Balloon Boy Hoax
The Heene family — the ones who orchestrated the “balloon boy hoax” in an attempt to get signed to a reality show — is in the news again today. The parents, Richard and Mayumi, have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in the scam from a couple months ago. Richard has to serve 90 days in jail, including 60 days of work release, while Mayumi has to serve 20 days. In addition, they won’t be allowed to profit from the incident (no books, movies, TV deals to line their pockets) and they have to pay full restitution for the rescue efforts, which could amount to somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000.
Want to relive the uncomfortable moment when son Falcon inadvertently revealed that this was a hoax? Take a look at the video clip below. Watch Richard Heene’s body language throughout this thing. The guy is a class A asshole if you ask me!!