Lennay Kekua, A Hoax!

[Jebediah Springfield]

just a hunch, but i feel like somethings gonna be brought into the light that just isnt right surrounding this Tuiasosopo family, and not to insult or challenge anyones faith, but Titus, former sc player.. dad of kid allegedly running LK..is the pastor of the oasis christian church.. i feel something just doesnt sit right and this isnt your run of the mill church..

Even crazier than USC involvement would be some sort of church feud or whatever... that would truly blow my mind.

 

[BeauBenken]

The fact that there are other people claiming to know Lennay or who have been duped by the Tuiasosopo family just reassures to me that Te'o is just another victim.

 

[RDU Irish]

lennayKay just tweeted

 

[GreenSox04]

lennayKay just tweeted

trolled.

 

[Cali_domer]

L K ‏@LennayKay
My statement: This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but I have been told by Alabama's offense that Manti Te'o is not real.

 

[Jebediah Springfield]

lennayKay just tweeted

Thanks for that.

 

[RDU Irish]

My statement: This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but I have been told by Alabama's offense that Manti Te'o is not real.

F-ing troll tool jackwagon. I'll pay to watch T'eo Terry Tate this d-bag.

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

@LennyKay: My statement: This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but I have been told by Alabama's offense that Manti Te'o is not real.

LOL. It's fake.

 

[mgriff]

Some of you don't appear to know how trolling works...

 

[Whiskeyjack]

LOL. It's fake.

Well, the original was fake too. But after that tweet, I'm inclined to believe that the recreated @LennayKay is probably being controlled by a 3rd party.

 

[GoldenDomer15]

Just a toss up and not sure if it's been discussed or not...but I just heard some people talking on the radio that if in fact this is a cruel hoax and Manti was a victim then he can go ofter them with a civil suit. Not sure if it would hold up, but at this point I'd love for this dirtbag(s) to have see some kind of repercussion for this.

 

[GreenSox04]

Man suspected of Te'o scam not talking

 

[tussin]

L K ‏@LennayKay
My statement: This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but I have been told by Alabama's offense that Manti Te'o is not real.

Is it bad that I laughed at this? This story is absurd.

 

[PANDFAN]

PALMDALE, Calif., -- The man suspected of creating a fake Twitter account as the girlfriend of University of Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o was hiding behind thin black veils and curtains at the suburban home of his father on Wednesday night.

Deadspin.com alleges that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a once promising high school football player, created a Twitter account under the name of Lennay Kekua and began an online relationship with Te'o.

Kekua, who became an Internet love interest of Te'o and perhaps others, might very well be a 22-year-old man who lives with his parents in a modest, two-story house on a quiet cul-de-sac in Palmdale, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Whether or not Tuiasosopo created Lennay and his motives behind doing it, if he did, remain a mystery, but he is now doing whatever he can to avoid the media storm beginning to envelop him. Television news vans and reporters from as far away as England were camped out on his street waiting for a comment from Tuiasosopo.

He did not offer one.

Several people in the home told the reporters they had no comment. People came in and out of the house all night. At one point, two men brought Popeye's chicken to the house for dinner. People could be seen inside the house, upstairs through the windows and on the side of the house. Three cars were parked in the driveway and several more on the street.

Neighbors did not know much about the Tuiasosopo family. One couple only knew them as the Samoan family at the end of the block. Titus Tuiasosopo, Ronaiah's father and a pastor at the Oasis Christian Church of the Antelope Valley, was described as friendly by one of his neighbors.

Avo Adeney said the Tuiasosopo family moved into the house next to his in 2006. The Adeneys have lived in the neighborhood for eight years.

 

[wizards8507]

True, but not my point. My point is any statement from Manti will be handled through his agent, not Notre Dame. Notre Dame now has no say in when or what he says.

That's true, but there's still uncertainty about what Notre Dame knew and when. If a Lou Holtz recruiting scandal from 1988 broke tomorrow, you can't say "it's a non-Notre Dame issue because Lou Holtz is no longer at the university."

Besides, give any of these clowns the chance to run a "tarnished Dome" story and they're gonna take it.

 

[PADOMERNUT]

LOL. It's fake.

It wasnt fake before?

 

[betecd]

I don't think the student/ graduate distinction is very helpful here. Te'o is the most famous athlete ND has ever produced. His brand is strongly linked to ND's, so ND has plenty of incentive to help him if it can.

