Katie Couric To Interview On-Camera Manti Te’o And His Parents About Girlfriend Hoax

COMMENTS (12)

• Money talks. Mad money talks even louder.

  Comment by John W. — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 12:16pm PST  Reply to this post

• YAWN. … Can this really be called a get? Unless you follow college football, Americans had NO idea who this weirdo was until his story was reported on the national news. It’s a weird story, but not at all compelling, unless you’re a Notre Dame fan. I’m so tired of hearing about it. … It’s clearly been a slow news week for all of the attention this guy has received.

  Comment by FactChecker — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 12:44pm PST  Reply to this post

• Can’t we wait for the REAL truth to come out about him?

  Comment by Roger C. — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 12:56pm PST  Reply to this post

• Katie Couric… lame. Tears and softballs coming.

  Comment by Really — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 1:03pm PST  Reply to this post

• Te’o is just taking a page from George Costanza. “It’s not a lie if you believe in it.”

  Comment by Dr. Spaceman — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 2:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• I still don’t understand; what’s the big deal about a hoax?

  Comment by Ethan — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 3:20pm PST  Reply to this post

• Loving how these big tough guys usually give scoops and exclusives to male journalists when they are riding high then go crying to the female journalists when they need public redemption.

  Comment by Charles — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 4:17pm PST  Reply to this post

• Shame on Katie Couric. Really hitting as low as one can get.

  Comment by Sally — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 5:08pm PST  Reply to this post

• This is a conflict of interest as both Couric and Manti are represented by the same PR firm. Powder puff journalism at its worst.

  Comment by Pj — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 8:19pm PST  Reply to this post

• Oprah gets Armstrong. Katie gets Te’o. And, poor Barbara Walters gets a headache.

  Comment by FTCS — Sunday January 20, 2013 @ 9:50pm PST  Reply to this post

• This guy is fraud no matter what
  Version 1: He was on it from the beginning. Decided to gain popularity through pity. Because americans just love to pity someone. Specially if there is some sad story. Did you saw those X Factor contestants? They were crying and telling sob stories in every freaking interview. Demanding public pity.

  Version 2: He was duped. At first. But then when she “died” decided to get public sympathy and make it look like was she was his real girlfriend. When in reality she was just his online friend. But it he would say: “I’m so sad. My online friend died. We talked for days when she was sick but now she died”, then no one would care that much. They would say: “Oh poor you” and move on. So he made her real, then went to give those countless crying interviews.

  So he is fraud and liar either way. And he said to ESPN that doesn’t want to sue those people who duped him!!! I mean they were doing this for whole year. Giving him smallest details about her, her family. That fake woman was talking to him every day, he was sleeping with his phone… If this is true then they are sick and dangerous people. And he is like: “Yeah, they learned their lesson. They are embarrassed and that is enough”. This fact convinces me that he was on it and can’t give to police and sue his people.

  You know why he is hiding for few days? They have to get the dates right. He will tell in interview one thing and then people will check dates and he will look like a liar again. I hope they will expose him. He looks stupid. He will confuse dates when they will pressure him for answers.

  Comment by Shy — Monday January 21, 2013 @ 3:44am PST  Reply to this post

• That was so wrong FTCS, but I just can’t stop laughing. Too funny.

  Comment by Shar — Monday January 21, 2013 @ 10:32am PST  Reply to this post