These Bridgerton fans paid hundreds of dollars for a Regency Era-themed night to remember. Instead, all they got was scammed. Attendees for the Bridgerton-themed ball in Detroit, Michigan were promised an elegant ball and “an evening of sophistication, grace and historical charm.” According to social media posts and local news updates, guests instead were scrambling to find seats in a sparsely decorated room, were served Kit Kat candy bars and raw chicken, and were ‘entertained’ by a pole dancer and a lone violinist.
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00:00I just want my money back.
00:01These Bridgerton fans paid hundreds of dollars for a Regency-era-themed night to remember.
00:05Instead, all they got was scammed.
00:07Attendees for the Bridgerton-themed ball in Detroit, Michigan,
00:10were promised an elegant ball and an evening of sophistication, grace, and historical charm.
00:16According to social media posts and local news updates,
00:18guests instead were scrambling to find seats in a sparsely decorated room,
00:23were served Kit-Kat candy bars and raw chicken,
00:25and were entertained by a pole dancer and a lone violinist.
00:30I don't remember this in Bridgerton.
00:32It seems guests were duped into thinking the Detroit event was part of Netflix's
00:36The Queen's Ball A Bridgerton Experience,
00:38a touring promotional event for the Netflix series' third season.
00:42The Queen's Ball was a high-end immersive pop-up,
00:44held in different major cities that featured theatrical performances,
00:48live music from a string ensemble, and specialty cocktails like Lady Whistledown and Dirty.
00:53But Bridgerton lovers in Detroit were deceived by
00:56Uncle N. Me LLC, a local event company that posted flyers for the Detroit Bridgerton-themed ball,
01:02with tickets ranging from $150 to $1,000.
01:05Guests arrived at the venue decked out in ball gowns and suits,
01:08as the Detroit ball advertised a $2,000 grand prize for the best-dressed attendee.
01:13One guest told a reporter,
01:14The way it was described was,
01:15This would be a Bridgerton event, and we were going to have classical music,
01:19a good dinner, and there was going to be a play.
01:21We went in and it was completely empty in there.
01:23It's a hot mess.
01:24Instead of Regency-era sophistication, the ball attendees described complete chaos.
01:30People who attended flooded Facebook, Reddit, and TikTok to share what they experienced.
01:34Guests wandering in without anyone scanning their tickets at the door,
01:37a few tacky decorations, event staff wearing sports jerseys and jeans,
01:42and chairs made only available for VIP guests, meaning everyone else was forced to sit on the
01:46floor. Other commenters claimed the food looked disgusting and that the chicken served looked
01:51raw and pink, missing from the event entirely, alcohol, prizes, and the entertainment the
01:56event flyer had promised. Instead, Uncle Enmi LLC provided a single violinist and
02:01a pole dancer to entertain the ball attendees.
02:03Doesn't this look like something that your cousin had at her baby shower that she ran
02:07real quick to Family Dollar to get?
02:09Many guests shared that they had spent hundreds of dollars or more for the event and demanded
02:14a refund, but the event's website, which included contact information, had suddenly been deactivated.
02:19Finally, after a few days, one of the organizers made an official statement on Instagram apologizing
02:24for everyone's disappointment, saying,
02:26Our intention was to provide a magical evening, but we recognize that organizational challenges
02:30affected the enjoyment of some guests. But as of now, there's no word if anyone got their money
02:35back. Just like the harebrained Willy Wonka Experience scam in Scotland earlier this year,
02:40Detroit's unauthorized Bridgerton Ball is proof that if an event seems too good to be true,
02:45it probably is.
02:47Should we dance?
02:47No, I'm all danced out for the night. Call in.