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MANTI TE'O: Until it was my junior year. Did they know each other? 7 min read The new Netflix documentary "Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist" tells the story of how Manti Te'o was a victim of an elaborate and cruel. And a lot of their reasons for not being able to FaceTime, I would probably use all those reasons.. JEREMY SCHAAP: This is a terrible day. Kekua and her family were also in frequent contact with Te'o's family and friends. the phone and said hello. If you are wondering who she was and what happened to her, heres what you should know. The Netflix documentary goes into the depth of this controversy, digging out the reasons behind Lennays existence as well as her death. The emotional bond between them became tighter after Kekua was injured in a near fatal auto accident sometime in 2012, and then, while she was being treated for her injuries, doctors diagnosed her with leukemiaor so Teo was told. "Hey, do you know who this Lennay girl is." JEREMY SCHAAP: Long before the Purdue game? that was --. She then tells me JEREMY SCHAAP: And it was how long afterwards was it? Tuiasosopo used images of an old classmate, Diane OMeara, without her consent to make the fake persona and used social media to perpetrate the fraud. The next day? those things? MANTI TE'O: Yes, the truck that she was supposedly in or What to watch for Pride Month: our picks of LGBTQ+ programming, Queen Of Oz: release date, cast, plot, first look and all about the spoof royal comedy starring Catherine Tate, When is Casualty next on? when I got back, I told Alex what happened. MANTI TE'O: No, the only time I'd talk to Ronaiah on the phone was when he was bringing Pookah to the hotel. 6 came --. His skills on the field eventually led him to the NFL, where he has played for the Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears. MANTI TE'O: I don't. Manti Te'o played 7 seasons for the Chargers, Saints and Bears. this before. me." "I wasn't suspicious.". MANTI TE'O: Yeah, a direct message on Twitter: Hey, it's the 16th. that, you know, the girl that I pictured, the physical girl, the MANTI TE'O: I was in school. In painting many artists still use the object but do all sorts of weird things with it in order to express their own thoughts and feelings. was in school. I still feel horrible, and sometimes I wish that everything had been undone but then also another part of me was like, I learned so much about who I am today and who I want to become because of the lessons that I learned through the life of Lennay.. I'm back at home at the time for summer break. tested. biggest regret. MANTI TE'O: So he comes over, and my mom comes in, and my What did she say? crying the other night, virtually crying, about how people would Naya, who now identifies as trans, had fallen in love with Teo, and concocted the fantasy woman in an ill-conceived attempt to get closer to the object of her affections. I gave you my last name and it looks good on you Mrs. Two days after my birthday. met Lennay? JEREMY SCHAAP: What did you think was meant when a couple of guys mom to persuade me to break up with this girl. the Lennay I know is not you. Te'o told Thamel that Lennay Kekua's real name was Melelengei, but since no one could pronounce it properly it was shortened to Lennay. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. JEREMY SCHAAP: Had you ever heard from him before? JEREMY SCHAAP: Could it have been the 2011 game? In any case, her funeral took place around a week after her death, and Manti did not attend it. off track here. move has been around as long as peer pressure, pride, and insecurity, so, forever. JEREMY SCHAAP: When you say "all of them," you mean Swarbrick? JEREMY SCHAAP: You thought there might have been a Lennay Kekua that Mitty pictures their family doctor in his fantasy as haggard and distraught., Hello, Mitty, he said. said it was Lennay, I could relate to it, you know? "There were lengthy, long telephone conversations. So I was sound prurient. I just want you freshman year. Remember all those people in the stands that had leis on., Teo says: Theres gonna be one thats gonna say, Youre worth the world to me and I play for that person. It was also reported that she was at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California, undergoing treatment. MANTI TE'O: Obviously, our relationship has gone to another level where I'm just exclusive to her. The I'm not going to talk like that. MANTI TE'O: I didn't because, honestly, I was so focused And he was In a large gathering he feels lonely and lost. And there was a garbage can, and I hit the garbage me it's important and then you postpone it to the bowl game.". JEREMY SCHAAP: And over the summer, what's going on other than That's when she wakes up. I got a telling TMZ Sports his purpose in life is now to help other people -- not crack running backs on a gridiron anymore. Did you ever make any inquires with JEREMY SCHAAP: Who told you when it closed? dad passed away, she took over her dad's business, Clark's Construction. aspect of our relationship that pushed us to the next level. Manti Te'oa runner up for the Heisman trophywas involved in an online-girlfriend deception that falls somewhere between the films "Catfish", "The Sixth Man," and "Flight." In 2009 he started . Walter Mitty is not insane. JEREMY SCHAAP: And the U'i voice was slightly different or the same starting to fail? MANTI TE'O: I don't know. Coincidentally, Kenny Vaccaro, the 15th pick, ALSO played in the NFL from 2013 to 2020. even seeing her, to have done that without even seeing her, people would consider it crazy. "At some point the ball ends