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5\/31\/2011 4:25 PM PDT\u00a0by TMZ Staff\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Balloon Boy<\/strong>” dad Richard Heene<\/strong> is selling off the infamous balloon that made him the most hated father in America — and if everything goes to plan … he’ll raise over a million bucks for charity in the process.<\/p>\n

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Richard posted a video online last week — in which he claims his family wants to help with the tsunami relief efforts in Japan … and to kick things off, he’s already set a “purchase now” price on the balloon for $1,000,000.<\/p>\n

Heene claims he will not make a penny off the saucer — saying he hired an attorney to distribute any profits from the private online auction<\/strong><\/a> to Japanese tsunami relief charities.<\/p>\n

The 20-foot saucer created a search-and-rescue panic in October 2009 — when Richard and his wife claimed their six-year-old was trapped in the balloon as it careened into the sky.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was all a lie … and now everybody hates him.<\/p>\n

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Tags: Richard Heene<\/a>,\u00a0Mayumi Heene<\/a>,\u00a0Balloon Boy<\/a>,\u00a0Heene Family<\/a><\/p>\n

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