and we can stay connected through my blogs and bulletins. This is why I feel this inclined to let you guys be aware of the truth.”

Further, Kat Von D’s publicist released this statement:

“The recent accusation of a publicity photo of me with offensive and anti-semitic comments and graphics allegedly written by me is completely false and unfounded, and clearly a forgery. This was already proven many months ago to be 100 percent untrue. I always have been, and will continue to be an advocate for tolerance of all races, religions and ways of life.”