Some pretty damn terrible stuff happened in 2012. On the serious side, there was war, poverty, starvation, and Hurricane Sandy. On the less serious side, there were annoying doomsday prophets, the death of Twinkies, the introduction of "YOLO" into the public vernacular, and the movie Playing for Keeps. In short, there were plenty of reasons for us to completely lose our s*** and ugly cry as a form of public catharsis this year. But these folks — real, or imaginary — took it a step further. They just wouldn't. Stop. Crying. So, to give them something to be happy about, we've given them all an award — a spot on our 'Top 5 Ugly Criers of 2012' List! Behold!
5. The Drunk Crier: Deena Nicole Cortese, Jersey Shore
Poor Deena. Being arrested for public intoxication on public television is never fun. It's even worse when your mother shows up and scolds you for your irresponsible behavior. We don't really feel sorry for you since you do it to yourself (and make tons of money for it), but your mascara tears have earned you the number 5 spot on our list. Congrats?
NEXT: Someone who just can't catch a break