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Richard Heene

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    June 1, 2011

    Richard Heene's 'Balloon Boy' Saucer Can Be Yours for $1 Million

    ​Here is something that you might want to buy if you have a lot of money just lying around and a deep appreciation for things pop culture and hoaxy that happened in and around the year 2009. The "flying saucer" that made Richard Heene and his 6-year-old son Falcon infamous -- remember, the lit ... More >>

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    December 23, 2009

    Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Gets 90 Days, Fresh Round of Humiliation

    ​Did you forget about Richard Heene, father/perpetrator of Balloon Boy? We haven't been seeing him on many best-of-the-year lists, but he's back in the national spotlight today, courtesy of a Fort Collins court which just sentenced him to 90 days in jail and four years' probation. His wife ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2009

    Balloon dad's coming to look for work

    ​As if we didn't already have more than our fair share of local unhinged self-dramatizing fame-seeking wannabes, we're about to get "balloon dad" Richard Heene. Heene and wife Mayumi got permission from a judge to come to New York to look into unspecified "employment opportunities" some time b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Is Balloon Boy's Dad An Aspiring Adulterous Letch?

    ​Richard Heene, the notorious father of that adorable, vomiting balloon boy, has been described as a lot of things--a con artist, a fame whore, a singer of bad theme songs--but now someone has stepped up to the balloon pump and called him a wicked flirt! A hat designer named Ivy Supersonic to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2009

    More balloon family drama, now with creepy racism

    An affadavit released by the Larimer County Sheriff's Department Friday says that balloon mom Mayumi Heene confessed that she and her husband staged the escape of the mylar balloon that supposedly contained their son as a publicity stunt. She's retained a criminal lawyer. Her husband's lawyer, howev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    ACLU Not Representing Balloon Boy Family, Says ACLU

    ​How refreshing to get a moment -- just a moment -- of clarity in the Balloon Boy story. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, who expects to bring charges against the Balloon Boy's dad, Richard Heene, has told reporters the ACLU is representing the Heene family. In other media sources, it is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2009

    Balloon mom and dad face charges (Updated)

    ​So there was a press conference yesterday after all, but it wasn't Richard Heene's. After a day of questioning Heene and his wife, Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden announced that criminal charges will be filed against them in the big balloon chase. Alderden says they haven't decided which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2009

    The further media adventures of Balloon Boy's dad

    ​Reality TV wannabe Richard Heene, whose 6-year-old son didn't float off in a homemade fake UFO followed by essentially everyone in the national press with a camera earlier this week, is talking to the media again after a self-imposed hiatus of, um, last night. Heene, who finished up Thursday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Balloon Boy Exposes Fraud, Crackpot Dad "Appalled" at "Media"

    ​Falcon the Bogus Balloon Boy seems to have spilled the beans in an interview: "You guys said that we did this for the show," he told dad Richard Heene as news cameras rolled. When Larry King nudged Wolf Blitzer into questioning Heene about his child's bizarre statement, Heene, as any modern g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    BALLOON BOY IN GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME

    ​ OK, what's the over/under on what the Heene family should pay for the massive search effort for their kid? Turns out Falcon was hiding in a box in the family's garage while helicopters and first responders were all over hell and gone looking for him. More questions at the end of the post. B ... More >>

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