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Single mom, fertilization enthusiast, would-be reality show star-you can add one more job to Nadya Suleman’s (Octomom) resume: swimsuit model.
Maybe that doesn’t seem out of the ordinary to you, maybe you see swimsuit modeling a natural next step to a controversial single mother of 37 kids. But maybe this will surprise you; she says she got back into swimsuit shape with no help at all. As in, no plastic surgery.
$42,0000. That’s the amount of restitution that Balloon Boy hoaxers Richard and Mayumi Heene are required to pay local, state and federal agencies to make good.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or have been extremely lucky), you’ll remember that on October 16th, the Heenes led the world to believe that their 6-year-old son was trapped aboard a homemade craft mistakenly set loose on a 50-mile flight from their Fort Collins home. Balloon landed…no boy. Turns out the parents staged the stunt to pitch a reality t.v. show and the kid was in the attic the whole time.
It comes as no surprise that the Heene’s attorney, David Lane, objects to the $42K tab. “Let’s see the bills,” he said. “They’re not paying anything until they see some receipts.”
According to the Denver Post, the Heenes reached a plea deal on criminal charges and are to be sentenced today in Larimer County. Further compensation to the agencies that responded to the emergency, from the police to the National Guard to the Federal Aviation Administration may be determined then.
After an investigation, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office concluded that the Heenes concocted this hair-brained scheme and acted alone.
Image: Reuters
The oft-demonized reality television just may be responsible for saving a teen’s life. 13-year-old Joseph Clopton was playing on Walden Pond in Shawnee, KS yesterday afternoon, when, against his big brother’s warning, he skated into the middle of the pond. You guessed it… the ice cracked and fell into the water, bringing Joseph with it.
The balloon parents reportedly plan to plead guilty tomorrow morning on a variety of offenses linked to the hoax.
Leave it to previous producers of “Cheaters” and the “Jerry Springer Show” to bring us what may be the ultimate trash reality grab for money: “Jon-Kate=Jon + Octomom” .
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — this “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ show seems to have legs. Continue reading »
Not to defend Jon Gosselin, but I felt like a comment on Jeanne’s announcement of the Jon – Kate news (get it? Jon MINUS Kate? Oh, the witticism) needed a male response.
Here are excerpts from the comment I’m referring to: Continue reading »
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