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Man at center of Te'o hoax says he was in love

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo

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. Tuiasosopo, the 22-year-old mastermind of the elaborate hoax that embarrassed Te'o and left him looking gullible, spoke publicly for the first time in an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw for the "Dr. Phil Show," the first part of which aired Thursday.

Senh: This thing just got even more weird...

 

Manti Te'o Voicemails Supposedly Left By 'Lennay Kekua' Released By Notre Dame Star (AUDIO)

Manti Te'o

Manti Te'o has admitted that he never actually met Lennay Kekua, despite lying to his parents and briefly misleading the media on this issue, but he maintains that he spent countless nights talking to his "girlfriend" on the telephone.

 

Te'o tells Katie Couric he lied to maintain hoax

Manti Te'o

Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o told ABC News' Katie Couric that he had lied to keep up a hoax involving a nonexistent dying girlfriend once he learned he had been duped two days before the Heisman Trophy winner was announced.

 

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