Katie is so condescending. Manti, you are handling this so well. I'm so sorry that happened to you. The media is really disappointing on their coverage. So biased. I have been tricked by an online guy too so I get it.
I'm curious as to why Katie thinks a 21 year old introverted college kid like Manti should have had the same reaction a 56 year old extrovert like herself would have when finding out what he did. Because Manti and you are like twins right, Katie? Why wouldn't you think alike? The real story of this whole ordeal is the failure of journalism.
nails freemont it’s number 2. He’s a outstanding football player but off the field he’s an naive and weak minded man. He can easily be manipulated and was victim of cat fishing. A lot of men have fallen to this but we look at him weird because he was the biggest star at one of the most prestigious schools.
they either never fell in love before or just pure evil. I feel so bad for the dude this could literally happen to any of us because when it comes to love we are not as smart as we think we are
Come on people, give this guy a break. He's a young athlete who spends most of his time with football and school, which doesn't give him much time to invest in a relationship that most college males crave. If anything, Manit should be praised to have committed to ONE relationship, even if he's naive. He's not on drugs, getting in trouble with the law,or sleeping around with different girls. He's human like all of us, that's what make it all good. Chin-up Manti. God will get you thru this storm.
dude a lot of people feel the way you do and its just bad things happen to good people. This guys is a role model and what got me is when he said his biggest pain was that his family had to experience that pain.
My only issue with his story is that if he was really in love with her. Why didnt he contact her family after her death and why didnt he try to attend the funeral? That's the only thing that makes this story odd.
Yeah also I feel like he should have thought something was up when she wouldn’t FaceTime him and if he really loved her you’d think they would want to meet in person. According to Kyle Rudolph everyone said that Teo and his girlfriend situation seemed weird to everyone.
Well the reason why he has to explain this personal experience with the rest of the world, is because he himself was the one who shared the story with the entire world that led to it being one of the biggest driving forces behind him getting the Heisman. So we were all led to believe something that wasn't true, not just him personally, we all were because of Manti's decision to make the story public, thus making him a favorite for the Heisman. So this is why he had to step up and explain himself
everyone's talking about how naive and dumb he was. but honestly if you put yourself in the same situation, I dont think many people would have done anything much different. No disrespect but I really do hope this does affect his draft status, because I would love for my team, the Ravens to have a chance to pick this guy up.
One of my best friends I met online in 07 and we've still never met, but we text each other daily and always talk. A romantic thing is a bit extreme but yeah I believe him.
Poor Manti and even though I don't agree with what Ronaiah did to him and think it was wrong, I believe everything happens for a reason and maybe God allowed it to happen to bring Manti closer to him and so Ronaiah could deal with his issues of abuse. I think God has someone in store for Manti now though and he will find someone honest and get what he deserves 'cause clearly he has a big heart to be so loyal to someone he never met. He is a great guy and shouldn't feel embarrassed or be judged.
HE was the victim and she is making him out to be involved and an idiot.. He is a young man who was manipulated to the full extent by a man with his own issues. ..Perhaps before she put him on the defensive like that she should have done her homework.. It was proven that the man who did this was able to manipulate his voice even to the shock of the FBI who tested the voice.. The person said this man has a talent like no other person. CATFISH goes on all the time on the net. All a person needs to do to check a persons picture which his FB friend did not do a good job of is right click on a persons pic using Chrome.. It gives you an option to image search the picture.. It will take you to where that pic was stolen off the net.. Her name would not have matched up with that pic. This is Internet 101 people.
I think Manti is just a VERY YOUNG kid who is very naive and was blinded by love. Whoever took part in this hoax is EXTREMELY cruel and owes he and his whole family a huge apology in addition to some kind of litigation to be filed against them for what they did. His Heisman recommendation has NOTHING to do with this situation and it should no way affect the upcoming draft in the NFL, in fact I would LOVE to have him on the Raider's Defense!
