Entitlement has never been so well documented! Join us as we count down the most outrageous moments when self-important couples had their meltdowns captured for all to see. From racist tirades to parking lot confrontations, these infamous duos show what happens when privilege meets smartphone cameras. Which entitled pair shocked you the most?
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00:00We asked him what he was doing down here, and he said it's none of our business,
00:04and he's kind of gotten nasty towards us.
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most notorious times
00:13obnoxious, rude, and entitled folks teamed up, aka Karens and Kens,
00:19and had their terrible behavior caught on camera.
00:22I would never walk up to you and say those words to you,
00:26and I'm so sorry that that happened to you.
00:31Number 10. Recycle Couple. Recycling is important.
00:41But most don't typically go as far as Laura Siddall and John Mahoney did in March of 2021.
00:48The event took place in Askern, England, where the duo had one of their recycling
00:52bins rejected by the workers for sewaheads. Siddall and Mahoney had stuffed a duvet inside,
00:58which can't be recycled in that fashion, making things difficult for the employees.
01:03So, after arguing, the Karen couple attacked one of the refuse collectors,
01:09which was caught on the truck's CCTV. In 2022, Siddall and Mahoney pleaded guilty to the
01:16assault. They received 40 hours of unpaid work each and fines collectively amounting to £245.
01:24Number 9. Dine and Dash Attack. You don't get much more entitled than
01:29thinking you can dine at an eatery and then try to dip out on the bill. In 2024, the La Bella Vista
01:36restaurant in St. Leonard's-on-Sea, England, experienced this with the Karen couple.
01:42The duo made several unusual requests, such as stronger drinks and dishes off-menu,
01:49before complaining about the food and stating they wouldn't pay. With the staff not folding
01:54to their demands, violence was their next tactic. The couple attacked the workers,
01:59leaving them with several injuries, and even destroyed glasses and threw items around.
02:05According to the owner, the Ken threatened to use a kitchen knife. While the duo did manage
02:10to leave without paying, at least one party was swiftly apprehended.
02:15Number 8. Chipotle Chaos. 9.9 times out of 10, if you ask for an extra
02:29item in your meal, you'll have to pay more. Such is the way of the world. However, this didn't
02:35please Jamel Bernard Williams and Kayla Nicole Pyle. In late 2023, while at a Chipotle in
02:42Indian Land, South Carolina, the couple argued with an employee over the cost of extra chicken
02:48in one of their meals. The result was the worker being physically attacked by both Williams and
02:54Pyle before customers intervened. By the time the cops arrived,
03:05the hangry couple had fled. After the police put out a call for Williams and Pyle's whereabouts,
03:10the duo handed themselves in and were charged with assaults.
03:22Number 7. Train Tirade. In 2022, Liz Edelkind, her husband, her young son,
03:34and a couple of friends were going home after watching the New York Knicks play in 2022. The
03:39group wanted to get seats together on the Long Island Railroad train, so they asked other
03:44passengers if they would be able to move. This simple request sparked Justin Lickerman and
03:50Kristen D'Igisario to go off on a racist tirade, filled with all sorts of terrible language.
03:56Reportedly, Lickerman also threw a beer can in the group's direction. After the footage went viral,
04:09the duo handed themselves in to the police. As well as facing various criminal charges,
04:14Lickerman and D'Igisario were fired from their jobs.
04:26Number 6. Cross Neighbors. Warden Butler and Alexis Hartnett took being a bad neighbor to
04:41a whole other level with their antics in Conway, South Carolina. After a property line disagreement
04:47with Sean and Monica Williams, Butler and Hartnett began harassing the retired couple.
04:52On top of uttering racial slurs at them, they went as far as setting up a cross in their front yard,
04:58facing the Williams, and setting it ablaze. Even when the police arrived, Butler and Hartnett
05:08continued with the slurs. Unsurprisingly, this caused Butler and Hartnett to be given a temporary
05:13injunction that banned them from their house. In 2025, Butler pleaded guilty to harassment.
