Top 10 Celebrations RUINED By Morons

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for infamous times when milestone events and celebrations were wrecked by the actions of horrible, inconsiderate, or thoughtless people.
#10: Massive Mistaken Identity
On Christmas Eve 2022, Jennifer Heath Box docked in Florida after spending 6 days on a Royal Caribbean cruise. She had gone away with her family to celebrate her brother completing cancer treatment. However, when Box arrived back on land, she was immediately arrested on child endangerment charges. She then spent 3 days in jail, allegedly in a cold cell as death metal was blasted into it. Box missed the festive celebrations and seeing her son before his 3-year deployment in Japan. However, it turned out Box didn’t have an arrest warrant. Instead, it was for Jennifer Delcarmen Heath. Despite the similar names, their ages, family statuses, and heights were all very different. In 2024, Box initiated a lawsuit against the cops.
#9: Military Mayhem
Due to being a member of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Lieutenant Dominic Ward was able to have his wedding to Cherie Preston at the iconic Tower of London in London, England. However, the experience was destroyed by the actions of Lieutenant Phil Roberts at the Trinity House facility. After too many drinks, he sprayed a fire extinguisher at people, dousing a 19th-century oil painting. After the guests were told to leave and had to relocate to a hotel bar, an officer escorted Roberts back to his accommodation. However, the Lieutenant punched the officer, knocking out his tooth cap. The police then arrived and issued Roberts with a fixed penalty notice. The next morning, he offered his resignation, which was rejected.
#8: Not a Handshake!
High school graduation is meant to be a big milestone in people’s lives as they move on to the next chapter. However, in 2024 one teenager’s experience was ruined by her father, Matthew Eddy,4. As she was on stage to receive her diploma at Baraboo High School in Wisconsin, Eddy ran up and pushed Superintendent Rainey Briggs away. Eddy, who’s white, can be heard saying that he didn’t want Briggs, who’s Black, touching his daughter for a handshake as the crowd booed his actions. As well as being issued a citation and charged for the incident, Eddy was also given a restraining order by Briggs. In November 2024, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
#7: Grinch vs. Santa
Christmas is usually a magical time of festivities that can fill a child’s world with delight. However, two street performers dressed as the Grinch and Santa Claus turned the festivities into an MMA bout in 2024. As people were shopping and taking in the festive display in Aguascalientes, Mexico, the duo began arguing over tips, as one was getting more than the other due to being in a more profitable spot on the street. This caused a fight to break out between them. Santa seemingly got the worst of it as video footage showed him getting medical aid as the handcuffed Grinch is taken away by the police, likely disturbing on-looking kids.
#6: Disgusting Teacher
In 2018, a worker at the Urfer Family Park in Sarasota, Florida, spotted a woman pouring something on some tables and grills. When they approached, the scent of human waste hit them. As it turned out, the woman was Heather Carpenter, a substitute teacher. She was furious at how Allison Foster, the principal at Phillippi Shores Elementary, had handled a complaint about her. So when the teacher heard Foster planned to host her child’s birthday party in the park, Carpenter wanted to ruin it. And, boy, did she! Carpenter caused $2,310 in damages to the facilities. On top of being banned from working at the school, she admitted to her dirty vandalism and was arrested.
#5: The Ring Snatcher
In 2022, a German man named Ante planned to propose to his partner in front of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in Disneyland Paris. As such, he got permission from the staff to take the romantic plunge on a stage. However, shortly after getting down on one knee, another park employee swung in, grabbed the ring, and directed the couple down the stairs as he smiled and shook his head. The crowd, who were admiring the proposal, began booing the employee. Disney publicly apologized for the incident after it went viral. They also offered Ante and his partner a free trip to any Disney park and a stay at one of their hotels. However, he rejected it after resenting the company for ruining this moment.
#4: Birthday Justice
This time, we have a moron who ruined their own birthday. Stephen Bear rose to fame as a reality TV star in the UK, appearing on shows such as “Shipwrecked” and winning “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2016. In 2021, after celebrating his birthday in Dubai, UAE, and returning, he was arrested at the airport. Bear had released intimate images and video of himself and his ex-partner and reality star, Georgia Harrison, on the internet without her consent. In 2023, after being found guilty, he was sentenced to 21 months in jail and was ordered to sign the sex offenders register. Bear also had to pay Harrison £207,000 in damages. In January 2024, he was released.
#3: The Riot Party
In 2008, with his parents away, Corey Worthington announced on social media he was holding a party at his house in Narre Warren South, Australia. Around 500 people turned up, quickly causing the event to get out of hand. The police were called and a riot erupted. In the aftermath, a defiant Worthington was infamously interviewed for “A Current Affairs” and mentioned he’d been ducking his parent’s phone calls and refused to take off his iconic yellow sunglasses. Only a few weeks later, this time in Devon, England, Sarah Ruscoe’s party was announced on-air by DJ Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. This caused up to 2000 people to attend, causing around £2000 in damages to her parents’ listed Georgian manor house.
#2: Birthday Bigots
In 2015, following the Charleston church massacre, the Confederate flag was removed from several sites. This sparked the white supremacist group Respect the Flag to act. Traveling through the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in a pick-up truck, they arrived at the birthday party for a Black child in Douglasville. On top of yelling racial slurs and violent threats at the adults and kids, Kayla Norton loaded a firearm and handed it to her partner, Jose Torres, as he confronted the party. The group was soon arrested and charged. In 2017, Torres was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 7 years of probation. Norton received 6 years inside and 9 of probation.
#1: Wildfire Reveal
In 2020, Angela Jimenez and Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. hosted their gender reveal party at the El Dorado Ranch Park in San Bernardino County, California. The smoke explosive lit the dry grass, quickly causing a wildfire to spread. For 71 days, the fire burned, causing around $41.3 million in damage, injuring 12 people, and taking the life of a firefighter. In 2021, the Jimenezes were charged for their recklessness. In 2024, Refugio pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 1 year in jail, followed by 3 years of felony probation. Angelina pleaded guilty to lesser crimes and received a year of probation and community service. The couple were also ordered to pay victims nearly $1.8 million in restitution.
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