Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver and former DWTS celebrity, was involved with an embarrassing mistake while trying to raise money for Feed the Children.
His OchocincO’s cereal boxes carry a phone number so that consumers could call his favorite charity to make a donation. One family called on speakerphone so that their 9-year-old daughter would feel more involved in the process of giving. Unfortunately the 800 number that they dialed was an X-Rated sex hot line. The 800 at the front of the phone number should have been telephone exchange 888…. oops!
The 32-year-old has accepted full responsibility for the snafu. He said: “I take the blame and apologize to everyone affected.” Then he put a positive spin on the unfortunate error by suggesting that it just might generate more donations with the additional publicity. He quipped: “It’s almost like it was supposed to happen.”
The NFL player recently took some flak from VH1 for flaunting his girlfriend while he is appearing on their reality show The Ultimate Catch.