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Manti Te'o's Fake Girlfriend Makes Maxim Hot 100 List

Joe Votruba — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:40:41 +0000

Today is a huge day in the pop culture world. Maxim has released their annual Hot 100 list for 2013. There are a few rankings I put into question, but the main story is who they have coming in at #69.

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Lennay Kekua Pretender Says He Was in Love with Manti Te'o

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:00:18 +0000

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo fell in love with Manti Te'o and said all his energy went into pretending to be the woman the Notre Dame linebacker came to know as Lennay Kekua.

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Te'o Tells Couric He Briefly Lied About Girlfriend

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:29:34 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has told Katie Couric that he briefly lied about his online girlfriend after discovering she didn't exist, while maintaining that he had no part in creating the hoax.

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Manti Teo Now has eHarmony Ad with Girlfriend

Dennis and Judi Show — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:30:21 +0000

The fiasco with Manti Teo' and his supposed girlfriend have inspired a slew of funny parodies.

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Manti Te'o To Be Interviewed By Katie Couric

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:00:06 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be interviewed by Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview given by the All-American since news broke about the dead girlfriend hoax.

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Notre Dame Official Explains Not Disclosing Hoax

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:00:35 +0000

A Notre Dame spokesman says the university decided against disclosing the hoax against Manti Te'o immediately after an investigation commissioned by the school confirmed it because they didn't think it would be in the best interest of the teams playing in the BCS championship game or the individuals involved.

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Te'o Tells ESPN: Not Involved In Creating Hoax [VIDEO/POLL]

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:56:11 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o insisted he had no role in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead" girlfriend and told ESPN on Friday night that he was duped by a person who has since apologized to him.

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EXCLUSIVE: Manti Te'o's Girlfriend Live in Studio With Deminski & Doyle [PHOTO]

Joe Votruba — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:39:01 +0000

Look who decided to show up to the studio today to come clean about everything.

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Notre Dame's Manti Teʻo Tweeted Out a Cryptic Message in October

Joe Votruba — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:13:48 +0000

I'm sure all of the sports channels will be over-analyzing this. Manti Te'o tweeted out a thought to his followers back in October. At the time, it seemed like a random inspirational message. Looking back, there could be many different meanings

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Was Star Notre Dame Linebacker Victim of Hoax? [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:54:53 +0000

A story that Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia -- a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game -- was dismissed by the university Wednesday as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker.

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