Removing the "catfish" part of the equation and assuming both parties are very real: Why do some people (usually old people, but even young people) find it so unbelievable and weird that a person has had, at least once in their life, a boyfriend/girlfriend that they've met online and then phoned, cam'd, chatted, but have never met in real life? This is the digital age! I would think people wouldn't be so shocked and disgusted that someone's had an online (real, not a scam) relationship.
Yes I 100% agree, the Heisman should be given to someone purely off their on the field performance, not outside stories that happened to touched so many hearts. His off the field stories were unfortunately a huge reason why people were voting for him, because they liked his story and character. But yes the Heisman should be performance based, not personality based... But now to find out it was all a lie and that we were all fooled, this is why he had to explain himself to us all publicly.
I hate to see this guy put through all of this. The worst part is being put in the hot seat, millions of people vs you. Nobody is a work of perfection and just about everything that he did was acceptable. Him lying to the world about her being dead was the smart thing to do in my opinion. To keep this closed from the public, work it out or move on and forget about it.
Katie pressed hard in this interview and rightly so. The guy lied and perpetuated the hoax even after he knew it was all a fake. It's pretty obvious he relishes the media attention or he would have taken a low profile until this controversy blew over. What kind of young man carries on a two-year internet, voice-mail, phone relationship with an attractive girl and doesn't want to meet her after the first few WEEKS - let alone a couple YEARS? His story is so bogus.
I was just trying to figure out how bad someones life must suck before they start worrying about another persons mishap to make them feel better about themselves. The guy didn't commit any crime. Worry about yourself.. pretty sure none of this affected you in anyway.
When someone says “nooooo! Far from it! Faaaaaaaar from it!” when asked if they’re gay, that makes me think “Yesssss! Right on the money! Riiiiiight on the money!” Of course, it doesn’t matter one iota if he’s gay or not. I just found that extremely suspicious.
Haha I just see this now / ya can’t believe everything you see as the consensus, question everything/ he prolly let slip that he was prolly tickling around with a tranny / but for fucks sake’s why’s it even news though
Ultimate test for gender: say "Hun can you please shout something as loud as you can? for the fun of it". No guy and can do a girl voice and shout stuff.
I'm so related to him. I was a victim of the same hoax. For 6 months I had a fake girlfriend. The difference is, she was a real girl, just different identity and person. I couldn't meet her because we live in different continents.
Katie Couric needs to apologize for being a jerk. No need to be so condescending! The kid was in college and got recruited as an athlete…. The life of an athlete in training doesn’t afford him the time to have a social life not to mention he was a student…..
He might not have been in on it but he totally used his dead girlfriend to try to boost his heisman hopes and he knew that he had lied about lots of details.
i dont believe he lied..(im bout to be pretty honest myself...) I was in a relationship with someone I met online the same as he was. Whats funny is I did the same thing, he said the girl did. That her screen was black and she doesnt know why he couldnt see her. I had my webcam on but hidden. I was who I told him to be, but I had gained weight after depression and I didnt want him to see me in that state? We were together never having met for about 6 months before I did actually go on webcam..
One second he says he never lied but then he says he lied to his dad. Also he told people his girlfriend was still dead after he found out it was a hoax.
Can some1 answer me a question? How did he get the photo that he requested from the girl with the hand sign and the paper with what he requested to be on the paper? Just confused.
Because he's only human. I bet you've told lies before that your not proud of. In my opinion from the story hes told, all his lies are justifiable, so put yourself in his shoes because I guarantee your no saint either.
Me and the guy I was talking about once I finally went on webcam. We were on webcam together day and night, I fell asleep on webcam. I know how he felt, but more because we were on webcam we seen each other. But we couldn't meet. I had no money was laid off from my job, he was still looking for a job. Lived across the country. You dont want people to judge you, or talk ill of your relationship or how you feel. So you hide it, keep it to yourself.
Numerous men have fallen for this. But he was the big man at one of the most prestigious schools. We look at him weird because he could have had any woman he wanted at Norte Dame.
