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Statue of Liberty -- A Balloon's Eye View (43 Comments)
Richard Heene and his overexposed balloon family took a break from televised interviews to do a little sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty on Thursday. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled convicted felon con artists yearning to be famous..."
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PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/19/statue-of-liberty-a-baloons-eye-view/
Larry King's Son Scores a TV Gig (23 Comments)
Getting a job in radio is child's play to Larry King's 10-year-old son -- because the kid just landed a phat TV job hosting a sports show on FOX Sports Net. Larry tells TMZ Chance King recently penned a deal to host an upcoming TV show called "Kid Pitch" -- which revolves around youngsters shooting the breeze about all things baseball ... plus ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/19/larry-kings-son-chance-hits-homerun-lands-tv-gig/
ABC on Heenes: We Pay for Sushi, Not Interviews (30 Comments)
Far be it from ABC to pay for interviews -- something they say they don't do -- but they will pay to stuff the stomachs of those they interview and then drive them comfortably to their hotel ... which is exactly what happened with the Heene family last night. We got the entire Balloon Family out for a fabulous sushi dinner at Ocean Grill in NYC. ...
Balloon Dad -- Felony Payday (40 Comments)
For a convicted felon, Richard Heene claims he has some serious job opportunities flyin' in from N.Y. -- where there isn't a high demand for carpenters or balloon builders ... you know what they do need? TV show guests... In court today, Richard Heene's lawyer told the judge that Balloon Dad wanted to roll to NYC -- to seek "an opportunity for ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/13/balloon-dad-i-gotta-get-paid/
Balloon Mom and Dad Plead Guilty (37 Comments)
Richard and Mayumi Heene just pled guilty to a felony and misdemeanor charge, respectively, stemming from the Balloon Boy hoax. Neither will be sentenced today. Another hearing has been set for December 23.
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Balloon Dad -- Booked
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PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/13/balloon-dad-pleads-guilty/
Balloon Dad -- Booked (76 Comments)
TMZ has learned Richard Heene is currently in police custody, and his wife Mayumi is expected to turn herself in shortly. Richard's attorney announced earlier today that Richard will plead guilty tomorrow to attempting to influence a public servant -- a felony -- and Mayumi will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities -- a misdemeanor. The ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/12/balloon-boy-richard-heene-mayumi-booked/
Balloon Boy Parents -- We Were Full of Hot Air (38 Comments)
Those awful Balloon Boy parents are finally going to fess up to what we've all suspected for weeks -- that they're guilty of engineering the entire hoax. Richard Heene's attorney issued a statement explaining how Richard will plead guilty Friday morning to an offense of attempting to influence a public servant -- a felony. His wife, Mayumi, will ...
Criminal Case Against Balloon Boy Sheriff Bursts (28 Comments)
The sheriff from the Balloon Boy fiasco will not be charged with a crime for running his mouth about the Heene family -- and revealing that the county's Child Protective Services team had been asked to investigate Richard and Mayumi in the wake of their hoax. Heene's attorney had claimed Alderden broke a Colorado law, which bars officials from ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/10/case-against-balloon-boy-sheriff-officially-bursts/
Balloon Boy's Dad -- Not Smart, Not Funny (176 Comments)
We've already established Richard Heene is no scientist -- turns out he isn't a comedian either. TMZ has obtained a copy of a book Heene wrote back in 1994 called "The Official Offensive Driving Handbook." We know it's supposed to be funny because it's categorized as "humor" -- but that's the only clue. Mostly it just comes across as offensive. In ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/01/balloon-boy-richard-heene-book/
Sheriff Investigated Over Balloon Boy Comments (28 Comments)
The tell-it-like-it-is Sheriff who first labeled the Balloon Boy incident a "hoax" will be investigated by the local D.A. -- for allegedly telling a little too much about the Heene family. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden is on the hot seat after recently announcing that the county's Child Protective Services team had been asked to investigate ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/28/sheriff-investigated-over-balloon-boy-comments/
Balloon Dad Forced Cigar on Infant Son (176 Comments)
Ten years before the Balloon Boy hoax, Richard Heene pulled an equally unfunny stunt -- only this time his kid really was in danger. 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 ...
