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Deadspin: Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend story was a hoax

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Small Town Guy, Jan 16, 2013.

  1. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Notre Dame Statement: Manti Te’o

    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
     
  2. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    Re: Deadspin: Te'o's "dead girlfriend" a hoax ...

    Join us here guys.

    http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/94376/
     
  3. Norrin Radd

    Norrin Radd New Member

    As opposed to the usual sports reporting, which changes the very world we live in.

    Any debunking of a falsely inspirational story = good journalism.
     
  4. Te'o is the victim, right, or was dad misquoted?

    http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2012-10-12/sports/34419536_1_brian-and-ottilia-manti-te-o-irish-head-coach

    Nov. 28, 2009: Te'o and Kekua meet after Stanford's 45-38 victory over Notre Dame in Palo Alto, according to the South Bend Tribune: "Their stares got pleasantly tangled, then Manti Te'o extended his hand to the stranger with a warm smile and soulful eyes." Kekua, a Stanford student, swaps phone numbers with Te'o.

    2010-2011: Te'o and Kekua are friends. "She was gifted in music, multi-lingual, had dreams grounded in reality and the talent to catch up to them" (South Bend Tribune). "They started out as just friends," Te'o's father, Brian, told the Tribune in October 2012. "Every once in a while, she would travel to Hawaii, and that happened to be the time Manti was home, so he would meet with her there."
     
  5. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    His brother Stephen, too.
     
  6. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Is there an echo in here?
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I think you missed a Brady Bunch reference.
     
  8. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Ahh, touché. Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!
     
  9. SCEditor

    SCEditor Active Member

    It'll all blow over. Ask Ray Lewis.
     
  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Well, in this case it was Jan.
     
  11. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    No. No.
     
  12. Knighthawk

    Knighthawk Member

    So we're only talking about people writing giant profiles? That's reasonable. I'm thinking more about beat writers who have to deal with family events (obviously, not usually quite this crazy) on a fairly regular basis. At some point, you have to trust human beings to some extent.
     
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