Get ready for a wild ride through celebrations gone wrong! We're diving into infamous moments where milestone events were completely derailed by incredibly inconsiderate, thoughtless, and downright ridiculous actions that turned special occasions into total disasters.
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00:00What were you thinking?
00:03Um, I wasn't really.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo,
00:07and today we're counting down our picks for infamous times
00:11when milestone events and celebrations were wrecked by the actions of horrible,
00:16inconsiderate, or thoughtless people.
00:19In this country, you should be innocent until proven guilty.
00:23You have been proven guilty.
00:26Number 10. Massive Mistaken Identity
00:30On Christmas Eve 2022,
00:32Jennifer Heath Box docked in Florida after spending six days on a Royal Caribbean cruise.
00:38Jennifer and her entire family spending a week on board the Harmony of the Seas.
00:42It was her first cruise.
00:44She was celebrating the fact that her brother was now cancer-free.
00:47She had gone away with her family to celebrate her brother completing cancer treatment.
00:51However, when Box arrived back on land,
00:54she was immediately arrested on child endangerment charges.
00:58She then spent three days in jail,
01:00allegedly in a cold cell as death metal was blasted into it.
01:04Box missed the festive celebrations and seeing her son before his three-year deployment in Japan.
01:10She missed saying goodbye to her eldest son who was deployed
01:14on a three-year military mission while she sat behind bars for a crime she never committed.
01:19However, it turned out Box didn't have an arrest warrant.
01:23Instead, it was for Jennifer Del Carmen Heath.
01:26Despite the similar names, their ages, family statuses, and heights were all very different.
01:32In 2024, Box initiated a lawsuit against the cops.
01:37And it's that emotional experience that has her suing.
01:41It was really difficult for me because having to call my kids
01:46and tell them that I wasn't going to be there for Christmas.
01:47Number 9. Military Mayhem
01:50Due to being a member of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,
01:53Lt. Dominic Ward was able to have his wedding with Cherie Preston
01:58at the iconic Tower of London in London, England.
02:01However, the experience was destroyed by the actions of Lt. Phil Roberts at the Trinity House facility.
02:07After too many drinks, he sprayed a fire extinguisher at people,
02:11dousing a 19th century oil painting.
02:13After the guests were told to leave and had to relocate to a hotel bar,
02:17an officer escorted Roberts back to his accommodation.
02:20However, the lieutenant punched the officer, knocking out his tooth cap.
02:24The police then arrived and issued Roberts with a fixed penalty notice.
02:28The next morning, he offered his resignation, which was rejected.
02:32Number 8. Not a Handshake
02:35High school graduation is meant to be a big milestone in people's lives as they move on to the next chapter.
02:41However, in 2024, one teenager's experience was ruined by her father, Matthew Eddy.
02:47Back in May, Matthew Eddy was seen going up on the graduation stage,
02:52pushing Dr. Rainey Briggs to stop him from shaking hands with his daughter, a graduate.
02:57As she was on stage to receive her diploma at Baraboo High School in Wisconsin,
03:01Eddy ran up and pushed Superintendent Rainey Briggs away.
03:04Eddy, who's white, can be heard saying that he didn't want Briggs, who's black,
03:09touching his daughter for a handshake as the crowd booed his actions.
03:13And as we got back further on the stage, he said, you're not touching my effing daughter.
03:18As well as being issued a citation and charged for the incident,
03:22Eddy was also given a restraining order by Briggs.
03:25In November 2024, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
03:30He pleaded guilty and his restitution hearing is scheduled for December.
03:34Number 7. Grinch vs. Santa
03:37Christmas is usually a magical time of festivities that can fill a child's world with delight.
03:43However, two street performers dressed as the Grinch and Santa Claus
03:47turned the festivities into an MMA bout in 2024.
03:51As people were shopping and taking in the festive display in Aguascalientes, Mexico,
03:57the duo began arguing over tips, as one was getting more than the other
04:01due to being in a more profitable spot on the street.
04:04This caused a fight to break out between them.
04:07Santa seemingly got the worst of it as video footage showed him getting medical aid
04:12as the handcuffed Grinch is taken away by the police, likely disturbing on-looking kids.
04:18Number 6. Disgusting Teacher
04:21In 2018, a worker at the Erfur Family Park in Sarasota, Florida,
04:26spotted a woman pouring something on some tables and grills.
04:29When I realized what she did, I was shocked and appalled.
04:32When they approached, the scent of human waste hit them.
04:35As it turned out, the woman was Heather Carpenter, a substitute teacher.
04:40She was furious at how Allison Foster, the principal of Philippi Shores Elementary,
04:45had handled a complaint about her.
04:47Carpenter wasn't happy with how the principal handled a professional complaint
04:51she made at the end of November.
