IS THE SUNDERLAND FAMILY PLAYING US ALL?!

The Sunderland Family should meet The Balloon Boy Family!!

Laurence Sunderland, the father of Abby Sunderland (the 16-year-old girl who was found at sea after being reported lost during her solo sailing trip around the world), has reportedly signed a deal for a reality show called, Adventures In Sunderland!!

Laurence is a sailing instructor with his pregnant wife and their SEVEN children - A camera crew began filming four months ago...

"The show might be about family, it might be about Abigail's trip. It's something that was shopped around. We thought it might be a good idea if it was encouraging to kids to get out there and do things."

He insists that Abby's trip and "missing report" was not a stunt for the show. Hmm... Something sounds fishy here eh?!

BALLOON BOY'S MOTHER CATCHES A LUCKY BREAK!!

Although Mayumi Heene, the mother of the Balloon Boy, was sentenced to 20 days in prison for her part in the hoax, she will now only have to perform supervised community service for 10 weeks!!

A source dealing with the situation said today,

“It was decided that because she had three young sons that she could do the supervised community service instead. This means that on Saturday and Sunday she will check in with the alternative sentencing unit and do the supervised community work between 8am and 5pm before being allowed to return home."

The family also got their fine reduced from $42,000 to $36,000!!

BALLOON BOY'S DAD IS HEADING TO JAIL TODAY!!

Gotta love Mondays!!

Richard Heene aka the father & dumbass mastermind behind the Balloon Boy hoax will be checking into The Larimer County Detention Center today, where he will begin his sentence!!

Maybe he'll plan a hoax around dropping the soap?!

BALLOON BOY'S PARENTS HAVE TO PAY $42,000!!

Merry Christmas!!

The parents behind the Balloon Boy stunt are finally going to have to pay the price for wasting everyone's time... $42,000!!

The Larimer County District Attorney's office claims it sent the bill to Richard and Mayumi Heene demanding that the couple pay restitution to the agencies which took part in the rescue attempt - A lawyer for the Heenes claims they won't pay a cent until they see receipts and records.

Haha it's going to be a long holiday for the Balloon Boy crew!!

BALLOON BOY'S PARENTS ARE GOING TO PLEAD GUILTY!!

According to lawyers, the parents of Balloon Boy will plead guilty in court tomorrow!!

Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to False Reporting to Authorities, a class 3 misdemeanor (the lowest level misdemeanor in Colorado law) with a stipulated sentence of probation.

Richard Heene will plead guilty to Attempting to Influence a Public Servant, a class 4 felony. The prosecutor has stipulated to a sentence of probation.

The stipulations carry the possibility of up to 90 days in jail for Richard and 60 days for Mayumi along with the probation. After pleas are entered the sentencing will be continued for approximately one month for the preparation of pre-sentence reports.

What a waste of time/$$$ - These people should be ashamed of what they did!!

BALLOON BOY'S MOTHER ADMITS IT WAS ALL A HOAX!!

Mayumi Heene, the mother of Balloon Boy has confessed that the whole thing was a hoax created in hopes of raising the family’s public profile for a possible reality show deal!!

THE END!!!!!

THE BALLOON BOY HALLOWEEN COSTUME KIT IS ON SALE NOW!!

If you’re still on the hunt for a Halloween costume, we may have good news for you... A Canadian company that sells RC airplanes has created a Balloon Boy Halloween Costume!!

Plantraco Microflight began selling the Balloon Boy Halloween Costume Kit online yesterday for JUST $19.99...

"Now you, too, can enjoy all the media attention you want with Plantraco’s Balloon Boy Hoax kit… flying saucers and hot air balloon hoaxes are famous these days; get on the bandwagon for trick-or-treat Halloween fun and loads of laughs for everyone!"

I may just have to buy one!!

BALLOON BOY WAS A HOAX!!

Larimer County Colorado Sheriff Jim Alderden said today that it has been determined that the whole Balloon Boy situation was a "hoax" and a "publicity stunt"!!

