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Balloon Dad Forced Cigar on Infant Son

10/27/2009 4:53 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Balloon Dad Forced Cigar on Infant Son

Ten years before the Balloon Boy hoax, Richard Heene pulled an equally unfunny stunt -- only this time his kid really was in danger.

Richard Heene: Click to watch
We've obtained footage of Richard Heene from 10 years ago -- trying to shove a cigar into his then infant son Bradford's mouth -- while posing him with an empty bottle of beer ... and it's all for the cameras.

At one point Mayumi can be heard telling him "No" -- but Richard doesn't stop ... seemingly obsessed with getting what he thinks is the perfect shot.

P.S. -- We apologize in advance for Richard's incredibly grating, beyond annoying baby talk.

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lilliana.m.garcia:  838 days ago

how have these children not been taken away yet?

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Tiffany:  838 days ago

What a tool! We have an insane interview with Richard Heene's business partner for 7 years here:
http://girlsandcorpses.com/print9/smokula.html

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Ron:  838 days ago

Proof that it should be against the law for some people to reproduce.Heene is a MAJOR weinie, idiot, and one seriously sick POS

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cgirl Caron:  838 days ago

This dude is such a tool

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MaggieMay:  838 days ago

S-I-C-K !!!! This family is absolutely SICK !!!!!! Unbelievable !!!!! I just cannot believe this story. It gets weirder and weirder everyday that comes. At this point -- I just DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY?

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jaddedkitten:  838 days ago

This retard is crazy... those poor kids

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Emily:  838 days ago

Woah! Just woah! He shouldn't be a parent!

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wishing they would just go the hell away!:  838 days ago

This guy is a freakin PSYCHO! I couldn't even watch the entire video, it disgusted me that much!

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A fan:  838 days ago

More & more information comes out about this dude. He is an idiot and does not need to have the blessing of children.

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James:  838 days ago

Here's a show for you: Take Richard Heene, Jon & Kate, Octomom, the Kardashians, etc. Put them on an island together and force them to endure each other's company without any cameras to suck up to.

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wishing they would just go the hell away!:  838 days ago


I can only imagine what has happened in these childrens lives that wasn't videotaped. Sad, sad excuse for a man and father.

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Rap sucks:  838 days ago

Damn this guy is crazy someone take those kids away now.

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pam:  837 days ago

Get these parents away from the kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ronald Raygun:  837 days ago

This is wrong on so many levels. How many times was Richard Heene dropped on his head as a kid?

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Karen:  837 days ago

I hope children services come knocking at their door and help to get these children away from both of these parents.
BUT THEN AGAIN...how did they get this footage? Who shows us this crap? Why do we watch it? I feel sorry that this family is in this situation and our world has come to this obsession with watching the media give us this garbage. Obviously the parents are getting what they want and the media too!!

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