I’m pretty sure she claimed to be the one to release it.
This is from her website: 
I’m pretty sure she claimed to be the one to release it.
This is from her website:
Please don’t be smokin the Kraken!
No, read carefully - she does not say she released it - only implied she released it - which is different, in that anyone can be the actual ‘releaser’ and she would be correct.
For a minuet there, I only saw the top of the photo in your post and thought it might be another picture of the once real Kraken, Helen Thomas ... thank you for sparing my eyes and don’t get all evil on me, I’m old and my eyes and heart can only take so much abuse