Santa With ‘Naughty' and ‘Nice' Tattoos Must Tone it Down
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A community is outraged after a popular but unconventional Santa Claus was told by a company to tone it down. NBC10’s Drew Smith has the story.
A beloved Santa with "naughty" tattooed on one arm and "nice" tattooed on the other has been asked to tone down his typically goofy poses at a suburban Philadelphia mall, leaving some fans miffed.
Scott Diethorne is known for silly poses like hanging kids upside down and flashing his "naughty" or "nice" forearms.
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Customers tell Philly.com that when they arrived at the Oxford Valley Mall in Bucks County for their annual photos recently, they learned Santa Scott could only take "traditional" Christmas pictures — no tattoos or upside-down poses.
There has been growing support for "Santa Scott" posted to social media. [[462347313, C]]
Cherry Hill Programs, which runs the mall's Santa photos, says they're "dedicated to preserving the tradition and image of Santa."
Diethorne declined to comment, but his daughter says he loves his job and he doesn't want this outcry to jeopardize it.
Aimee Piacitelli
Amelia Quin
When you open your stocking and find coal inside...
Patricia Evans
Bri Bri did not want to sit on Santa's lap.
Cantria Williams
An unhappy holiday photo.
Jackie Osinski
Well 2 out of 3 isn't bad...right?
Jamie Argiropoulos
Cryin' around the Christmas tree?
Summer Brown
The Santa at Macy's in Philly must be very scary.
Aimee Piacitelli
Talk about a Not-So-Merry Christmas photo.
Ashley Merklin
Not even Santa looks happy to be there.
Crystal Ward
Santa pics went great this year.
Kayla Capanna
Bahumbug! Mia didn’t exactly love the idea of meeting Santa
Pat Coggins
Our Evy G did not like poor Santa!
Julie lotman
Julie and blue...He was very excited!!!
Bernadette Thomas
My daughter Gemma! She’s 2 years old. She’s not sure if she wants to laugh or cry this year!
Tina Borzelleca
Andrew, Daniel and Natalie of Conshohocken have mixed feelings about Santa.
Dona
Posing for the Christmas card!
Kaitlin
Mason and Grayson with Santa.
Kelly
Blair & her dog, Chloe, has a visit with Santa.
Jackie Aladich
20-month-old Mirai Aladich has had enough of Santa.
Theresa Foster
My son, Nick, wasn’t feeling Santa, and made a break for it.
Alexia sassi
Penelope and Santa did not get along to say the least.
Seamus Killeen
Teaghan and Rhiannon were not fans in the beginning.
Seamus Killeen
Teaghan and Rhiannon only a bit better the 2nd time around.
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It was almost the perfect photo.
Margaret Weaver
Didn't even get close to meeting Santa this season.
Kelly Gehris
Someone didn’t love the big guy this year! Little Everly has had enough!
Melissa
Our family Santa photo!
Walt Dutka
Cousin Christmas picture, JJ didn’t like Santa.
Ariel Casillas
One happy fan was excited to see Santa!
Stephanie Seuffert
Santa really is a nice guy...18-month-old doesn't know that yet though.
Amy Temple
Sisters Keri & Amy's Santa fail in 1979
Susie
Ho Ho Ho!
Pamela Bernet
First Santa encounter!
Bessie Cueto
Kobie just loves Santa.
Tracy
First year for a great Santa pic for JJ!
Tara Sheridan
Santa Gone Wrong (three years strong). We may never get it right, Lochlin and Walker Copskey year 1.
Tara Sheridan
Santa Gone Wrong (three years strong). We may never get it right, Lochlin and Walker Copskey year 2.
Tara Sheridan
Santa Gone Wrong (three years strong). We may never get it right, Lochlin and Walker Copskey year 3.
Sharon Pearlingi
Hopefully James and Juliette Carr will enjoy Christmas more then they enjoyed their Santa visit.
Amanda Jo Aston
2 year old Roary Annastaisa-Jo Aston tells Santa she’s been good all year!! Mom and Dad might have a different story to tell!
Meghan OConnor
Owen is not sure how to feel about Santa.
Mary Pahl
Chloe did not care for her 1st visit with Santa
Jackie Tapper
15-month-old Vera Tapper found out she might be on the naughty list this Christmas.
Darryl Patterson
Not even Santa can impress this little family.
Shannon Clark
Santa photos gone wrong.
Peggy Saxton
Mayra Lynn Casey says, "Get me off Santa's lap!"
Dina Settimi
A not-so-merry Christmas photo.
Tom DiOrio
Santa can be scary sometimes.
Linda Kimble
Locklyn Grace is not feeling the Christmas spirit
Brittany Spinnato
Uh-oh, someone’s not happy about making the naughty list!
Sharon Brace
Anneliese Lowther, 14 month old, tried to slip out of Santa's grip while screaming as loudly as possible.
Tara Anderson
Emma did not like Santa this year!
Caroline Dutertre
These kids could just be excited for Christmas...?
Amie Morris
She just wants her mommy
Chris Trifiletti
Someone turn off that Christmas music!
