Balloon Boy’s parents finally get their balloon back
May 16th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Larimer County, May 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the infamous ‘Balloon Boy’ case, the Heene family is finally got their huge balloon back. They have suffered a lot, on account of gaining some cheap publicity through their ‘balloon boy hoax’. After gaining worldwide exposure for a hoax, they also had to suffer the legal consequences of their act. They had to pay a whooping $36,000 as restitution, and also serve a 90-days jail sentence, along with 10 weekends of community service as well.
So now after all the drama, Richard Heene – the apparent mastermind of the ‘balloon boy’ hoax, got his balloon back. The Larimer County Sheriff’s office had released the balloon on Thursday, and then Richard took the balloon home, only after making sure, that it is indeed his. He measured the balloon, and then realized that the balloon indeed belonged to him.
It ought to be mentioned that Richard Heene had an idea for a Reality TV series, which he talked with some producers and TV channels, but his idea was rejected. So in order, to drum up support and his publicity rankings, he pulled off the infamous balloon stunt, so that he becomes a famous personality and his reality TV series takes off the ground and the TV producers agree to it.
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