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Remember that whole balloon boy hoax, wherein a terrible man exploited his family to achieve fleeting notoriety through national panic before being fined and jailed? I try not too every day. But Richard Heene is back, scummier than ever. More »
Remember Balloon Boy and his fame-seeking, hoax-creating family? Turns out that despite the criminal charges, fines and humiliation, their story has a happy ending: they’re getting their balloon back. More »
The grand total cost of pulling off a national hoax is whatever balloon-making supplies go for, $US42,000 in fines and 30 days of jail time. Richard “Balloon Dad” Heene probably considers that a bargain in the world of attention-whoring. More »
Ah, Balloon Boy. It happened barely two months ago, yet it already seems ready to show up on an I Love the 00s nostalgia-fest. Anyway, Balloon Boy’s a-hole parents just got hit with a $US42,000 bill for the stunt. More »
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 »
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]
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 »