D.A. Gets Balloon Boy Case (31 Comments)
The fate of Richard and Mayumi Heene is officially in the hands of the Larimer County District Attorney. The Larimer County Sheriff's Dept. has just presented its case regarding the October 15th Balloon Boy incident to the D.A. -- who issued the following statement: On October 26, 2009, Larimer County Sheriff's investigators presented the ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/26/d-a-gets-balloon-boy-case/
Billy Mays III: I Want to Be Haunted By My Father (18 Comments)
Billy Mays III -- the late pitchman's son -- is hosting a Billy Mays costume contest for Halloween in honor of his dead father ... and get this, zombie Billy Mays submissions are encouraged. Little Billy posted the following on his website: "Halloween is approaching rapidly and it goes without saying that "deceased celebrities" (and balloon boy) ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/26/billy-mays-son-halloween-costume-oxiclean/
Balloon Boy's Mother -- It Was All a Hoax (110 Comments)
The mother of the "Balloon Boy" has finally come clean, admitting the whole ridiculous fiasco was the hoax everybody knew it was anyway. In a search warrant affidavit that was released today, Mayumi Heene told sheriff's deputies she and Richard "knew all along that Falcon was hiding in the residence." In the document, it says "Mayumi described that ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/23/balloon-boys-mother-it-was-all-a-hoax-mayumi-heen-falcon-richard/
Balloon Boy Sheriff -- I Turned Down Dr. Phil! (37 Comments)
There's one man in the Balloon Boy saga who isn't a total media whore -- the Larimer County Sheriff claims he told Dr. Phil to kick rocks! Sheriff Jim Alderden just posted a hilarious blog on the LCSO's website -- describing all the craziness he put up with in the wake of that little "spaceship balloon incident" ... and he didn't hold back. In ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/22/balloon-boy-sheriff-i-turned-down-dr-phil/
Heene Kids Hid in Boxes Before (36 Comments)
Falcon Heene wasn't the first Heene boy to hide in a box -- one of the other boys sought refuge in a box house during a kids show Richard produced called "Box Time." The show was made by Richard in 2003 and was billed as a "family video encompassing values, entertainment, education, and fun!" -- but nowhere in the program was there a lesson on the ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/22/heene-richard-ryo-bradford-box-time-video-show/
'SVU' Star: Balloon Hoaxes are Sooo Uncool (15 Comments)
"Law & Order: SVU" star B.D. Wong took the harshest, most volatile stance yet on Balloon Boy's parents today in D.C. -- saying ... wait for it ... "That was beyond uncool." Hey B.D. -- Jennifer Aniston wants her catch phrase back. Dun dun.
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Dog to Balloon Dad -- I'll Make You a Star
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PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/22/svu-star-balloon-hoaxes-are-sooo-uncool/
Dog to Balloon Dad: I'll Make You a Star... (46 Comments)
The Heene family just wanted a reality show -- and now Dog the Bounty Hunter has an easy solution for getting them on one: Just jump bail. As TMZ previously reported, criminal charges could be filed against one or both parents -- but arrests aren't expected until next week.
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The Original "Balloon Boy" 911 Call
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PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/21/dog-to-balloon-dad-ill-make-you-a-star/
The Original 'Balloon Boy' 911 Call (76 Comments)
TMZ has obtained the first 911 call made by Richard and Mayumi Heene to Fort Collins PD during the original incident/hoax last week. During the call, Richard tells the operator his 6-year-old boy is in the aircraft and asks, "What do you do in a case like this ... how the heck am I gonna get him down?" Heene also admits he called the FAA before ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/the-original-balloon-boy-911-call/
Heene's Neighbors -- Ready to Rumble (157 Comments)
The only things flying in this Heene-related video are fists -- when one of the family's neighbors went nuclear on media members covering the story. It all went down Sunday outside Balloon Boy's home, when one ticked off neighbor got into the face of someone from the news. But as tensions rose, another bystander jumped on the neighbor's back and ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/richard-falcon-heene-balloon-boy-neighbor-fight-media-news-video/
TMZ Live -- Balloon, Mel and Manson Madness (35 Comments)
Harvey, Mike, Max and Rick were on live today -- where they answered questions on the Heene family's past run-ins with the law, went on a random Charles Manson tangent and hit on Harvey's "pathetic" book sales. Plus -- how our Mel Gibson DUI story is causing a giant first amendment controversy, a debate over "The Best Song Ever Written, Harvey ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/tmz-live-balloon-mel-and-manson-madness/
Balloon Boy's Dad -- History of Violence (96 Comments)
Richard Heene had a well-documented criminal history with a common thread -- going ballistic under pressure. First of all, we've now found three criminal cases against Balloon Dad. In 1984, Heene was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon -- a gun -- and received three years probation. In 1991, in San Bernardino, CA., Heene was arrested for ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/balloon-boy-dad-richard-heene-violence-gun-probation/
The Heenes Have Landed ... At the Grocery Store (107 Comments)
With the entire country still fixated on their every move, Richard Heene, his wife Mayumi, Falcon and their other two boys showed a united front while at a grocery store in Colorado today. This wasn't a hoax. They really went to the store.
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Heene Family Disturbance -- The 911 Call
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PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/the-heenes-have-landed-at-the-grocery-store/
Heene Family Disturbance -- The 911 Call (46 Comments)
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made to the Colorado home of Richard Heene back in February 2009 -- when cops went to check out a "family disturbance" situation. After receiving a hang up call from the home, Larimer Sheriffs Department called back -- and someone can be heard taking a deep breath and saying "I couldn't even talk after that." The cop ...
PERMALINK: http://www.tmz.com/2009/10/20/richard-heene-911-call/
Richard Heene: My Son's Like a Rocket, Man (66 Comments)
Richard Heene thought about sending one of his kids flying through the air at high, uncontrollable speeds before -- though the first time, he didn't actually stage an elaborate hoax around the idea. TMZ has obtained a clip of Heene's Internet show -- which he also sold on DVD -- called "The Psyience Detectives." Heene often put his kids on the ...
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