It's not hard to believe. Listen to the way that he talks. These events (the accident, the cancer, the relationship) happened, in his mind and he hasn't adjusted his frame work, yet. You can't coach this kinda of emotional connectivity. He was all in. Sad.
Why the interest. The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are normal?? 24 men and women in love on day one as they only met a guy but Manti is attacked while we apparently "get" the peps televised in a television series. How jaded we are....
and finally he saw who i was, which was the same person he had seen in pictures an known all that time. So my situation is different, as I was actually who I said to be lol. But...i know how it feels..to be embarrassed about growing attached to someone you never met. Loving someone and wanting to believe what they are telling you. Making up lies to friends or family because they will either call you nuts, or try to make what you have what that person not real. When you feel its everything..
He's a stellar athlete. He is religious and traditional. He has family pressures. He has a double life. So what's new? So many dudes in the NFL AND NBA are like this, but they don't rarely create a backstory like this. He got caught with his hand in the cooke jar. BFD.
the laughing just made me so cringe & sad I had to stop. I came here after the NetFlix doc "Untold" --- This story has evoked so many emotions, the way that this interview was handled is somewhat sickening.
Katie Couric is a wolf in sheeps clothing, the epitome of inflated, insensitive journalism. This is the reason she did not make it as a Network Anchor, complete lack of credibility.
He didn't bring this story to the media, the sports announcers doing the televised Notre Dame Michigan football game brought this story to the media. Manti Te'o did not.
i had a similar thing happen to me back in high school and it went the same way as this and i know how he feels but where he screwed up is calling her his girlfriend.
You misunderstood me, his touching story about his girlfriend dying was the driving force behind him possibly getting the Heisman, it is the reason why he almost got the trophy.
If you're gay you're gay, if you're naive you're naive, if you're dumb you're dumb, if you're a virgin you're a virgin, if you're self righteous you're self righteous and it goes on and on. The truth stands on it's own, it needs no confirmation, no glory or fame, no pride, no brilliance, no explanation, no respect, no praise and no pity. The only real question nowadays is are you bored or boring. I seriously doubt he lied to win a trophy or to inspire a team to win a football game.~LIVE ALOHA
The only reason why this is such a big deal is because of the great success at ND this year. Everyone was against them. If it would've been any other school not ranked in the Top 10, no one would've cared.
I was skeptical at first, but there's no way he could've made all this stuff up. Sure, he may have prolonged it a bit, but no way he was originally complicit.
That's not the point. Being imperfect applies to everyone and you shouldn't judge someone when you are not a saint yourself. Everyone has told lies at some point or another in their life and he didn't do it to hurt anyone, he did it because he was scared of being judged and we all have insecurities about something or at least one secret we don't want people knowing about. People can also lie in the spur of the moment, not out of cruel intentions and it's obvious he feels guilty and is sorry.
Watching this again years later. Manti Te'o is/was a gullible person, to be sure. I would think after a while that something is not right, but how and why it went on so long is ridiculous. Why did Manti himself allow this to happen for so long after all the excuses as to how and why he never did meet this woman face to face? I think he believed it because he wanted to believe it. Denial is a powerful thing. Proof positive here by his behaviors.
The key tell here is when he did not go visit her in the hospital despite being less than 2 hours away while he was in town. Note earlier in the interview he mentioned trying to meet her on numerous occasions but never being able to link up with her. When she was in the hospital that was his chance to go see her and meet her and it stands to reason that if he really loved her like he said he did that he would have gone to see her. This is clearly a hoax that he is in on. Him and Roniahah.
Like you said, he is a YOUNG man. He probably hasn't had experience on things like this and got overwhelmed when everything hit him. Let the kid go. He is an Eagle Scout, and I being an Eagle Scout know the Scout Oath and therefore believe Manti when he said he wasn't in on it. Finding out your dead girlfriend is alive is quite shocking. I doubt you would've came out and told the whole damn world about it like you are proposing in your comment. Think about it.
