New Jersey’s ‘Tan Mom’ Seems A Lot More Sane Today (Video)

Drew Grant — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:30:31 -0400

Patricia Krentcil, whom everyone is jealous of (TMZ.com)

Yesterday the whole world sat up from their collective tanning bed, took the cucumbers out of their eyes, and shook their head in disgust over the tale of New Jersey's Patricia Krentcil, the 40-year-old mother who stands accused of trying to give her 6-year-old a nice base color.

Today was Ms. Krentcil's court date, and of course TMZ was there to capture Mr. Krentcil sounding like a completely in-control person who should be allowed to have custody over her daughter.

When asked why she thought she was the victim of a witch hunt, Ms. Krentcil (who, to be fair, looked a lot less tan than she did yesterday) screamed at the camera:

"There’s somebody out there for my whole life that doesn’t like me because they are jealous, fat and they’re ugly."

Why do the most train-wrecked among us always think that people hate them because of their beauty? (See also: Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Brick, everyone on a Real Housewives show.) Well, we all know the obvious outcome of this one...the court should sentence Ms. Krentcil to her own reality show.

Did This New Jersey Mom Put Her Six-Year-Old in a Tanning Bed? (Video)

Drew Grant — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:50:38 -0400

Patrica Krentcil, not in blackface (CBS)

You know, they say you can't judge a book by its cover, but in this case we're pretty sure that the charred shell speaks for itself. Patricia Krentcil of New Jersey stands accused of putting her 6-year-old daughter, Anna, into a tanning bed after teachers at her school discovered burn marks on the child's body. Ms. Krentcil, who faces charges of child endangerment, says that the burns come from her daughter playing around in natural sunlight, something which the 44-year-old obviously know a lot about.

"The whole thing's preposterous!" Ms. Krentcil told CBS. "Yes, she does go tanning with mommy but not in the booth!" The mom also cited that the booths aren't big enough to fit two people. However, one little girl and her mummy? They might be able to squeeze it.

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New Jersey’s ‘Tan Mom’ Seems A Lot More Sane Today (Video)

Did This New Jersey Mom Put Her Six-Year-Old in a Tanning Bed? (Video)