05:20He was sentenced to time served. At the time of writing, Hartnett's case is ongoing.
05:37Number 5. Confederate Karens.
05:51In 2015, members of the Respect the Flag group, including Jose Torres and Kayla Norton,
05:57drove through Douglasville displaying confederate flags and shouting threats at people of color.
06:02The racist parade eventually arrived at a child's birthday party, where an argument ensued and
06:08racial slurs were uttered. Torres pointed a shotgun at party attendees, and Norton retrieved and
06:15loaded the firearm for him. He then threatened the party attendees with it while other people
06:30in the groups also brandished weapons. Thankfully, no one was hurt. In 2017,
06:37Norton was sentenced to 6 years in jail, while Torres got 13 years.
06:41Other members also received various punishments.
06:52Number 4. Firearm Fury.
07:00During the George Floyd protests in 2020, no image left as much of a mark as Patricia
07:07and Mark McCloskey awkwardly pointing firearms at the protesters. So much so, it became a meme.
07:14The group had walked through a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri to protest outside the
07:18mayor's home. During the trip, the McCloskeys walked outside their property while armed.
07:34After the initial charges erupted into a national debate,
07:37in 2021, Patricia and Mark pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses, earning them a combined
07:43fine of $2,750. Shortly after, they were pardoned by Missouri's then-Governor Mike Parson. However,
07:50the Missouri Supreme Court suspended their law licenses but stayed the suspensions,
07:55placing them on probation for a year. Mark McCloskey pled guilty to a low-level
08:00misdemeanor, fourth-degree assault. He's got no regrets.
08:06Number 3. In A Lot Of Hot Water.
08:15In 2020, Philip Sarner and Emily Orbe visited the Quality Inn in Mystic, Connecticut when they
08:22discovered a problem – a lack of hot water. So they called the desk clerk Crystal Caldwell,
08:27who offered to switch their room or fix the problem. In response, she received racial slurs
08:33and threats. Later, when Caldwell was with another employee at an ice machine,
08:38Sarner and Orbe viciously attacked her, causing her injuries. On top of another employee calling
08:50the cops, so did Sarner, who claimed he was the victim. As well as being charged with assault,
08:56Sarner was also accused of issuing threats to Caldwell's lawyer. In 2024,
09:01Sarner failed to turn up to court due to being locked up for other legal issues.
09:11Number 2. Parking Lot Problem.
09:14Apparently, doing Karen-y things can be genetic. All Johnny Martinez wanted to do
09:30was his job, which consisted of checking parking permits at an apartment block in Nashville,
09:35Tennessee. One day in 2021, he was greeted by Bitsy and Edward Brennan, the Karen mother-son duo.
09:44The two questioned Martinez about why he was there, and Martinez pointed out
10:00he didn't need to tell them. The realization that Martinez was recording the interaction
10:05on his phone for protection sparked Edward to attack. The white couple then called the
10:10police on the worker. However, when the officers did arrive later, the Brennans had already left.
10:16When the video went viral, Bitsy was fired from her job at UBS, while Edward was charged
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10:47Number 1. San Fran Karen and Ken.
10:57Since this incident, whenever we close our eyes, there she is, haunting us. In 2020,
11:04James Wanio was stenciling his support for the Black Lives Matter movement on his own property
11:11in San Francisco, California. A woman named Lisa Alexander quickly intervened, questioning whether
11:17he was allowed to do that, even claiming she knew the owner of the property. While this was going on,
11:32Alexander's friend Robert Larkin was filming and slipping in support for her. The backlash to the
11:37footage caused Larkin to be fired. It also saw companies cut ties with Alexander's skincare
11:43business. In the years since, Alexander worked with the crisis management team,
11:48criticized cancel culture, and issued a public apology to Wanio. Is Ken the best nickname for
12:01a male Karen? Or should it be something else? Kevin or Keith maybe? Let us know in the comments.
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