Alderden went on to tell the media that the family engineered the incident in order to better market themselves for a reality television show - Discovery Channel offered them $1 million after the hoax, and has yet to hear back from the family.

No word yet on when charges will be filed against the family for wasting everyone's time & money, however, Child Protective Servics has been notified and will be conducting an investigation.

UPDATE: Discovery Communications Inc. has not heard back from the family on its initial offer and with the most recent facts coming forward proving that the situation was a hoax have decided to withdraw its offer to The Heene Family.

THE HEENE FAMILY WILL BE CHARGED!!

Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Balloon Boy's father, Richard Heene!!

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says,

 "We anticipate criminal charges will be filed sometime in the near future. What those charges may be, as I stated yesterday, what we we're looking at is Class 3 misdemeanor, which hardly seems serious enough given the circumstances."

They better sign that contract with Discovery Channel before its too late!!

THE HEENE FAMILY IS HEADING TO THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL?!

ZackTaylor.ca can exclusively report that Discovery Communications Inc. (which owns The Discovery Channel) has put in an offer of $1 million to The Heene Family to create a show "that focuses on scientific family projects that you can do yourself at home".

An insider at the network tells us that the deal was sent over to the family earlier today and that the network is very interested in showcasing this family and their science projects despite whether or not yesterday was a hoax.

No word yet if the family will sign the deal!!

UPDATE 1: The TLC Network says that the Heene family approached the network months ago with a reality show idea, but that the network passed. The insider we spoke to earlier at Discovery Communications Inc. says they have not heard back from the family yet on their offer to bring them to The Discovery Channel.

UPDATE 2: Discovery Communications Inc. has not heard back from the family on its initial offer and with the most recent facts coming forward proving that the situation was a hoax have decided to withdraw its offer to The Heene Family.

BALLOON BOY IS SO YESTERDAY!!

...Here's The Australian Train Baby!!

And the above video IS REAL!!

BALLOON BOY UPSETS HITLER!!

GUILLERMO GETS STUCK IN A BALLOON ALSO!!

BALLOON BOY CONFESSES...

Balloon Boy has confessed that his parents planned it!! Watch the video above where he says,"You guys said that we did this for a show."

WTF?!

His famewhoring parents have put the family on ABC's Wife Swap twice!!

Throw his parents in a balloon!! What do you think should happen next??

BALLOON BOY STEALS THE DAY!!

Now that Balloon Boy has been found safe, here are some of the comments we've gathered from people all over the world while this happened earlier...

"Pam Anderson had the balloon boy the whole time... He was sitting at her feet waiting for his cue."

"Ima be Balloon Boy for Halloween lol"

"Balloon Boy stole my Birthday thunder and he wasn't even in the balloon!!"

"The whole balloon boy thing is A GOVERMENT DIVERSION"

"Is Oprah going to adopt Balloon Boy?"

"You just know TLC is calling and doing a show on this kid & his family!"

"Wow... people must feel dumb sitting around watching an empty balloon all day... Why not just go see the movie, UP?"

"Maybe the aliens took the little boy from the flying saucer balloon cause they thought he was one of them??"

"Soo everybdy agrees to the boy getting an ass whipping"

"Yo Balloon Boy, Imma let you finish, but Anne Frank had the best attic hideout spot of all time!"

"The Balloon Boy now has a GREAT story to tell at cocktail parties in about 20 years"

What an interesting day...

6-YEAR-OLD BOY FLOATS AWAY IN A BALLOON-LIKE AIRCRAFT!!

Officials tried to rescue a 6-year-old boy named Falcon Heene, who according to his brother climbed into a balloon-like homemade aircraft and floated into the sky over eastern Colorado...

After the world watched the balloon float away, it finally came to a safe landing, however, the little boy WAS NOT inside!!

Police are now searching the ground for the boy - They think he either fell out or never actually got into the balloon and ran away!!

Stay tuned for details...

UPDATE: Falcon was found hiding in a box in the attic of his house, he was never on the balloon!! Cops say they WILL NOT charge his parents!!