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91. The Balloon Boy (Richard Heene)

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Perry Caravillo and Jimmy Kimmel

Perry Caravillo was the butt of every joke in a 2003 reality show movie called Windy City Heat. He sued late night host Jimmy Kimmel for ten and a half million dollars alleging Kimmel falsely and fraudulently represented the project. A small confidential settlement was agreed upon and Perry Caravillo and Jimmy Kimmel buried the hatchet after the balloon boy incident caravillo was even invited to talk about it on Jimmy Kimmel live since he had been personal friends with Richard Heaney. By 2007 the Heaney family's financial struggles had only worsened there were multiple tax liens against their production company checks were bouncing. They left California they settled in Fort Collins Colorado where my human continued operating the video

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