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As if the Manti Te'o story couldn't get any weirder, now Dr. Phil McGraw — who questioned Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the mastermind behind the Te'o fake girlfriend prank, in his first public interview which will air Thursday and Friday on the "Dr. Phil" show — tells NBC that he believes Tuiasosopo genuinely fell in love with the Notre Dame football star during the course of the two-year deception. "Here we have a young man that fell deeply, romantically in love," McGraw told NBC's Mike Tiabbi. "I asked him straight up, 'Was this a romantic relationship with you?' And he says yes. I said, 'Are you then therefore gay?' And he said, 'When you put it that way, yes.' And then he caught himself and said, 'I am confused.'"
In the two-part interview with Dr. Phil, Tuiasosopo said Te'o was nothing more than an innocent victim in the Catfish hoax. "I wanted to end it because after everything I had gone through, I finally realized that I just had to move on with my life," Tuiasosopo told McGraw in the interview. McGraw told Taibbi that, after speaking with Tuaisosopo, he believes that Te'o "absolutely, unequivocally" was not involved in the hoax in any way.
Dr. Phil asks Te'o hoaxer to recreate Kekua voice
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PETA uses Manti Te’o image on billboard
Manti Te'o, Katie Couric interview gets autotuned
The Catfish, The Press and Touchdown Jesus
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Drafting Te'o might attract media circus for Falcons
Will drafting Te'o mean Falcons media circus?
Parker received in-game death threat
According to KSAT.com, the Spurs point guard received a death threat near the end of Game 1 vs. the Grizzlies.
Clippers, Del Negro part ways
The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly have decided to part ways with team's head coach, firing Vinny Del Negro after just three seasons.
Blank wants Ryan extension ASAP
Falcons owner Arthur Blank would prefer negotiations not to drag out and have quarterback Matt Ryan signed to a contract extension "as soon as possible.”
Durant donates $1M for tornado relief
Thunder star Kevin Durant has donated $1 million to the Red Cross for the organization's relief efforts following Monday's tragic tornado in Oklahoma.
Howard unhappy with D'Antoni?
Dwight Howard reportedly said he felt "marginalized" by Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni during a conversation with general manager Mitch Kupchak.
Jim Boeheim rips Melo's teammates
Jim Boeheim, Carmelo Anthony's coach at Syracuse, blasted his former player's Knicks teammates and their collective poor play during the playoffs.
Chargers have Te'o on gag order?
Chargers director of public relations Bill Johnston said that the team is trying to shield Manti Te'o from the media so the rookie can remain "focused on becoming a Charger."
Mattheus punches locker, breaks hand
Washington Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus reportedly broke his pitching hand while punching a locker after a rough outing on Sunday afternoon.
Canseco to suit up against twin
Though his plans to fight Shaq were thwarted by his daughter, Jose Canseco will suit up to take on a familiar foe: his twin brother Ozzie... in a baseball game.
Barclays Center fills arena with perfume
Did you happen to notice a pleasing scent while watching the Nets this season? It just happens to be the 'signature' scent of Barclays Center.
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The liberal media's darling subject of the decade, the gay issue. It is so reminiscent of the old Soviet press whose job was to bend the minds of the general public with constant focus and bombardment on readers of the ruling party propaganda......... even on the sports page!
We are just getting a taste for now!
a liberal point of view, that conservatives are most liberal
at every opportunity to be liberal with the word liberal.
I hope I'm not being too liberal?