In an offcamera interview with espn, teo said ronaiah tuiasosopo, a 22yearold acquaintance who lives in california, contacted him two days ago and confessed to the prank. Ronaiah tuiasosopo is talking to a psychologist a little too late. Phil show doesnt air until tomorrow and friday, but just like like the extended leadup to katie courics interview with teo last week, nbc. Phil will interview ronaiah tuiasosopo, the alleged hoaxer who duped notre dame linebacker. Phil interviews the man who says he hoaxed manti teo youtube. Join facebook to connect with naya tuiasosopo and others you may know. The man claiming to be behind the manti teo hoax has his voice analyzed by forensic voice analysts. Ucla hires mike tuiasosopo new, 16 comments according to viable news sources, ucla has hired mike tuiasosopo as the next linebackers and special teams coach.
Manti teo hoax all scams lead to ronaiah tuiasosopo manti teo scandal notre dame tells staff keep your mouths shut. Ronaiah tuiasosopo told dr phil he was repeated molested as a child by a member of his fathers church and that pain led him to feel i couldnt do things, accomplish things, pursue things. Manti teo hoaxster says feelings for linebacker are. If you want to learn more about manti teo s fake girlfriend hoax and see some funny tuesday memes, keep on reading. Shortly after participating in the largescale announcements of the company in revealing the next generation of iphones, apples ceo tim cook has made a rare tv interview appearance on pbs the charlie rose show, and has started the first of a twoparter by announcing that apple could yet pull out a new technological innovation of ipod or iphoneesque proportions. So, yeah, its kind of strange that tuiasosopo was showing up. Manti teo hoaxer ronaiah tuiasosopo says it was him as he. And in an even more bizarre turn of events, one of the hoax perpetrators, ronaiah tuiasosopo, has admitted through his attorney that he was the voice of lennay in phone calls to manti. By lateef mungin and greg botelho cnn manti teo one of the best defenders this season in college football defended himself in an espn interview friday night, saying there was no. Ronaiah revealed how he created lennay, a polynesian beauty, as an intricate deception to lure the notre dame football hero into a relationship. Manti teo briefly lied to the media and the public after discovering his online girlfriend did not exist and was a part of an elaborate hoax, he admitted in an exclusive interview with abc news. Body language analysis and interview with kasia wezowski, founder of center for body language. Manti teo tells katie couric hes naive but not gay in semi. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, the individual behind the hoax involving notre dame linebacker manti.
Ronaiah tuiasosopo, who hoaxed manti teo, says he was. Mar 22, 2017 but the news has brought up a funny and unfortunate situation for the player that began in 20. Phil recently sat down with ronaiah tuiasosopo, the man behind the manti teo love hoax. You are the other person on the other side of this relationship, who has identified yourself as lennay kekua. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, the alleged ring leader of the manti teo fake girlfriend hoax, will get his first oncamera interview with dr. When teo hugged ronaiah tuiasosopo, he reportedly thought he was meeting the favorite cousin of his online girlfriend lennay kekua. Jan 25, 20 ronaiah tuiasosopos lawyer told the new york daily news that it was ronaiah, the alleged hoax mastermind, on the other end of the phone calls. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Purchase give a gift manage subscription download ios app newsletters. In all, the interview lasted more than two hours and approximately. Ronaiah tuiasosopo s uncle says family will huddle this week on how to discuss prank. Liumanu tuiasosopo and james asoau from orange, ca have registered at kohls for their wedding on october 16, 2016. Why the manti teo defense still doesnt add up the atlantic.
