The nation was gripped by the runaway balloon Thursday. Falcon Heene, 6, was believed to have highjacked his dad's weather balloon and take it on a joy ride.
Turns out the kid was hiding in the attic the entire time.
The Denver Post reported:
"In a later interview on CNN, Falcon was asked again why he hid and didn't come out when he heard his family calling his name.
"'You had said that we did this for a show,' Falcon said.
"His father, Richard Heene, was asked to clarify the comment. He said he was 'appalled' at the question and its implication the ordeal was a hoax. He suggested Falcon's response might have stemmed from the family's appearance on the TV show 'Wife Swap.'"
This morning, on "Good Morning America," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said the cops have no reason to believe that the whole thing was a hoax. He said "seasoned investigators" spent a lot of time with the family and concluded that it was not a stunt intended to publicize the family's participation in a creepy reality show.
I watched the family being interviewed on "Good Morning America" this morning and I only needed about a minute to conclude that the guy was full of cattle excrement.
Anyway, the kid appeared uncomfortable during the interview and Diane Sawyer asked him if he was all right.
"I feel like I'm going to vomit," the kid said.
Join the club, kiddo.
Addendum: Later, the kid did throw up on the "Today" show. This kid's parents are idiots.
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