It's a bizarre scenario, I agree on that but this whole thing is stupid and its amazing how people out there are blowing this thing way out of proportion calling it a scandal. I don't see Manti any different through all this, he's just a young man who got caught up in an unfortunate situation and put his trust in the wrong people. He should have known better but are hitting this guy way too hard. If this was any other school other than ND, NOBODY would care.
I can't believe that the people who dont believe this guy isn't forgiving him. I mean holy shit it's so plain and obvious that he's a confused, immature dude. Which meant he was super easy to trick and use mind games on him. He's obviously innocent. I feel sorry for the dude. But he needs get to get smarter in life for the future.
I think Katie did her job, you could clearly see in her body language, tone and approach that she thought this guy was full of crap. He lied, embellished and misled people for his personal gain. This is an immature deceitful young man, and lets not lose sight of the fact that he is a man and not some child. He is an attention hound and sorry to say so is the family...sad but true. Katie nailed it!! Notre Dame AD needs to apologize too!
I don't care if he is gay, straight. I just can't believe that a guy who is so high profile & a big man on campus would fall for this. He is educated in college & none of this makes any sense at all. Gay or straight is not the issue, but it calls anything he says or does into question. If he has lied about this what else has he lied about? Very strange story! Guys like him can get any girl on campus. Don't believe anything he says..
I think you might be right. And for Manti's sake I hope so. After being duped like this in front of the nation and world but then for her to not even be a woman, whoa. Bigger than that is that then the only story is that "she didn't even really die" instead of what it is now "she didn't even exist" which is why this is a headliner or much of a story at all!
Katie is so condescending. Manti, you are handling this so well. I'm so sorry that happened to you. The media is really disappointing on their coverage. So biased. I have been tricked by an online guy too so I get it.
I'm curious as to why Katie thinks a 21 year old introverted college kid like Manti should have had the same reaction a 56 year old extrovert like herself would have when finding out what he did. Because Manti and you are like twins right, Katie? Why wouldn't you think alike? The real story of this whole ordeal is the failure of journalism.
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She and every single one of the people in the audience should watch the documentary. Everybody in this show owes this man an apology. SMH
wow... way to go to belittle, accuse and pour salt onto the wound on the victim here, Katie. Stop being so heartless and compassion-less.
This whole interview is an embarrassment to the social system.
Poor dude. When someone falls inn love they don't think rationally. Funny how all of you seem not to understand that.
Only two scenarios and both are bad. 1. He is a liar and covering up his homosexuality. 2. He is the dumbest numbnutter ever to walk the planet.
nails freemont it’s number 2. He’s a outstanding football player but off the field he’s an naive and weak minded man. He can easily be manipulated and was victim of cat fishing. A lot of men have fallen to this but we look at him weird because he was the biggest star at one of the most prestigious schools.
they either never fell in love before or just pure evil. I feel so bad for the dude this could literally happen to any of us because when it comes to love we are not as smart as we think we are
@@MrLp1980 LOL YOU TALK TOUGH ON THE INTERNET, PUZZY
Not with someone I haven't met
Come on people, give this guy a break. He's a young athlete who spends most of his time with football and school, which doesn't give him much time to invest in a relationship that most college males crave. If anything, Manit should be praised to have committed to ONE relationship, even if he's naive. He's not on drugs, getting in trouble with the law,or sleeping around with different girls. He's human like all of us, that's what make it all good. Chin-up Manti. God will get you thru this storm.
dude a lot of people feel the way you do and its just bad things happen to good people. This guys is a role model and what got me is when he said his biggest pain was that his family had to experience that pain.
Who is here after the Netflix documentary
My only issue with his story is that if he was really in love with her. Why didnt he contact her family after her death and why didnt he try to attend the funeral? That's the only thing that makes this story odd.
he did..the suppose family he thought he was talking to afterwards..was actually Ronaiah "Naya", etc..