Denard robinson asked whether he has real girlfriend at. Jan 19, 20 cnn manti teo one of the best defenders this season in college football defended himself in an espn interview friday night, saying there was no way he was part of a hoax involving. Phil and says that he was in love with the football player. He explained to the television host that he pretended to be. Fake girlfriend speaks out video diane omeara, 23, tells today she empathizes with the notre dame linebacker and addresses her relationship with alleged hoaxer ronaiah tuiasosopo. Linkedin an icon in the shape of a persons head and shoulders. Ronaiah tuiasosopo wasnt seen in attendance, and two church members said he was not there. Heres a video of manti teo hugging ronaiah tuiasosopo the man who allegedly masterminded the fake girlfriend hoax on the notre dame football star and its pretty obvious from the tape. Phils oneonone with ronaiah tuiasosopo, the mastermind behind the manti teo dating hoax, dr. In an offcamera interview january 18 with espn, teo said a man named ronaiah tuiasosopo was behind the hoax. Manti teo tells katie couric he briefly lied about.
Latest news, updates on manti teo girlfriend hoax story. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, reportedly a friend of teos, tried out to be a contestant. Phil is so big, it cant be contained into one episode of the syndicated talk show. Manti teo tells espn he wasnt involved in creating. Tmz has obtained footage showing manti teo hugging ronaiah tuiasosopo the man who allegedly masterminded the fake girlfriend hoax on the notre dame football star. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, the man behind the infamous manti teo hoax, came clean during an interview with dr. Tuiasosopo s twopart interview on the syndicated dr. Jan 31, 20 ronaiah tuiasosopo dishes out the dirty details of the manti teo hoax to dr. Man at center of manti teo hoax says he was molested. Phil mcgraw that he killed off fake girlfriend lennay.
Ronaiah tuiasosopo got a visit from a world famous psychiatrist last night. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, the california man suspected of being behind the manti teo girlfriend hoax, confessed in early december to fooling the notre dame star linebacker, a. Teo hoaxer tuiasosopo does first interview with dr. Dr phil interviews ronaiah tuiasosopo about manti teo. Phils interview with the man who says he hoaxed notre dame.
Soledad obrien interviews diane omeara, whose stolen facebook photos were used by ronaiah tuiasosopo to depict the fake online. Manti teo hoaxster says feelings for linebacker are romantic. Buzzfeeds video svengali, andrew kaczynski, found a teo interview from. Tuiasosopo fell deeply, romantically in love with teo. So much so that he worked a reference to tuiasosopo into every episode of the daily show this week, suggesting hes the culprit behind everything from beyonce lip syncing to. About halfway through the interview that couric scored over oprah. Manti teo hoaxster ronaiah tuiasosopo told dr phil he maintained an internet relationship with the notre dame college football star by pretending to be a woman named lennay. Diane omeara, woman in fake manti teo girlfriend photo. Phil asks ronaiah tuiasosopo to recreate lennay kekua. Jan 31, 20 ronaiah tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind behind the manti teo catfish hoax, told dr. Teo also told schaap that the first time he met ronaiah tuiasosopo was.
Manti teo hoaxer says he killed fake girlfriend after. Earlier in the day, abc news announced that teo would do his first television interview. Ronaiah tuiasosopo has since admitted he was the voice behind kekua. In their interview tuiasosopo revealed that lennay and teo had broken up about. Best known as a member of the korean boy band big bang, the rapper has also branched out to act in various dramas and films, including i am sam, iris, 71. But the athlete maintained that he had been duped and instead pointed the finger at 22yearold ronaiah tuiasosopo, whom he believed was lennays cousin. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind behind the manti teo catfish hoax, told dr. Jan 31, 20 but the athlete maintained that he had been duped and instead pointed the finger at 22yearold ronaiah tuiasosopo, whom he believed was lennays cousin. Romantically in love with manti teo new, 14 comments lennay kekua wasnt a real person, but the person behind the fake persona may have had real feelings for manti. Earlier on friday afternoon, smiths report cited a friend of tuiasosopo who claimed that tuiasosopo had confessed to the teo hoax. Romantically in love with manti teo new, 14 comments lennay kekua wasnt a real person, but the person behind. Manti teo mentioned one of those songs on twitter in december 2011.
