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Balloon Boy's Dad Promises 'Big Announcement'

Posted Oct 17th 2009 11:15AM by TMZ Staff

Richard Heene -- the guy who's kid was not inside of an out of control balloon -- popped outside his house early this morning and promised a "big announcement" later today.



Heene stepped out his home at around 5:30 AM, according to USA Today, and told reporters, "I'm going to have a press conference out here at, let's say, 10 a.m. Okay? ... So it's a few more hours. So, I'd like to speak everybody about a few things. Okay? So, it's a big announcement."

As we first reported, the Heene family had been shopping a reality show all over town for months, even going to TLC, the home of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" -- and many question whether the whole balloon fiasco was a set-up. Should be interesting ...

Story developing ...

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1. FIRST!

Posted at 11:21AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Roger

2. WTF!! Rewards some more freaks!!!

Posted at 11:23AM on Oct 17th 2009 by :(

3. I have a feeling that Balloon Boy's dad is a bigger media whore than Jon Gosselin - guess we shall see...Stay tuned!

Posted at 11:26AM on Oct 17th 2009 by keirie

4. maybe the big announcement will be that this story will go away and move on to some other freak show

Posted at 11:25AM on Oct 17th 2009 by JR

5. Second!!!!!!!!!!!!s

Posted at 11:25AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Simone (the real)

6. I have a feeling that Balloon Boy's dad is a bigger media whore than Jon Gosselin....Stay tuned!!!

Posted at 11:26AM on Oct 17th 2009 by keirie

7. I wish I could look away... but I can't. GO BALLOON BOY, GO!

Posted at 11:28AM on Oct 17th 2009 by NorCal

8. Hang all 5 of them!!

Posted at 11:31AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Ben

9. I am SORRY BUT SCREW THESE PARENTS!!!!! AND TLC SHOULD NOT HIRE THEM!!!!

Posted at 11:34AM on Oct 17th 2009 by robbie

10. His discovery of a perpetual motion machine?
Zero Point Energy?
He and his family have discovered the elusive Planet X (Nibiru) through a homemade backyard 6" reflecting telescope?
Confirmation of the Mayan 2012 prophecy?

Or maybe Richard Heene will admit publicly that his SAT scores were even LOWER than those of Sarah Palin!

Posted at 11:35AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Captain Kirk

11. Surprise????????Put the parents in jail.

Posted at 11:38AM on Oct 17th 2009 by pam

12. Who cares.

Posted at 11:38AM on Oct 17th 2009 by carrie

13. this i think is an excample of michael jackson kids home life while he was still alive..i bet they did wacky stuff like these werido kids,,what a bunch of weridos ,,i bet they all smoke dope

Posted at 11:40AM on Oct 17th 2009 by kiddcorrona

14. Oh Man...I hope he doesn't do something irrational and off his family right before 10 am. This guy isn't all there! He has no big announcement to make. Get Real! Stop giving this guy more time on the tube. He is irrational to say the least. Come on! He has been so humiliated in the news and rightly so, but I'd be careful!

Posted at 11:42AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Oh Crap

15. Who cares, he acts like an idiot in the interviews.

Posted at 11:43AM on Oct 17th 2009 by Simone #3

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