SCOTTSDALE, AZ – In the wake of news that a nude image of her had been included in the packaging of a checkers set designed for use by children, Jenna Jameson has issued a strong statement, leaving no doubt about her feelings concerning the incident.“I am offended and very upset that a picture of me made its way into packaging of a product intended for children,” Jameson states. “My company licensed this photo for use only in the packaging of an adult-oriented novelty key chain and for no other purpose. We take very seriously our legal and moral responsibility to restrict adult-oriented materials to adults only and I have nothing but contempt for anyone who would knowingly present any adult content to minors.”
Jameson also includes a personal apology for what occurred, which appears to have been the result of cost-saving measures taken by a factory in China which is responsible for the packaging of the “Giant Checkers Game” checkers set.
“While it appears in this case that the use of my image was inadvertent, this was a serious mistake and I want to personally apologize to families that have been affected,” said Jameson. “We have contacted our licensee and we have been assured by the manufacturer that this product has been or is in the process of being removed from the stores. We will do everything possible to assure that this kind of manufacturing error will not happen again.”
The checkers set in question was purchased at a Winn-Dixie in DeLand, Florida for one dollar. Roberta Ann Finn, who had purchased the set for her six year-old grandson Matthew, said that luckily Matthew – who opened the package – was more interested in playing checkers, and simply set the card aside.
Finn and her husband John went back to Winn-Dixie and took a look inside about 5 other sets; when they found another Jenna Jameson card, they went to store management and reported the problem.
“When we were alerted that the Giant Checkers Game sold in several of our stores may contain inappropriate materials, we immediately took steps to pull all of the affected games off our store shelves and contacted the vendor,” Winn-Dixie officials wrote in a statement issued by the company.
Officials with Promotions Unlimited Corp., the company that imported the game, said the card was included due to an error by factory workers in China; apparently, trying to save money on paper costs by using recycled cardboard. Workers were wrapping the cloth game boards around cardboard to keep the rest of the set pieces in place inside the outer packaging.
