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Manti Te'o Hoaxer Ronaiah Tuiasosopo Tells Dr. Phil He's a 'Recovering Homosexual.' Oh. [VIDEO]

Jessica Sager — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:38:25 +0000

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So you know how Manti Te'o had an imaginary girlfriend? And that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was behind the whole thing?

Apparently Tuiasosopo was also in love with him. But don't worry -- just like Te'o was "far from" gay, Tuiasosopo is also not gay. Because he's recovering from his homosexuality.

Way to be, dude.

Katie Couric's Manti Te'o Interview Gets Auto-Tuned

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:21:23 +0000

America’s fascination with Auto-Tune continues. And yes, this one is also catchy. With a story that is certainly not getting enough press, the Manti Te’o and invisible “girlfriend” conundrum seems to be a situation the nation cannot grasp — rightfully so. Luckily, Katie Couric stepped up to interview the B.M.O.C. (just keep watching, you’ll understand), [...]

Greg Michael's Two Cents on Manti Te'o

Greg Michaels — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:17:42 +0000

Have you heard enough about Manti Te’o and the saga that follows? He’s the football player from Notre Dame with the fake girlfriend. I’m on the verge hearing enough but before everyone gets sick of the story completely, I thought I’d share a thought or two. Here’s the back story. Someone or some people drummed [...]

Katie Couric Scores First On-Camera Interview With Manti Te'o to Discuss His Dead Hologram Girlfriend

Cassandra Rose — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:39:32 +0000

Oprah may have gotten the big Lance Armstrong sit-down, but he's already yesterday's news. The disgraced athlete du jour? That's Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, whose imaginary girlfriend (and her fake death) have grabbed headlines since last week.

Everyone wanted his first on-camera interview about the scandal -- and in another example of sisters doin' it for themselves, Katie Couric snagged the prize.

Manti Te'o Denies Role in Hoax, Admits 'Tailoring' His Stories

Joe Student — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:54:26 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o denied any role in the hoax involving a relationship with a person whom he claimed was his girlfriend last year. During a Friday night interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, Te’o also admitted he “tailored” his stories about the relationship in order to make people believe he had met the woman [...]

Manti Te'o's E-Harmony Ad [VIDEO]

Mac Dickson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:42:40 +0000

By now you've heard the very confusing story about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and his 'girlfriend.' Was she real? Was it all a hoax? One question is now answered thanks to 'Funny or Die.'

Ronaiah Tuiasosopa, Mastermind of the Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Hoax, Auditioned for 'The Voice'

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:33:04 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o had the sympathy of the world when he spun a tale of how he overcame the loss of his grandmother and girlfriend who died on the same day -- but all that pity went up in smoke when the story turned out to be a dirty rotten lie.

Now information is coming in that the whole hoax was created by one Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a previously unknown guy whose quest for fame predated the scandal when he auditioned for 'The Voice.'

Manti Te'o Story Helpfully Explained in Taiwanese Animation

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:14:55 +0000

If the whole Manti Te’o debacle has got you scratching your head because you don’t have time to read large, uninterrupted blocks of text … here’s a cartoon! Made by the strange folks at NMA TV, it breaks down the complicated story into simple words we can understand. We ain’t a dictionary, come on now. [...]

Manti Te'o: 10 Shocking Facts He Also Wants People to Believe

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:25:44 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard the bizarre tale about how Manti Te’o’s late girlfriend was made up. A sham. Completely unreal. Kind of like Notre Dame’s chances in the national championship game against Alabama. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Te’o’s lies are stacked up on each other like the silver dollar [...]

'Te'oing' Is Now a Meme (Of Course)

Sarah Shahzad — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:22:12 +0000

This football season was rough on Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. September saw the deaths of his beloved grandmother, as well as his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who, after suffering a serious car accident was diagnosed with leukemia. Te'o has been struck with tragedy indeed, or he would be if it were true.

While the death of his grandmother, Annette Santiago, did actually take place, DeadSpin found that there is no such person as Lennay Kekua. Awkward.