Yeah also I feel like he should have thought something was up when she wouldn’t FaceTime him and if he really loved her you’d think they would want to meet in person. According to Kyle Rudolph everyone said that Teo and his girlfriend situation seemed weird to everyone.
one thing everyone can agree on is that in my 30's i would handle things more differently than when i was 22.
Wow she is super mean and condescending
Well the reason why he has to explain this personal experience with the rest of the world, is because he himself was the one who shared the story with the entire world that led to it being one of the biggest driving forces behind him getting the Heisman. So we were all led to believe something that wasn't true, not just him personally, we all were because of Manti's decision to make the story public, thus making him a favorite for the Heisman. So this is why he had to step up and explain himself
everyone's talking about how naive and dumb he was. but honestly if you put yourself in the same situation, I dont think many people would have done anything much different.
No disrespect but I really do hope this does affect his draft status, because I would love for my team, the Ravens to have a chance to pick this guy up.
Manti you're a good kid and your parents raised you well.
One of my best friends I met online in 07 and we've still never met, but we text each other daily and always talk. A romantic thing is a bit extreme but yeah I believe him.
In case you aren't aware....he didn't get the Heisman Trophy.
Poor Manti and even though I don't agree with what Ronaiah did to him and think it was wrong, I believe everything happens for a reason and maybe God allowed it to happen to bring Manti closer to him and so Ronaiah could deal with his issues of abuse. I think God has someone in store for Manti now though and he will find someone honest and get what he deserves 'cause clearly he has a big heart to be so loyal to someone he never met. He is a great guy and shouldn't feel embarrassed or be judged.
Aww Dad doesn't rap about the "stars flying past you"
Mayneeeeeee this comments section bout to get hellaa busy!!
HE was the victim and she is making him out to be involved and an idiot.. He is a young man who was manipulated to the full extent by a man with his own issues. ..Perhaps before she put him on the defensive like that she should have done her homework.. It was proven that the man who did this was able to manipulate his voice even to the shock of the FBI who tested the voice.. The person said this man has a talent like no other person. CATFISH goes on all the time on the net. All a person needs to do to check a persons picture which his FB friend did not do a good job of is right click on a persons pic using Chrome.. It gives you an option to image search the picture.. It will take you to where that pic was stolen off the net.. Her name would not have matched up with that pic. This is Internet 101 people.
I actually have lost all respect for Katie as anyone in the news industry..
It seems more like he "wanted" to believe she was real. I think he knew something was up, but he didn't want to believe it was a hoax
I think Manti is just a VERY YOUNG kid who is very naive and was blinded by love. Whoever took part in this hoax is EXTREMELY cruel and owes he and his whole family a huge apology in addition to some kind of litigation to be filed against them for what they did. His Heisman recommendation has NOTHING to do with this situation and it should no way affect the upcoming draft in the NFL, in fact I would LOVE to have him on the Raider's Defense!
I feel so bad for him. he is a good person you can tell.
Removing the "catfish" part of the equation and assuming both parties are very real: Why do some people (usually old people, but even young people) find it so unbelievable and weird that a person has had, at least once in their life, a boyfriend/girlfriend that they've met online and then phoned, cam'd, chatted, but have never met in real life? This is the digital age! I would think people wouldn't be so shocked and disgusted that someone's had an online (real, not a scam) relationship.
Why can't this woman stop forcing him to confess to something he obviously didn't do
why why? Manti?
+Heggawatts33 the feelings the pain that was all real
+Daniel Melice can you see why people would view this as a lie?
I didn't lie my whole world told me that she died
+Daniel Melice why why?manti?
she seemed nice she seemed very beautiful
Yes I 100% agree, the Heisman should be given to someone purely off their on the field performance, not outside stories that happened to touched so many hearts. His off the field stories were unfortunately a huge reason why people were voting for him, because they liked his story and character. But yes the Heisman should be performance based, not personality based... But now to find out it was all a lie and that we were all fooled, this is why he had to explain himself to us all publicly.
