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story of football player's girlfriend and her death is a hoax (pg. 2)
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| Jon_Snow |
| This just in Jan Brady confesses she was catfished by George Glass. |
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| itsamemario |
Yes. You are smart because you watch bad movies. |
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| OrangestO |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
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| OrangestO |
Reportedly he was duped by his own friend. Wow.
http://espn.go.com/college-football...girlfriend-hoax
| quote: | Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man who has been publicly identified as being behind the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, called a church friend in early December crying and admitted to duping the Heisman finalist, the friend told Outside the Lines Thursday.
The friend, a woman in her mid-20s, agreed to be interviewed under the condition that she not be identified, saying she was fearful for her family's safety because of the overwhelming publicity the story has generated. In the interview, she did allow for her voice to be recorded.
She says Tuiasosopo gave her the tearful confession and account of how he played what he said was at first a game on the unsuspecting Te'o. And, she says, he told her that it wasn't the first time he had done it.
"He (Ronaiah) told me that Manti was not involved at all, he was a victim. ... The girlfriend was a lie, the accident was a lie, the leukemia was a lie," said the woman. "He was crying, he was literally crying, he's like 'I know, I know what I have to do.'
"It's not only Manti, but he was telling me that it's a lot of other people they had done this to."
Notre Dame issued a news release Wednesday after Deadspin.com reported it could find no record of Lennay Kekua, Te'o's supposed girlfriend, existing.
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said in a news conference Wednesday night that coaches were informed by Te'o and his parents on Dec. 26 that Te'o had been the victim of what appeared to be a hoax. Someone using a fictitious name "apparently ingratiated herself" with Te'o, the school said, then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had died of leukemia.
Swarbrick said that the relationship took place online and over the phone. Te'o had described staying on the phone with whom he thought was Kekua for hours each night over many months. Tuiasosopo's friend from church told ESPN that Tuiasosopo admitted to having his female cousin speak to Te'o over the phone. |
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| srussell0018 |
Like I said, if you've see any interview with Te'o, you'd know he had nothing to do with this. Was it stupid to fall in love with someone you've never seen in an online relationship, sure. But I didn't have any doubt from the beginning of this that it was a cruel joke played on him, and he had nothing to do with it.
The media is so quick to jump the gun and try to manufacture dirt on famous people, it's pretty ridiculous. This is why nobody likes the media. Now a completely personal matter that devastated him more than once is going to tarnish his image for no reason whatsoever. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Yeah, a Mormon playing for the most famous Catholic University in the world. Go figure. |
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| srussell0018 |
See you in the NFL. Mel Kiper has him going in the top 10. Hopefully he slips to 8 so the Bills can get him. |
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| Jon_Snow |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Like I said, if you've see any interview with Te'o, you'd know he had nothing to do with this. Was it stupid to fall in love with someone you've never seen in an online relationship, sure. But I didn't have any doubt from the beginning of this that it was a cruel joke played on him, and he had nothing to do with it.
The media is so quick to jump the gun and try to manufacture dirt on famous people, it's pretty ridiculous. This is why nobody likes the media. Now a completely personal matter that devastated him more than once is going to tarnish his image for no reason whatsoever. |
It's hard to believe an athlete would lie to gain an advantage, a sports progam would cover up for him, and a fan would believe crocodile tears over mounting evidence. |
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