LOL - heartwarming Manti Teo girlfriend dying story was a hoax

[zyxt9]

NBC especially should be ashamed for not getting any images of the girlfriend, asking for a photo of the two of them together, the tombstone. stuff like that is NBC Notre Dame coverage GOLD. that tombstone shot with white roses would have actually been PLATINUM JERRY, PLATINUM!!!

 

[zyxt9]

kinda funny how much we all know far more about the whole "relationship" now than we ever did before. talk about something "innocent" blowing up in your face. it is evident this hoax was not intended to play out for so long and they just rode the tsunami ashore, smack dab into a building on the shore.

 

[Michchamp]

one would have thought someone in the media would have wanted the image of her tombstone as part of their video segment. you know, the touchy-feely panning of the tombstone down to the white roses left there by Te'o. what reporter wouldn't have wanted that image to bring tears to the viewing audience? stupid gullible media, always getting played by athletes, politicians, entertainers, and even the reality "stars".

for what it's worth, Gene Wojciechowski (sp????) claimed he did ask Te'o about her and her family and Te'o said they didn't want any pictures or anything to be made public, and Geno backed off.

At that point, he should've been a bit suspicious and done the research on his own... then went to his editor and said "this punk is lying to us." But he didn't. Oh well, I can't be that hard on him because he did write that nice blurb about Bob Ufer that one time.

despite the claims that "no one ever expected a guy would lie about this." ... even while admitting that I may have fallen for it too, that's still no excuse... like I said before, Te'o cannot be the first athlete or public figure to make up a sob story to get attention.

 

[redandguilty]

2nd hand account. Friend of Tuiasosopo says Tuiasosopo admitted to the hoax, said Te'o wasn't in on it, and that he'd done it before. Already posted, but here's the link.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...uiasosopo-confessed-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax

 

[redandguilty]

It really doesn't matter if he was duped, he STILL RAN WITH IT.

Yeah, but ran with it for a couple months because he was too embarrassed to admit he'd been duped is different from being in on it from the start.

 

[redandguilty]

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/...-ballclub-manti-teo-girlfriend-bobblehead-day

People need to let up a bit until we know that nobody's getting hurt here.

Meanwhile, the woman who says Tuiasosopo confessed to her said she has urged Tuiasosopo to take responsibility for his actions.

She said he called her Wednesday as the news of the hoax was breaking. She said he sounded calm but she worries about his guilt over what he did to Te'o and what he did to his family name, one of the most prominent in all of Polynesian sports. She worries what he might do to himself.

 

[Michchamp]

2nd hand account. Friend of Tuiasosopo says Tuiasosopo admitted to the hoax, said Te'o wasn't in on it, and that he'd done it before. Already posted, but here's the link.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...uiasosopo-confessed-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax

Okay, ESPN is now making the same mistakes that got them - and the media at large - into this mess:

The friend, a woman in her mid-20s, agreed to be interviewed under the condition that she not be identified, saying she was fearful for her family's safety because of the overwhelming publicity the story has generated. In the interview, she did allow for her voice to be recorded.
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stop right there. that's when you say, "Sorry, if you won't go on the record, we can't print your statement."

The use of anonymous sources is now so commonplace, no one realizes what a serious breach of journalism it is. But it really gives you free reign to lie and print outright lies and falsehoods with no accountability.

"a White House official who asked not to be named as they are not authorized to speak bla bla bla defended his position and no one can dispute this because no one knows who said it..." etc.

sounds like pretty soon, this Tuiasosopo clown is going to come out and give a tearful apology and claim he made it all up, and now with prayer and the lord and all that, he's looking for forgiveness and has learned his lesson. and he can go and give a sermon at his daddy's megachurch and they'll all hold hands and pray and feel great. and notre dame fans will feel justified, the press can sort-of save face, and we can forget about this until some other joker pulls a stunt like it again...

...makes me want to puke.

 

[Michchamp]

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/...-ballclub-manti-teo-girlfriend-bobblehead-day

People need to let up a bit until we know that nobody's getting hurt here.

oh, come off it... no one is getting hurt, that's just an excuse to play for sympathy and continue to be dodgy with the facts.

...and if any of these LOSERS did get "hurt," we'd all be better off. screw them.

 

[Michchamp]

Press: "If it really was a hoax and you found out in December, how come you continued talking about her in public statements as though she was alive, and continued your story as though nothing had changed?

And a question for Jack Swarbrick, if you really had hired PIs to look into this, and had a full report exonerating Te'o from any culpability, how come you waited until after Deadspin broke the story to speak? And how come your speech and answers at that time were and continue to be wholly inconsistent with the public record of statements Te'o had made."

Te'o et al: "Leave us alone!!! We're scared! Someone could get hurt!!!"

MichChamp: *scowls and shakes his head with a look of repugnant disgust*

Sheep like RedandGuilty: *burst into tears* "LEAVE MANTI ALONE!!! SOMEONE COULD GET HURT!!!!1111"

 

[redandguilty]

oh, come off it... no one is getting hurt, that's just an excuse to play for sympathy and continue to be dodgy with the facts.

...and if any of these LOSERS did get "hurt," we'd all be better off. screw them.