Katie is so mean and disrespectful
I give her credit for asking tough questions. Manti knew something was up and he still lied at the heisman ceremony.
Her respirator was probably her CPAP machine. LMAO!
Lmaoooo
I hate to see this guy put through all of this. The worst part is being put in the hot seat, millions of people vs you. Nobody is a work of perfection and just about everything that he did was acceptable. Him lying to the world about her being dead was the smart thing to do in my opinion. To keep this closed from the public, work it out or move on and forget about it.
imagine being that girl that Manti thinks its his girlfriend.
Randomly her face appears on TV LOL
a lot of relationships start off over the internet nowadays. so it's not that weird that he never got to meet her. i believe him entirely.
True but they don’t usually go on for this long before meeting.
Katie pressed hard in this interview and rightly so. The guy lied and perpetuated the hoax even after he knew it was all a fake. It's pretty obvious he relishes the media attention or he would have taken a low profile until this controversy blew over.
What kind of young man carries on a two-year internet, voice-mail, phone relationship with an attractive girl and doesn't want to meet her after the first few WEEKS - let alone a couple YEARS? His story is so bogus.
Now how do you feel after seeing his documentary?
I was just trying to figure out how bad someones life must suck before they start worrying about another persons mishap to make them feel better about themselves. The guy didn't commit any crime. Worry about yourself.. pretty sure none of this affected you in anyway.
Damn... Manti's dad is like two nose tackles in one body.
When someone says “nooooo! Far from it! Faaaaaaaar from it!” when asked if they’re gay, that makes me think “Yesssss! Right on the money! Riiiiiight on the money!”
Of course, it doesn’t matter one iota if he’s gay or not. I just found that extremely suspicious.
Lol it’s a dumb question really he never knew it was a dude
Haha I just see this now / ya can’t believe everything you see as the consensus, question everything/ he prolly let slip that he was prolly tickling around with a tranny / but for fucks sake’s why’s it even news though
Ultimate test for gender: say "Hun can you please shout something as loud as you can? for the fun of it". No guy and can do a girl voice and shout stuff.
I'm so related to him. I was a victim of the same hoax. For 6 months I had a fake girlfriend. The difference is, she was a real girl, just different identity and person. I couldn't meet her because we live in different continents.
Katie Couric needs to apologize for being a jerk. No need to be so condescending! The kid was in college and got recruited as an athlete…. The life of an athlete in training doesn’t afford him the time to have a social life not to mention he was a student…..
In the voicemail the inaudible part sounds either like she says "rubbing a fatty", or " grubbing fatty"
I totally believe Manti, cat fishing is a real thing just look at the Chris Anderson case.
katie isn't being mean, people are so naive to manti he knew about it
He might not have been in on it but he totally used his dead girlfriend to try to boost his heisman hopes and he knew that he had lied about lots of details.
Katie, the last thing he needs to hear is "aren't you splitting hairs? isn't that in essence a lie?" you are supposed to be objective as a journalist!
He said he met her because he didn't want to look crazy to everyone. I mean it would have been everywhere that he was dating someone he never met.
i dont believe he lied..(im bout to be pretty honest myself...) I was in a relationship with someone I met online the same as he was. Whats funny is I did the same thing, he said the girl did. That her screen was black and she doesnt know why he couldnt see her. I had my webcam on but hidden. I was who I told him to be, but I had gained weight after depression and I didnt want him to see me in that state? We were together never having met for about 6 months before I did actually go on webcam..
We give Lance Armstrong millions, but we don't give this guy forgiveness.
One second he says he never lied but then he says he lied to his dad. Also he told people his girlfriend was still dead after he found out it was a hoax.
anyone else still here?
Can some1 answer me a question? How did he get the photo that he requested from the girl with the hand sign and the paper with what he requested to be on the paper? Just confused.
No one here is stating the obvious. The way Manti speaks (cadence, acccent) is so hypnotizing! It helped me watch the whole boring interview!!
im just amazed how many people watched this..
katie, everyone isnt as brilliant as you, give the kid a break....