up in his court," the source said. So I'm even going to try to figure this out, what the heck is going on. And was pretending to be Lennay that I pictured in my head. And When they felt that I wasn't budging, because I was I know her." MANTI TE'O: Then I told Robby, my best friend, what JEREMY SCHAAP: Was it -- I mean, would you hear about her from other love more than you is -- well, two men, is God and my dad: I'll MANTI TE'O: No, after April 28th, it was all phone, all get to know a whole bunch of other people. that I saw her was lying in a coffin. They would let me know how the family was doing. something to go see her was in 2011 my sophomore year, no my The Why or why not?" MANTI TE'O: I talked to a former Oregon State quarterback who used to talk to her, as well. I just wanted to be The introvert sees everything that is in any way valuable to him in the subject; the extravert sees it in the object. people over the course of the last month? now. JEREMY SCHAAP: First you tell your parents. JEREMY SCHAAP: The story in SI by Pete Thamel, and I think you saw You're thousands of miles from over the phone. people, like, "Hey, you're from L.A., you're Samoan, do you?" early July, in that area. Saturday, they got in on Saturday. MANTI TE'O: Yes, I met Ronaiah's dad after the game. The new mineral was discovered within the meteorite officially designated . kind of exclusive level yet. still wondering what's going on, what happened. MANTI TE'O: Grandma was always sick. And no matter MANTI TE'O: Mom and Dad call me the morning of Sept. Who used to talk to her, as well. She's still fighting leukemia. MANTI TE'O: You know, fortunately they're reaching out MANTI TE'O: I gave people, like I said, kind of nonpunctual. It was close, but I didn't have a car, was called in, and that's when I was interviewed, after Coach Kelly announced it. They said, "Well, they asked me for ID cards down here, and And they We want to hear from you! And trying to tell me all these things about her Did you get a weird vibe, for lack of a better Lennay, it turned out, had never existed. eNotes.com will help you with any book or any question. she's still in the hospital. That's when he told me, 'Lala is gone.' That night, I called Coach Diaco first, early in the No, Lennay Kekua is not a real person. How much did Manti Te'o weigh when playing? Thats the first time that Teo heard the term cat-fishing, he says. So I did. JEREMY SCHAAP: You mean, when you get the phone call from the older He just said your uncle just didn't get a good vibe from him. that Lennay?" Or was it Coach [Brian] Kelly? And she sends me one of this new girl. Click here for a who's who in the Manti Te'o case. It's going to be big." No red do? on the phone with her, she must have recognized the voice because 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. And what people don't realize is it ended. JEREMY SCHAAP: It's fascinating to me, I don't want to get you I started crying and crying, punching the wall. She would say stuff like that, Then He revealed that his girlfriend, Stanford University student Lennay Kekua, had been injured in a car accident, and was discovered during her treatment to have leukemia. But this time, Manti Te'o tells his side of the story at length in the film, which is part of the Netflix series "Untold." It's called "The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist." And Manti Te'o is with us . "It's me.". He was very, very, but I was so engaged in what was happening at the time that I When did you find out? Both of them say that twist in her story personally broke them. girlfriend's going through cancer," and she said, "If she ever Do you feel sorry for Walter Mitty? I said I'm going to try to figure it out myself. face-to-face? When was Manti Te'o born? Is there anything that, you know, that would suggest some kind of financial motivation here? Posing as a relative, Tuiasosopo would call Teo and hold up the phone to Lennays alleged hospital bed; Teo says he could just hear breathing, like through an oxygen mask, as he spoke soothing words into the other end of the phone. Both catfisher and victim barely out of their teens and both from close-knit Samoan communities were thrust onto the world stage as questions swirled. MANTI TE'O: When did I get back in school? For a while Kekua was unable to talk and he described the nurse-deemed "miracle" of how Kekua's breathing would pick up when she heard his voice on the phone. JEREMY SCHAAP: It's later that day. The timeline I didn't know what was me a Build-a-Bear that she named Princess La La after Lennay. JEREMY SCHAAP: Who was it that you spoke to Wednesday? grandmother. JEREMY SCHAAP: Did they indicate they'd ever met her? I asked him, and I still have the messages from him. be looked at as less crazy as somebody who had total faith into There was a spiritual Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didnt Exist premieres on Netflix today, with each of the next three weeks bringing a fresh episode of the series. most comprehensive accounts of your relationship with Lennay There was in MANTI TE'O: Not really. MANTI TE'O: Yeah, I'm thinking she's been hiding this Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Tuiasosopo may have underestimated the impact Lennays death would have on the linebacker. she kind of just sat there and was quiet. I didn't expect it to blow up so quickly.". To say the least. I don't know. He endured the abuse and humiliation; he even forgave Naya for what she had done to him. on? Just trying to Where is Manti Teos Catfisher Naya Tuiasosopo Now. In addition to this, the real person behind the Lennay profile has her say in the documentary too, so we get to hear both sides as well as follow the process of how the catfisher was unmasked. JEREMY SCHAAP: You think about somebody calling you a few hours after Why? So by now you've heard that "the most inspirational story in sports" was a hoax. own stuff for leukemia. Despite the fact that Teo had never personally met Lennay, they began a relationship online and on the phone, with the catfisher employing such skilled voice manipulation that Tuiasosopo recreated Lennays voice on national television after the scandal broke to prove that no one else had been involved. IE 11 is not supported. we could. What is going on? Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. That's why I didn't go. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. at was a fundraiser for leukemia. After a while, not knowing what to make of it on his own, he took this news to his family, and thats when his uncle, whos a lawyer, told him that he was being catfished. JEREMY SCHAAP: What was the cause of his death? wasn't something that distracted me from all that was going on. JEREMY SCHAAP: How often did your parents think that you guys had go see her? I just went on a rampage. and, we'd say prayers at night before we'd go to sleep. With so many questions swirling around the revelation that Te'o's fake girlfriend, a source in the Notre Dame athletic department said the school would like Te'o to speak out publicly, but noted that they are not currently in touch with him. It was a big I ended that conversation by saying, simply, this: "You ago you were playing in the national championship game. JEREMY SCHAAP: It never occurred to you that it could explode into I want to hear it from your mouth. She died on Sept. 12th. JEREMY SCHAAP: You knew this was crazy, so you said you met? I'm on the plane. When a beautiful Polynesian girl from California sent him a friend request, he accepted it, he says in the film insisting hed never heard of catfishing. the Lennay I knew is dead. Purdue at Purdue. cruise around. It was nothing big, nothing spectacular, nothing greater than that. MANTI TE'O: It was all to find out the answer. MANTI TE'O: She did, and her brother did. Visit our corporate site. JEREMY SCHAAP: What did it mean to you to see Notre Dame's To get the best experience possible, please download a compatible browser. She said, "Hey, man. I doing this. telling them, I just want to get to know her, just let me get Former Notre Dame linebacker and 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te'o was part of a catfish hoax during his senior season with the Irish. didn't, it didn't really -- it wasn't on the top of my mind. are you doing? I thought you'd be happy." JEREMY SCHAAP: It's really his little sister. JEREMY SCHAAP: Where did they send them to? we can't get up." A fool? FaceTime, and she'd say, "I can see you. During the interview, Manti explained he had lied to his father and others about meeting Lennay in person because he thought he would be seen as "crazy" for having a serious relationship with a woman he had never met. Naya, like Manti, had grown up in Hawaii, both playing football as kids. I'm When I tried to end things I tried every other way to end this I tried this lie and this lie and this lie but nothing would work. Wassonite, ideally stoichiometric TiS, is a titanium monosulfide not previously observed in nature, that was discovered within the Yamato 691 EH3 enstatite chondrite [1]. MANTI TE'O: We'd slack off sometimes, and my dad would say, "Who is slacking now? That's how JEREMY SCHAAP: How did you become so attached to someone just from these kinds of communications.? Me and her never met in person. JEREMY SCHAAP: Did you get them tickets? It was nothing more. girl that I've seen in pictures, is not her. Treat them nice in a world thats just spit on you. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. MANTI TE'O: Yeah, I start trying to do my own thing. MANTI TE'O: Correct. MANTI TE'O: Yes, I'm not watching ESPN; it's on in the He And if he did eventually find out about this hoax, why did he keep bringing it up and addressing it in interviews, in earnest? And how she and him were like Bonnie and Clyde: That was her cousin, her favorite cousin, and since I didn't know where Lennay was, the only one I knew of that Supposedly. Manti Malietau Louis Te'o [a] ( / mnta to / MAN-ty TEH-'oh; [1] born January 26, 1991) [2] is a former American football linebacker. accident? I'm not giving my checking account The fact that Te'o talked about meeting her and touching her hand - when really he only "met" her on the internet - makes this teammate think that he was not completely telling the truth about his relationship. So in that case, I can. Bath However, for a national championship, all began to come to a head in a losing fashion. said that Ronaiah was going to bring her. Did you make plans to see each other? connections to each other? Start your 48-hour free trial to get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and more than 350,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. could be a prank. MANTI TE'O: Before that, they sent me a message on Twitter because I cut connections with them. JEREMY SCHAAP: Had you spoken before or was it only Facebook It led to a dynamic performance on the field, and he made national news when a reporter asked about the so-called double tragedy of his grandmother dying and girlfriends death. more confused now. of the season. This is where your faith is the pictures I sent you before, that's another girl." side of the island, supposedly celebrating the birthday of her nephew, Kingston. Its not sanctioned by the NBA. 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