Tanning mom action figure
Tanning mom action figure,A novelty company is looking to cash in on the 'tanorexic' mom controversy by unveiling a doll bearing the woman's heavily-bronzed likeness.
The action figure, which bears little resemblance to Patricia Krentcil other than a crisped complexion, went on sale this week.
Krentcil, 44, of Nutley, New Jersey, is accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter after she allegedly took her to a tanning salon.
She has said she loves tanning but claims that she wouldn't - and didn't - take her then-5-year-old into a tanning booth.
Krentcil pleaded not guilty last week to a child endangerment charge. She said her daughter got sunburned outdoors.
Get it while it's hot: The action figure, which bears Patricia Krentcil's same crisped complexion, went on sale this week
The blonde, orange-faced doll, complete with a black pantsuit, costs $29.95.'Get one for all your TANOREXIC friends,' reads the product description on HeroBuilders.com.
The president and founder of the Oxford, Connecticut-based website, Emile Vicale, said everyone knows somebody who is into heavy tanning.
Mr Vicale said: 'We thought it was a funny thing to do.'
Mr Vicale started HeroBuilders in 2002 with a single George W. Bush action figure, according to the company website.
It has risen to notoriety in recent years with its action figures depicting various political figures, including Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Accused: Krentcil was arrested after teachers noticed that her pale five-year-old daughter, Anna, right, had severe burns over her body. Cops believe she took the girl to a tanning salon
Darker shade: Court appearances have not appeared to have kept Krentcil away from the tanning salon, as she sports an shockingly darker complexion on TV than in her April 24 mugshot, left
A phone number for Krentcil in Nutley rang unanswered Tuesday night.
Her attorney, John Caruso - who claims his client is '150 per cent innocent' - didn't return an after-hours message.
Even court appearances have not seemed to keep Krentcil away from the tanning salon, as she has sported an shockingly darker complexion in recent TV interviews than in her April 24 mugshot.
Denial: Next to her lawyer John Caruso last week, Krentcil pleaded not guilty to the charge
Outspoken: Krentcil (outside her home, left, and in a Target store, right) has called people who judge her 'fat, ugly and jealous'
Reporters have swarmed around Krencil’s home after she appeared on the morning talk show circuit following the charges against her.
She has responded by the media circus with outlandish comments and obscene gestures at the waiting press - even attempting to douse them with water.
She claims the whole dispute has been blown way out of proportion, and has blasted her critics as 'fat, ugly and jealous.'
Bold: Krentcil has not shied away from the media, appearing outside her home in a series of skimpy outfits
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