EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Balloon Boy Family Lived In Squalor, Owed Money To IRS
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 @ 09:32AM
In an exclusive video interview with RadarOnline.com, Richard and Mayumi Heene’s former employee, Vince LeGrow, gives RadarOnline.com some insight into the Heene’s personalities, how they lived in squalor, their financial woes and even their issues with the I.R.S.!
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“I’d say she’s very kind of subservient toward Richard. Richard was fairly controlling,” LeGrow says of his experience working with the Heene’s. LeGrow recalls several times when Richard would blow up at Mayumi yelling, “Mayumi you’re stupid!”
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As reported earlier by RadarOnline.com, the Heene’s lived in the back room of their production studio, which LeGrow describes as, “kind of disgusting. Almost everything was sticky.” With no kitchen or bathroom, LeGrow says the Heene’s merely relied on a hot plate and showered at the local Y.M.C.A. for almost two years.
LeGrow describes the children as “rowdy” and says, “they would curse a lot” and “didn’t have much discipline.”
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RadarOnline.com contacted Richard’s brother, Donald Heene, for comment but was informed that the brothers haven’t talked in over 10 years and Donald told us it was a “personal family matter”. LeGrow confirmed the notion that Richard has no contact with his family when he said, “Richard did talk about his father, only to say that he just doesn’t talk to him at all and probably hasn’t talked to him in 20 years or more.”
After working for the Heene’s production company for about a year, LeGrew says he worked up to the point where Richard wasn’t able to pay him anymore so he bought the company from him. “I believe he was in debt and probably had some issues with the I.R.S. also.”
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this guy is scary creepy. I seen the wife swap clip and thought he was nuts. Who in their right mind would put their children in harms way for fame. He does not deserve those kids
Posted Thu, 10/22/2009 - 5:23pm
I would have to agree No reality show would do this family any justice
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:03pm
Perhaps he in his mind thinks he is thinking of his family.
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:02pm
No I wouldn't think the guy should have his family stripped from him. Therapy Yes !
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:01pm
good thing they're not getting a reality show, I'm already sick of them!
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:01pm
This freakin guy should be worried about his family and NOT fame and all his "production" bs. These kids need to be removed asap. They as well as the wife as in grave DANGER.
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 9:00pm
After seeing his temper on Wife Swap it made me wonder what's it like when someone isn't around, making him rein it in.
Posted Thu, 10/22/2009 - 11:08am
Stone this family because they are poor or hurting what is this anyway?
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 8:39pm
Why as Americans do you have to kick the guys down when they are being kicked down
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 8:39pm
so what they owed money to the IRS how does anyone know the truth I will tell you what this world today is going to be judged so unbelievable
Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 8:38pm