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Tan Mom Melts Down After Getting Roasted By Drag Queens
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 30, 2012
Modified Aug 30, 2012
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Earlier this week we received an invitation that read, "Looking for a good laugh this week? Come see Tan Mom get roasted at XL Cabaret’s Hot Mess show featuring Lady Bunny and Bianca Del Rio! They think she needs to be sizzled and fried a little more and are happy to help her out." They referred to the New Jersey mom, Patricia Krentcil, who was accused of taking her then 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth, as a "global sensation"—but didn't we all kind of already forget about her? In any case, we were "unable" to attend... and it looks like we missed a depressing scene, which sadly passed as "entertainment" for some.
According to the NY Post, Krentcil, who was drunk on red wine, "was incoherent... She showed up for the red carpet and fell over," and after some time on stage, "She then got up and tried to attack the drag queen.” Apparently she couldn't take the jokes they were delivering, and eventually they needed to use their safety word (which they said they expected they would need), "Christmas," to get her taken away, which you can see in this video:
Here she is earlier in the night, a bit more sedated:
We contacted XL for a comment, and to find out which vulnerable, troubled person they'll try to profit off of next!
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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