Dates a girl online, gets asked if he's gay. What?
Because he's only human. I bet you've told lies before that your not proud of. In my opinion from the story hes told, all his lies are justifiable, so put yourself in his shoes because I guarantee your no saint either.
Me and the guy I was talking about once I finally went on webcam. We were on webcam together day and night, I fell asleep on webcam. I know how he felt, but more because we were on webcam we seen each other. But we couldn't meet. I had no money was laid off from my job, he was still looking for a job. Lived across the country. You dont want people to judge you, or talk ill of your relationship or how you feel. So you hide it, keep it to yourself.
Numerous men have fallen for this. But he was the big man at one of the most prestigious schools. We look at him weird because he could have had any woman he wanted at Norte Dame.
Agreed. I pride myself in being able to lie. I spot so many red flags. He thinks it's humiliating now? Wait till the truth comes out.
It's not hard to believe. Listen to the way that he talks. These events (the accident, the cancer, the relationship) happened, in his mind and he hasn't adjusted his frame work, yet. You can't coach this kinda of emotional connectivity. He was all in. Sad.
Why the interest. The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are normal?? 24 men and women in love on day one as they only met a guy but Manti is attacked while we apparently "get" the peps televised in a television series. How jaded we are....
I feel so bad for him.
Dad.."I'd you think Manti is lying then you might as well say the rest of us are lying.."...uuuhhh...yeah!
and finally he saw who i was, which was the same person he had seen in pictures an known all that time. So my situation is different, as I was actually who I said to be lol. But...i know how it feels..to be embarrassed about growing attached to someone you never met. Loving someone and wanting to believe what they are telling you. Making up lies to friends or family because they will either call you nuts, or try to make what you have what that person not real. When you feel its everything..
what would make good ratings is Manti and Diane O'meara have a interview together
He's a stellar athlete. He is religious and traditional. He has family pressures. He has a double life. So what's new? So many dudes in the NFL AND NBA are like this, but they don't rarely create a backstory like this. He got caught with his hand in the cooke jar. BFD.
Manti's them song: Tonic - If You Could Only See
the laughing just made me so cringe & sad I had to stop. I came here after the NetFlix doc "Untold" --- This story has evoked so many emotions, the way that this interview was handled is somewhat sickening.
I wanna see Stephen A interview him so bad!!!! LMAO
Katie Couric is a wolf in sheeps clothing, the epitome of inflated, insensitive journalism. This is the reason she did not make it as a Network Anchor, complete lack of credibility.
watch Dr. Phil, Ronaiah's side of the story.
wow manti still doesnt realize ronnaiah was talking to him the whole time
He didn't bring this story to the media, the sports announcers doing the televised Notre Dame Michigan football game brought this story to the media. Manti Te'o did not.
I am not American and I don't know him, but I feel sorry for him. He really did like "her".
correction...Johnny Football. That is his legal last name now. haha
i had a similar thing happen to me back in high school and it went the same way as this and i know how he feels but where he screwed up is calling her his girlfriend.
You misunderstood me, his touching story about his girlfriend dying was the driving force behind him possibly getting the Heisman, it is the reason why he almost got the trophy.
why did you watch it??
If you're gay you're gay, if you're naive you're naive, if you're dumb you're dumb, if you're a virgin you're a virgin, if you're self righteous you're self righteous and it goes on and on. The truth stands on it's own, it needs no confirmation, no glory or fame, no pride, no brilliance, no explanation, no respect, no praise and no pity. The only real question nowadays is are you bored or boring. I seriously doubt he lied to win a trophy or to inspire a team to win a football game.~LIVE ALOHA
The only reason why this is such a big deal is because of the great success at ND this year. Everyone was against them. If it would've been any other school not ranked in the Top 10, no one would've cared.
Why , Why , Manti
Sad stuff..
I was skeptical at first, but there's no way he could've made all this stuff up. Sure, he may have prolonged it a bit, but no way he was originally complicit.
