Larry King Live: Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene Lies - 01-08-2010

The father behind the balloon-boy incident — Richard Heene — says he only pleaded guilty to save "my family and my wife."

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Heene, who recently was sentenced to 90 days in jail, told Larry King that the incident was not a hoax and that he pleaded guilty to charges of influencing a public servant to prevent wife Mayumi from being deported to Japan.

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When King asked Heene about son Falcon's comment that it was all done "for a show," Heene prefaced his response by saying the 6-year-old boy only learned to speak English three and a half years ago.

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He further tried to explain that his son had been asked by a Japanese cameraman to show him how he got into the attic — apparently for the cameraman's own TV program. "That's why Falcon answered [as he did]," Heene said.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, however, doesn't buy it and said the evidence is "overwhelming."

"I'm shocked he would make such statements," Alderden told King. "There's no doubt in my mind that this thing was a hoax."

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[CollateralSandwich]

"You said...

You said, we...

We did it for the show."

*wiping hands together motion as to signify complete pwnage in a courtroom or cartoon*

[sergiorambolt]

this guy is crazy !!!!!

[debi5058]

This guy is bonkers

[eddiemoney100]

I was watching this episiode and it was histerical the Dad made no sense at all even Larry was looking at him like he was crazy

[flexbrat]

ya 100000% nuts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[008sergio]

this guy is damn nuts !