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and I had this idea

to make a piece

about Guantnamo Bay

and the detention

of all these terror suspects,

so I took Thierry with me,

and we didn't tell

anyone else about it,

and we just shot off, like,

the morning before the show.

I came, picked him up.

Just me and him.

You know, I'm kind of excited

I'm going to Disneyland.

In just a few moments,

we will begin our trip...

It was around the anniversary

of September the 11th,

so it was a pretty

high-temper moment.

Can I get two adults

just for Disneyland, please?

$2 is your change,

and your two Disneyland tickets.

Is Mickey Mouse

gonna be there today?

Yes, Mickey Mouse

will be there.

You go to Toontown,

and he's waiting for you guys.

Okay?

So we've been wandering around

the park for a while,

and then there's this sign

with a picture of a camera on it

saying,

"This will be a great place

to take your souvenir photo. "

So that obviously seemed

like the best place to put him.

He's like, "This is

where I'm gonna do it. "

And I'm like, "Okay. "

He goes in the corner

and starting to blow up,

through a pump, a doll.

Tssh, tssh, tssh, tssh.

And he goes,

and he start... put it in.

And he put it.

He attached it

to the metal bars,

and he takes time,

and it was kind of suspense,

because, you know,

it's Disneyland.

There is...

people comes.

And then I walked off

one way

and left Thierry there

filming it.

And me, I'm filming,

taking pictures...

Because it's like,

you know...

it's, like, the moment

that I'm here for.

In one moment,

they stopped the train.

Sorry for the holdup, folks.

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I have your attention,

please?

All of our trains are stopped.

We start to see

some people coming in,

security and people like this,

but not dressed like security,

but look like, you know,

like people who's not

at Disneyland

to have fun, you know?

So I'm starting to feel scared.

I'm walking to leave.

One guy is behind me;

two guys behind me;

three guys behind me;

four guys behind me.

And one moment,

pom, pom,

pom, pom, pom,

from every corner,

they were on me.

I went in the toilet

to change my hat.

I changed my shirt.

Then I went out,

and I went on the,

like, Indiana Jones ride,

and then

when I came off that,

I tried calling Thierry,

didn't get any answer,

so then I went

on Pirates of the Caribbean.

NARRATOR:
While Banksy

went on the rides,

Thierry was being introduced

to a very different side

of the Magic Kingdom.

So they put me in a seat.

There is a guy here,

a guy there...

and they said, "You are

in big, big, big trouble. "

So they actually started

shutting down parts of the park.

There was, like, walkie-talkies

crackling everywhere,

and all of sudden,

it seemed to be a very,

very serious thing indeed.

NARRATOR:

Held in an interrogation room,

Thierry was questioned

by Disney's security people

and one man who claimed

he was from the FBI.

I'm like, "I don't know

what you have on me.

"I was there.

"You're, like, telling me

"that I have something to do

with this person.

"I don't have anything to do

with this person.

"I don't have anything

to do with it.

"I mean, it's...

I was there at the wrong time

"at the wrong moment,

you know.

I was taking pictures,"

and things like this.

And he says, "Did you take

a lot of pictures?"

I said,

"No, I took one picture,"

and things like this,

"but I even delete it

when you guys came to me. "

No... the camera

is on the table.

It's full of pictures,

and I'm telling that

to the guy.

So I'm lying completely.

The only thing he has to do

is to turn on that camera.

So I tried Thierry again,

and this time he answered,

and I said, "Where are you?"

And he said,

"Hello, my chri,"

and, "How are you,

my darling?"

and, "How are the children?"

And I thought, "Yeah. "

At that point, I thought

I'd better leave the park.

He's like, "Okay,

show me the pictures. "

I take the camera...

I take him...

I said, "Look. "

I put it on, I go...

I go on Menu right away,

I go on Delete,

and I go, "Pffft!"

And the thing goes,

"Vvvvt!"

And I go, "Pom!"

I put it down, and I said,

"I don't have

any picture on him,

"and I don't have any proof

on you.

"I don't have nothing

with you guys,

"and I don't have nothing

with this guy,

because I don't know

who it is. "

Like this, I don't...

you know, I'm clear.

NARRATOR:
After four hours

of questioning,

with no evidence to hold him,

Thierry was released.

So after Thierry

withstood interrogation

from the entire Mickey Mouse

security team...

didn't fold,

didn't buckle;

he did a really good job of

stashing the tape in his sock...

I guess I trusted Thierry

with everything.

He was my guy after that.

Hey, man.

How are you?

Good.

How are you doing?

Yeah, yeah.

NARRATOR:
The day after

his close shave with Disneyland,

Thierry,

along with half of Hollywood.

Was at the opening party

for Banksy's show.

It was an even bigger star,

however,

who provoked

the real sensation.

Banksy had camouflaged

his rented elephant

with 12 liters

of children's face paint

in an apparent statement

about how easy it is

to ignore the things

right in front of us.

But the American news media

could only see

what was

right in front of them

and came flocking to report

on the elephant in the room.

I'm Angie Crouch.

Coming up at 5:
30,

animal rights activists

are outraged

over an art exhibit involving

a live painted elephant.

"There's an elephant

in the room,

a problem

that we never talk about,"

says this small white card

given to visitors...

What's the matter?

Just say when.

Um, you already

got your interview,

so can you...

NARRATOR:

The magical combination

of controversy, celebrity,

and the painted elephant

turned the show into an event.

We had the sort of attendance

that you get for a decent show

at the Museum of Modern Art

or something,

only over three days

and in skid row.

So I think a lot of the people

in the art world

were a little bit confused as to

how that would happen, you know?

As were we, to be honest.

NARRATOR:
"Barely Legal"

marked the point

at which street art

was forced into the spotlight,

attracting sudden interest

from the art establishment.

In the months that followed,

prices for work by

leading street artists rocketed,

with collectors

rushing to get in

on this exciting new market.

Lot number 33A,

Banksy,

the vandalized phone box.

And I'll start the bid

at $100,000.

$110,000, $120,000,

$130,000, $140,000...

NARRATOR:
Street art had become

a white-hot commodity.

Now no serious

contemporary art collection

would be complete

without a Banksy.

For $550,000.

Those little bunnies

are Warhols.

That's a Lichtenstein.

And then that's Keith Haring,

who I'm not a fan of.

The Andy Warhol "Mao" is

the first thing I ever bought.

I was, like, 20 years old,

and I put it on layaway,

and it's, you know,

the smaller "Mao. "

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