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Balloon boy parents say they'll sell balloon

Balloon boy: TMZ.com posted the video in which Richard and Mayumi Heene say they'll work with California lawyer Perry Rausher on the auction.
Both balloon boy parents sentenced to jail time for hoax

Richard Heene will serve 90 days in jail, the maximum proposed under a plea deal reached earlier for his role in the hoax. Mayumi Heene will serve 20 days. 'Balloon boy' parents' sentence also bars them from profiting from the incident.
Editor's Blog
America's celebrity obsession: Can't live with it or without it

Blame the media or blame ourselves for our current celebrity obsession. Either way, it is causing people to go to absurd lengths to grab a piece of fame.
White House party crashers fit a new mold: Fame at all costs

On the heels of ‘Balloon Boy,’ the White House party crashers reveal that all the world is an episode of ‘Punk’d’.
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YouTube Direct helps news sites, Google's rep. What about Joe Flipcam?

YouTube Direct is one way Google is reaching out to news sites, but is it a diss to "citizen journalists"?
Goal of guilty plea in balloon boy case: Mom won't be deported

Richard Heene will plead guilty to the most serious charges in the balloon boy hoax to ensure that there is no chance his wife, Mayumi, will be deported to Japan, the family's lawyer says.
Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking?

Parents' quest for reality-TV fame, from 'Jon & Kate' to balloon boy story, can be damaging to their children, say media watchdogs and child advocates.
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Balloon Boy games soar, exposing a subtle industry shift

Two new video games based on the misadventures of Falcon Heene – better known as Balloon Boy – have found large web audiences.
Balloon boy story may be a lot of hot air

Richard Heene wanted his own reality TV show, and the balloon boy story seems to have given it to him. Now, we're all actors in this pathetic drama.
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Balloon boy charges are imminent - Twitter reacts with joy (mostly)

Balloon boy charges will be filed soon, according to Colorado officials. Richard Heene, the father of the balloon boy, will be charged with at least a count of falsifying a report.
Boy in balloon hoax: Jury is still out on the Heenes

On Friday, sheriff stood by the Heenes' story that there is no boy in balloon hoax. But he'll reinterview them.