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“Celebrity Wife Swap” Is Going To Happen

Jessica WakemanMay 6, 2011 //

“Celebrity Wife Swap” is going to happen, people: ABC is currently casting celebs for six episodes of “Wife Swap,” the show where two families trade moms and lifestyles for a week. We can probably expect “Celebrity Wife Swap” to be similar—just thinner, richer and most likely more crazy. Keep reading »

Balloon Boy’s Dad Makes An Infomercial

Ami AngelowiczOctober 28, 2010 //

Richard Heene, the man behind the Balloon Boy hoax, is back with a BRILLIANT new invention … the Bear Scratch. If you “itch like the son of a twitch,” Heene insists the only way to get a “deep, deep penetrating scratch” is to rub up against a tree like a bear. Only not a real tree—a tree he made. Just “stick, screw, sway, and scratch” for a mere $19.99. I’m sorry, but is this guy on meth? I’m very frightened. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

Balloon Boy Drama Was A Hoax

Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 19, 2009 //


Well, as if it wasn’t obvious already, officials have finally confirmed what the entire universe already knew — the ballad of missing Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene, was a hoax. Richard Heene, with the help of his wife, concocted the whole saga in hopes of getting the family some publicity, so they could sell a reality show. This is what happens when a plan EPICALLY BACKFIRES. The Heenes will face charges, some of which may carry jail time. Keep reading »