Tuiasosopo resigned with the braves on a minor league contract, matt eddy of baseball america reports tuiasosopo spent a good chunk of time with the big league club in 2016, but he failed to. These are selected tweets from october 2011 to december 2012 for both lennay kekua, manti teos fake dead girlfriend, and ronaiah tuiasosopo. The second half of ronaiah tuiasosopo s interview with dr. Jan 24, 20 notre dame star linebacker manti teo, during an interview with abc news katie couric, has confessed to at least having some knowledge of the fact that his girlfriend lennay kekua was fake. Ronaiah tuiasosopo s interview with televisions dr.
In an interview with abc news katie couric set to air thursday evening, the heisman trophy runnerup says he fibbed to the media albeit briefly after learning that the death of supposed. Manti teo hoaxer says he killed fake girlfriend after fight with te. Heres manti teo hoaxer ronaiah tuiasosopo performing what. Feb 02, 20 linsey davis reports on mans confession of hoax on dr. Jon stewart seems to have had the giggles over manti teo prankster ronaiah tuiasosopo ever since the hoax story first broke. In a short clip of that interview obtained by the times, mcgraw asks. Sports illustrated releases transcript of teo interview. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. And now, to manti teo, the football star at the heart of that bizarre hoax, sitting down for his first oncamera interview with abc news anchor katie couric, telling what he knew, what he says he. In the interview tuiasosopo also says that he finally decided to end the sham relationship because after everything that i had.
Phil interview, claims teo cheated on lennay with 4 women. The twitter world erupted on thursday as cbs aired dr. Download the michigan football on mlive app for iphone and android. A friend said ronaiah tuiasosopo confessed to the hoax. Teo said in a televised interview with katie couric that if he were to speak with ronaiah. Ronaiah tuiasosopo says pain of being molested as a child. Ronaiah tuiasosopo, california resident, created manti teos. He ronaiah told me that manti was not involved at all, he. Manti teo hoax suspect says hes in love with football.
Manti teo sort of admits to knowing about the hoax ronaiah. Phil mcgraws sitdown interview with ronaiah tuiasosopo, the person behind the online girlfriend. Tmz has obtained footage showing manti teo hugging ronaiah tuiasosopo the man who allegedly masterminded the fake girlfriend hoax on the notre dame football star and its pretty obvious. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given name s. Phils interview with the man who says he hoaxed notre dame player manti teo. Phil winner in race for ronaiah tuiasosopo interview. Teo says he didnt lie publicly, was embarrassed about.
Join facebook to connect with tyler tuiasosopo and others you may know. He played professionally as a quarterback in the national football league nfl for eight seasons with the oakland raiders and new york jets. New york notre dame linebacker manti teo admitted to katie couric he answered questions about his dead, online girlfriend even after he received a call dec. Manti teo hugs hoaxer ronaiah tuisospo believing he is. Jan 20, 2020 tuiasosopo ultimately confessed to the hoax during a twopart interview with dr. Phil just scored huge tmz has learned, hes landed the first oncamera interview with the alleged mastermind behind the manti teo girlfriend hoax. Feb 23, 20 teo has met with two of the 20 teams with whom he is scheduled to interview.
A still from today show clip of ronaiah tuiasosopo s interview on dr. Phil mcgraw for his first interview since being exposed as the man behind the manti teo girlfriend hoax. Linsey davis reports on mans confession of hoax on dr. Phil show, the second part of which aired overnight in the us the 22yearold tuiasosopo. Feb 01, 20 heres manti teo hoaxer ronaiah tuiasosopo performing what he claims is lennay kekuas voice. Liumanu tuiasosopo and james asoau wedding registry. He said both teams hit on the personal issue in addition to football. Ronaiah tuiasosopo admits he created, killed lennay kekua in dr. Manti teo memes from four years ago are resurfacing, and it all began when a terrible hoax was played on the footballer. Manti teo hoaxer ronaiah tuiasosopo says he was molested. Tuiasosopo was selected in the second round of the 2001 nfl draft by the. Teo says he didnt lie publicly, was embarrassed about fake girlfriend. Phil mcgraw that he killed off fake girlfriend lennay kekua because teo told her he didnt need her. Ronaiah tuiasosopo dishes out the dirty details of the manti teo hoax to dr.
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