I was thinking it before I read that article. If this guy has played the role of a girl to seduce guys on multiple occasions and it's all going public now...the guy had problems before, with the publicity who knows how someone like that would react?

You have to expect the internet to poke fun, but I think it's a bit risky for companies.

 

[redandguilty]

Press: "If it really was a hoax and you found out in December, how come you continued talking about her in public statements as though she was alive, and continued your story as though nothing had changed?

And a question for Jack Swarbrick, if you really had hired PIs to look into this, and had a full report exonerating Te'o from any culpability, how come you waited until after Deadspin broke the story to speak? And how come your speech and answers at that time were and continue to be wholly inconsistent with the public record of statements Te'o had made."

Te'o et al: "Leave us alone!!! We're scared! Someone could get hurt!!!"

MichChamp: *scowls and shakes his head with a look of repugnant disgust*

Sheep like RedandGuilty: *burst into tears* "LEAVE MANTI ALONE!!! SOMEONE COULD GET HURT!!!!1111"

You're right. Go tell your boss you want to run a promotion making fun of this whole thing. It is a classy and risk-free business move.

 

[hungry]

NBC especially should be ashamed for not getting any images of the girlfriend, asking for a photo of the two of them together, the tombstone. stuff like that is NBC Notre Dame coverage GOLD. that tombstone shot with white roses would have actually been PLATINUM JERRY, PLATINUM!!!

Well, they had that fake pic of that woman from her facebook profile.

 

[mhughes0021]

ok...heres the part im stuck on. are him and tuisosopo supposed to be cousins? And tuisosopo's girl cousin was supposively the one on the phone with teo all night all the time. Which means youre distant relative is making you fall in love with her over the phone.....kinda fucking sick lol. Or are the hawaiins like mexicans where they just call everyone cousins?

 

[hungry]

Okay, ESPN is now making the same mistakes that got them - and the media at large - into this mess:

The friend, a woman in her mid-20s, agreed to be interviewed under the condition that she not be identified, saying she was fearful for her family's safety because of the overwhelming publicity the story has generated. In the interview, she did allow for her voice to be recorded.
​

stop right there. that's when you say, "Sorry, if you won't go on the record, we can't print your statement."

The use of anonymous sources is now so commonplace, no one realizes what a serious breach of journalism it is. But it really gives you free reign to lie and print outright lies and falsehoods with no accountability.

"a White House official who asked not to be named as they are not authorized to speak bla bla bla defended his position and no one can dispute this because no one knows who said it..." etc.

sounds like pretty soon, this Tuiasosopo clown is going to come out and give a tearful apology and claim he made it all up, and now with prayer and the lord and all that, he's looking for forgiveness and has learned his lesson. and he can go and give a sermon at his daddy's megachurch and they'll all hold hands and pray and feel great. and notre dame fans will feel justified, the press can sort-of save face, and we can forget about this until some other joker pulls a stunt like it again...

...makes me want to puke.

Sounds like they found 2 dupes to fess up to the charade to take the heat off Manti, ND, and ESPN.

 

[Michchamp]

You're right. Go tell your boss you want to run a promotion making fun of this whole thing. It is a classy and risk-free business move.

Leave MANTI ALONE!!!!

 

[TheVictors]

In other liars lying scandal news, local writer (he lives here in Denver) Rick Reilly was very close to Lance Armstrong for years and was lied to blatantly by Armstrong and his crew.

He's pissed now because he had Lance's back all those years because Armstrong was so vehemently demonstrative about his innocence.

 

[wheels002]

In other liars lying scandal news, local writer (he lives here in Denver) Rick Reilly was very close to Lance Armstrong for years and was lied to blatantly by Armstrong and his crew.

He's pissed now because he had Lance's back all those years because Armstrong was so vehemently demonstrative about his innocence.

I always knew Lance was doping. To me you have to be on something if you want to enter a 3 week race of over 2k thousands up some of the steepest roads in France.

What pisses me off is he sued people and won claiming defamation when they were actually telling the truth. He ruined people's lives to keep his charade going and he doesnt seem the least bit sorry about it.

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

I always knew Lance was doping. To me you have to be on something if you want to enter a 3 week race of over 2k thousands up some of the steepest roads in France.

What pisses me off is he sued people and won claiming defamation when they were actually telling the truth. He ruined people's lives to keep his charade going and he doesnt seem the least bit sorry about it.

That is where everyone is wrong. He ruined nobody but himself. If everyone minded their own business, he wouldnt have went after them. Lance made those assholes a lot of money and the sponsors. Remember these dicks only spouted others names when they got caught. I guess they shouldnt have done what every cyclist was doing. I guess everyone here is going to be really pissed when the NFL has to fess up after the last 40 years of steroid use. My Steelers, the Cowboys, 49ers, Redskins, and Broncos of past years. Better take those trophys away sports media.

 

[hungry]

"but i was his friend and when i told on him, he sued me!!!"

If they were friends, why would she tell on him?

 

[lostleader]

Dealing with a ND fan at work tonight. Saying how bad Teo was tricked and that he nor ND had any idea what was going on. Also stating that we should all know this cause ND only takes the smartest of the smart athletes. Cause if they just excepted everyone like other schools ND would be winning NC every 2-3 years!

Disputes everything with a lou holtz come back. I am about to pull my hair out!
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