04:53The Sarasota woman admitted to investigators she smeared the feces with the goal
04:57of spoiling the birthday party planned at the park that day.
05:00So when the teacher heard Foster planned to host her child's birthday party in the park,
05:04Carpenter wanted to ruin it.
05:06And boy, did she.
05:08Carpenter caused $2,310 in damages to the facilities.
05:13On top of being banned from working at the school,
05:15she admitted to her dirty vandalism and was arrested.
05:19Officials say Carpenter is no longer a substitute
05:22and can't volunteer at any district schools while this investigation is active.
05:26Number 5. The Ring Snatcher
05:28In 2022, a German man named Antti planned to propose to his partner
05:33in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle in Disneyland Paris.
05:37As such, he got permission from the staff to take the romantic plunge on a stage.
05:46However, shortly after getting down on one knee, another park employee swung in,
05:51grabbed the ring, and directed the couple down the stairs as he smiled and shook his head.
05:56The crowd, who were admiring the proposal, began booing the employee.
06:00Disney publicly apologized for the incident after it went viral.
06:04They also offered Antti and his partner a free trip to any Disney park
06:11and a stay at one of their hotels.
06:13However, he rejected it after resenting the company for ruining this moment.
06:17Number 4. Birthday Justice
06:20This time, we have a moron who ruined their own birthday.
06:24Stephen Bear rose to fame as a reality TV star in the UK,
06:28appearing on shows such as Shipwrecked and winning Celebrity Big Brother in 2016.
06:41In 2021, after celebrating his birthday in Dubai,
06:45UAE, and returning, he was arrested at the airport.
06:49Bear had released intimate images and video of himself and his ex-partner and reality star
06:54Georgia Harrison on the internet without her consent.
06:59In 2023, after being found guilty, he was sentenced to 21 months in jail in order to
07:15sign the sex offenders register. Bear also had to pay Harrison £207,000 in damages.
07:24In January 2024, he was released.
07:28Number 3. The Riot Party
07:30In 2008, with his parents away, Corey Worthington announced on social media he was holding a party
07:36at his house in Narrawarren, South Australia. Around 500 people turned up, quickly causing
07:43the event to get out of hand. The police were called and a riot erupted. In the aftermath,
07:49a defiant Worthington was infamously interviewed for Occurrent Affairs and mentioned he'd been
07:55ducking his parents' phone calls and refused to take off his iconic yellow sunglasses.
08:09Only a few weeks later, this time in Devon, England, Sarah Rusko's party was announced
08:14on air by DJ Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. This caused 2,000 people to attend, causing around
08:21£2,000 in damages to her parents' listed Georgian Manor house.
08:26Number 2. Birthday Bigots
08:28In 2015, following the Charleston church massacre, the confederate flag was removed
08:34from several sites. This sparked the white supremacist group Respect the Flag to act.
08:39Travelling through the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in a pickup truck, they arrived at
08:44the birthday party for a black child in Douglasville. On top of yelling racial slurs and
08:49violent threats at the adults and kids, Kayla Norton loaded a firearm and handed it to her
08:54partner, Jose Torres, as he confronted the party. The group was soon arrested and charged.
09:00In 2017, Torres was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 7 years probation.
09:06Norton received 6 years inside and 9 years of probation.
09:19Number 1. Wildfire Reveal
09:42In 2020, Angela Jimenez and Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. hosted their gender reveal party
09:48at the El Dorado Ranch Park in San Bernardino County, California.
09:53The wind-driven fire is being blamed on a gender reveal party that went wrong.
09:57The smoke explosive lit the dry grass, quickly causing a wildfire to spread.
10:02For 71 days, the fire burned, causing around $41.3 million in damage,
10:08injuring 12 people and taking the life of a firefighter.
10:12Overnight video shows the threat from the El Dorado fire that has been burning in Yucaipa
10:17and the San Bernardino National Forest for 6 days now.
10:21With thousands of acres already torched, thousands more people have had to evacuate.
10:26In 2021, the Jimenez's were charged for their recklessness.
10:30In 2024, Refugio pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 1 year in jail,
10:38followed by 3 years of felony probation.
10:40Angelina pleaded guilty to lesser crimes and received a year of probation and community
10:45service. The couple were also ordered to pay victims nearly $1.8 million in restitution.
10:52Whose gender reveal party sparked the deadly 2020 El Dorado
10:56fire in Yucaipa has been sentenced after reaching a plea deal.
11:00What infamous incident caused your celebration to be ruined? Let us know your tales below.
11:06Caught on camera trashing a 3-year-old girl's birthday party on Houston's southwest side.
11:13Tonight, strangers are coming together to give the little girl a new party.