ND Statement:
On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Te’o and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.
Dennis Brown
University Spokesman | Assistant Vice President
Brent Mussberger said:A.J. McCarron's girlfriend is real, and she's spectacular!
Notre Dame is staking a big claim by saying Manti was duped and was not in on it all all.
Ohoho!!ND Statement:
On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Teo and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.
Dennis Brown
University Spokesman | Assistant Vice President
LOL, from another board:
ND Statement:
On Dec. 26, Notre Dame coaches were informed by Manti Teo and his parents that Manti had been the victim of what appears to be a hoax in which someone using the fictitious name Lennay Kekua apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia. The University immediately initiated an investigation to assist Manti and his family in discovering the motive for and nature of this hoax. While the proper authorities will continue to investigate this troubling matter, this appears to be, at a minimum, a sad and very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators.
Dennis Brown
University Spokesman | Assistant Vice President
I dunno it seems to have gone on for long enough that he would have figured out it was a scam BEFORE she "died of cancer" not afterwards. He is either lying or an idiot.
I dunno it seems to have gone on for long enough that he would have figured out it was a scam BEFORE she "died of cancer" not afterwards. He is either lying or an idiot.
Exactly, there's something fishy with that claim. Was she trying to extort money from him?So that would mean that the actual person in the photos lied to deadspin about her involvement in the hoax, because in order for Te'o to be duped she would have had to actually begin a relationship with him.
You'd think the people reporting her death would have done -some- fact checking, it appears they did NONE. I wasn't even aware of this story before hand since I don't follow college football but it looks like it was widely reported meaning LOTS of reporters did NO fact checking.Wow, just wow. Looks like some in depth reporting was done to uncover this.
I think it's crazy that blogs have become in depth journalists more than the newspapers these days.
I'll go with a lying idiot
Exactly, there's something fishy with that claim. Was she trying to extort money from him?
The flip side is, what was the benefit to Te'o claiming she died.
None of this shit makes sense, occam's razor fails here.
You'd think the people reporting her death would have done -some- fact checking, it appears they did NONE. I wasn't even aware of this story before hand since I don't follow college football but it looks like it was widely reported meaning LOTS of reporters did NO fact checking.
Honestly I think that's a bigger story.
@Mobute Not sure why people are mad at Te'o. Tim Tebow spent every year of his career in a relationship with a made-up person who died tragically.
Stephen Douglas @CRM_Stephen
Manti Te'o wasn't missing tackles in the National Championship, he was hugging his girlfriend.
Had never heard of this guy before but a really interesting article.
Naive dummies thinking you can pull this off in the age of the Innerwebs.
Exactly, there's something fishy with that claim. Was she trying to extort money from him?
The flip side is, what was the benefit to Te'o claiming she died.
None of this shit makes sense, occam's razor fails here.