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Dr. Phil - Season 11 Episode 109 Exclusive: The Man behind the Manti Te’o Girlfriend Hoax Comes Clean


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Dr. Phil recently sat down with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man behind the Manti Te'o love hoax. Ronaiah revealed how he created Lennay, a Polynesian beauty, as an intricate deception to lure the Notre Dame football hero into a relationship. Despite never meeting in person, Manti and the fictitious Lennay’s relationship grew deep and intimate on many levels, before Ronaiah killed off Lennay and the hoax was revealed.

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