Piers Morgan would tear this kid apart
Got catfished. Poor Manti. That happened to me too. Got catfish.
««look up dr.phil catching a catfish»» has all the signs of a person who pretends to b someone else
That's not the point. Being imperfect applies to everyone and you shouldn't judge someone when you are not a saint yourself. Everyone has told lies at some point or another in their life and he didn't do it to hurt anyone, he did it because he was scared of being judged and we all have insecurities about something or at least one secret we don't want people knowing about. People can also lie in the spur of the moment, not out of cruel intentions and it's obvious he feels guilty and is sorry.
Glad to be a fan of the SEC, where the girlfriends are real.
and you can't just do what Katie suggested, come clear to everybody that you are a victim of a prank. it's so embarrassing!
te'o: "..i didn't lie.."
couric: "…didn't you actually say things that were'nt true? and isn't that, in essence, lying?"
Watching this again years later. Manti Te'o is/was a gullible person, to be sure. I would think after a while that something is not right, but how and why it went on so long is ridiculous. Why did Manti himself allow this to happen for so long after all the excuses as to how and why he never did meet this woman face to face? I think he believed it because he wanted to believe it. Denial is a powerful thing. Proof positive here by his behaviors.
The key tell here is when he did not go visit her in the hospital despite being less than 2 hours away while he was in town. Note earlier in the interview he mentioned trying to meet her on numerous occasions but never being able to link up with her. When she was in the hospital that was his chance to go see her and meet her and it stands to reason that if he really loved her like he said he did that he would have gone to see her.
This is clearly a hoax that he is in on. Him and Roniahah.
Like you said, he is a YOUNG man. He probably hasn't had experience on things like this and got overwhelmed when everything hit him. Let the kid go. He is an Eagle Scout, and I being an Eagle Scout know the Scout Oath and therefore believe Manti when he said he wasn't in on it. Finding out your dead girlfriend is alive is quite shocking. I doubt you would've came out and told the whole damn world about it like you are proposing in your comment. Think about it.
It's a bizarre scenario, I agree on that but this whole thing is stupid and its amazing how people out there are blowing this thing way out of proportion calling it a scandal. I don't see Manti any different through all this, he's just a young man who got caught up in an unfortunate situation and put his trust in the wrong people. He should have known better but are hitting this guy way too hard. If this was any other school other than ND, NOBODY would care.
I can't believe that the people who dont believe this guy isn't forgiving him. I mean holy shit it's so plain and obvious that he's a confused, immature dude. Which meant he was super easy to trick and use mind games on him. He's obviously innocent. I feel sorry for the dude. But he needs get to get smarter in life for the future.
I think Katie did her job, you could clearly see in her body language, tone and approach that she thought this guy was full of crap. He lied, embellished and misled people for his personal gain. This is an immature deceitful young man, and lets not lose sight of the fact that he is a man and not some child. He is an attention hound and sorry to say so is the family...sad but true. Katie nailed it!! Notre Dame AD needs to apologize too!
since when is this about me? i'm not in the subject here....
you guys see the teoing photos?
teoing.org has all of them from twitter instagram and tumblr
Here's a cup manti now shut the full cup. You to Katie
I don't care if he is gay, straight. I just can't believe that a guy who is so high profile & a big man on campus would fall for this. He is educated in college & none of this makes any sense at all. Gay or straight is not the issue, but it calls anything he says or does into question. If he has lied about this what else has he lied about? Very strange story! Guys like him can get any girl on campus. Don't believe anything he says..
I think you might be right. And for Manti's sake I hope so. After being duped like this in front of the nation and world but then for her to not even be a woman, whoa. Bigger than that is that then the only story is that "she didn't even really die" instead of what it is now "she didn't even exist" which is why this is a headliner or much of a story at all!
You're watching in IRELAND and you're commenting on the comments.
If we're so pathetic, what does that make you as his unpaid apologist?