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Balloon Boy Mum Admits To Hoax
1:10PM Rosa Golijan | According to court records made public today, Mayumi Heene, Balloon Boy’s mum, has admitted that the whole incident was orchestrated to make the Heene family more “marketable for future media interest”. Nice parenting. More »
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FOR SALE: Proof That Balloon Boy Was A Hoax
8:28AM The Business Insider | There is allegedly proof that the story of balloon boy Falcon Heene was a stunt to help pitch a television show. But the purported proof will cost you thousands of dollars to get. More »
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The Motive: Balloon Boy’s Parents Were Developing A Reality Show
6:59AM Adam Frucci | Wondering why anyone would want to trick the world into thinking their six-year-old was flying away in a gigantic party balloon? Well, it turns out that the Heenes were developing a reality show with the Wife Swap production company. And as we all know, the best way to get a deal made in Hollywood is to commandeer the national media for three hours with a bullshit emergency. Oh, Richard Heene, my hatred for you grows deeper with every new bit of information. [EW]
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Takeoff Video Shows UFO Balloon Incident Almost Certainly A Hoax
2:39AM Jesus Diaz | Not only did balloonbrat Falcon Heene casually admit they did it for the show, but this new video of the flying saucer taking off shows that this was all a hoax. It also shows that the father is a world-class a-hole. More »
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Who Should We Blame For The Anticlimactic Balloon Boy Saga?
2:20PM Dan Nosowitz | After a thrilling chase sequence, Balloon Boy was found…to have never been in the balloon in the first place. We’re glad he’s safe, but now the question comes: Who’s to blame for this whole catastrophe? More »
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