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Get the Lowdown on the Dumbest People of 2012

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:10:33 +0000

With 2012 coming to a close, it's time for the annual parade of year end lists. Most of these features will celebrate the best of the past 12 months. However, some of our favorite lists will point out the year's low-lights, because they make us feel better about all the times people screwed up in 2012.

Wasted 'Tan Mom' Patricia Krentcil Booted From Drag Show

Emerald Catron — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:54:57 +0000

They should've known when they asked Patricia 'Tan Mom' Krentcil to do a show called "Hot Mess" that things were going to get crazy. Krencil clearly took the name of the show to heart, and got kicked out of her own roast for being so drunk that she couldn't even sit through a drag queen variety show.

See Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil In Her Less Orange Days

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:07:00 +0000

Patricia Krentcil, aka the 'Tanning Mom,' was charged last month with child endangerment after being accused of allowing her six-year old daughter into a tanning booth, which is against the law in her home state of New Jersey.

While Krentcil denies she did this, and insists her daughter's sunburn was a result of a day at the pool, her own deeply-browned skin isn't helping her make her case.

'Tanning Mom' Patricia Krentcil Poses Braless For Paparazzi, Continues to Horrify Us [NSFW]

Mithun Divakaran — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:58 +0000

'Tanning mom' Patricia Krentcil has been in the news a lot for her antics and the paparazzi just seem to love her for the same. So when you are outside talking to paparazzi making it clear you're not wearing a bra, chances are the paps are going to love you even more.

'Tanning Mom' Patricia Krentcil Banned from Local Salons

Donald Deane — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:48:24 +0000

'Tanning mom' Patricia Krentcil is running out of places to burn herself to a crisp. According to a report on TMZ, the 44-year-old mother, who allegedly allowed her young daughter to use a tanning bed, has been banned from salons near her Nutley, New Jersey, home. What's a tanning-addicted mom to do?

'Tanorexic Mom' Patricia Krentcil Now Has Her Own Action Figure

Donald Deane — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:45:25 +0000

It's been less than a week since Patricia Krentcil, the freakishly tanned New Jersey mom, was accused of letting her six-year-old daughter use a tanning bed. Since then, she's somehow worked her way into mainstream consciousness, getting mocked on 'SNL' and engaging in a public battle with Snooki from 'Jersey Shore.'

Now, Krentcil's pop culture status reaches new heights (or lows, depending upon how you look at it) with a brand new action figure.

Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil vs. Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi – Whose Side Are You On?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:30:22 +0000

One would think notorious New Jersey tan mom Patricia Krentcil, who stands accused of sneaking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, and 'Jersey Shore's' mascot Snooki would be allies, given their mutual embrace of ultraviolet radiation. But, apparently, they are anything but.

'SNL' Spoofs Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil – Does Kristen Wiig Lose It?

Nick Romano — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:42:08 +0000

Patricia Krentcil made headlines last week after she was accused of sneaking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. So, naturally 'Saturday Night Live' had to have Kristen Wiig spoof her on the Weekend Update. The question is, did she pull through the whole skit without cracking a laugh?

Patricia Krentcil, Mom Accused of Taking Her 5-Year-Old Tanning, Strikes Back At Haters

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:24:30 +0000

Yesterday, we met Patricia Krentcil, who is extremely tan. While this would generally just be an aesthetic problem, it also became a legal issue for the 44-year-old New Jersey woman when her five-year-old daughter told a school nurse that her rash was from when mommy took her to the tanning salon.

'Tanorexic' Jersey Mom Patricia Krentcil Arrested for Letting 5-Year-Old Daughter Use Tanning Bed

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:15:34 +0000

Knowing what we do about the health risks associated with tanning beds, it might be a good idea to stay away from them. It's certainly a good idea to keep young children away from the ultraviolet radiation they emit.

But allowing her five-year-old daughter to use a sunning bed is exactly what authorities say Patricia Krentcil did. And now the 44-year-old New Jersey woman is facing charges of second-degree child endangerment.