A family who pretended their sixyear-old son was carried off in a hot air balloon cooked up the hoax in an effort to get their own TV show.
Police yesterday revealed Richard and Mayumi Heene pretended young Falcon was in the balloon because they hoped the publicity would turn them into stars.
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I hope the sad bastards have to pay for the costs of the rescue attempt, pathetic!