I don't know if I agree with this but I also am continually in my prisoner of moment mindset

 

[IrishLion]

Sounds like the family knew the storm was coming, so they called their friends over to bring them dinner and help them ride it out inside during the media siege.

 

[Folsteam_Ahead]

That's true, but there's still uncertainty about what Notre Dame knew and when. If a Lou Holtz recruiting scandal from 1988 broke tomorrow, you can't say "it's a non-Notre Dame issue because Lou Holtz is no longer at the university."

Besides, give any of these clowns the chance to run a "tarnished Dome" story and they're gonna take it.

an old recruiting violation is entirely different. the school is responsible for recruiting. it is not responsible for the relationships of players.

 

[wizards8507]

it is not responsible for the relationships of players.

They are if they're actively involved in the cover-up of a fake dead girl. I'm not saying they ARE, I'm saying that's what they're accused of.

Besides, that's kind of like saying "Penn State isn't responsible for the relationships of their coaches."

 

[PADOMERNUT]

They are if they're actively involved in the cover-up of a fake dead girl. I'm not saying they ARE, I'm saying that's what they're accused of.

Besides, that's kind of like saying "Penn State isn't responsible for the relationships of their coaches."

That happened on campus, in the football offices. It was also a crime. The 2 couldnt be more unrelated.

 

[NDohio]

They are if they're actively involved in the cover-up of a fake dead girl. I'm not saying they ARE, I'm saying that's what they're accused of.

Besides, that's kind of like saying "Penn State isn't responsible for the relationships of their coaches."

Except a coach is an employee of the institution.

I do agree that ND still has some work to do on this story, but this is Manti's deal at this point. He needs to be in charge of when, where, and how he speaks.

 

[BGIF]

Bill Polian was brought on ESPN to discuss what NFL executives would think of Te'o. The host noted this was a "character issue"

Polian stridently interjected, "With all due respect this is NOT a character issue!"

 

[Folsteam_Ahead]

They are if they're actively involved in the cover-up of a fake dead girl. I'm not saying they ARE, I'm saying that's what they're accused of.

Besides, that's kind of like saying "Penn State isn't responsible for the relationships of their coaches."

they're not presently accused of that in any way. they've publicly stated that they were aware of the situation on the 26th. read the swarbrick transcript. as of yet, there is no indication that nd perpetuated the story. the issue is between te'o and the media. unless completely new information comes up, there's not responsibility for the school.

 

[RDU Irish]

Bill Polian was brought on ESPN to discuss what NFL executives would think of Te'o. The host noted this was a "character issue"

Polian stridently interjected, "With all due respect this is NOT a character issue!"

He no Honey Badger

 

[wizards8507]

they're not presently accused of that in any way. they've publicly stated that they were aware of the situation on the 26th. read the swarbrick transcript. as of yet, there is no indication that nd perpetuated the story. the issue is between te'o and the media. unless completely new information comes up, there's not responsibility for the school.

I agree with you and I don't need to read the Swarbrick transcript, as I watched it last night live. I believe Swarbrick. I believe Manti. But the poster I was responding to seemed to be shocked that the media would be swarming to campus as if the University had nothing to do with it anymore whatsoever.

EDIT: The fact is, there are people out there who DON'T believe Swarbrick and DON'T believe Manti. Those of us who do largely base our opinions on personal beliefs about these men's characters. The media who are wildly speculating are irresponsible but those who continue to investigate with a suspicious eye are doing exactly what they're supposed to and I don't blame them for it.

 

[Folsteam_Ahead]

They are if they're actively involved in the cover-up of a fake dead girl. I'm not saying they ARE, I'm saying that's what they're accused of.

Besides, that's kind of like saying "Penn State isn't responsible for the relationships of their coaches."

so you're not saying they're covering it up, but you are saying they covered it up. the only way your point about the school being responsible is based entirely upon the assumption that the school actively covered it up. that's the only possible connection to the sandusky situation.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I don't know if I agree with this but I also am continually in my prisoner of moment mindset

I hesitated before typing that, but he's easily the most famous athlete ND has produced in the last 20 years, and given the rise of social media and the 24-hour news cycle, I'm comfortable saying he's the most famous as well.

 

[mgriff]

The more that comes out, the more relieved I am.

It's still crazy to think he was duped to this extent though, and even if he is exonerated, there will still be a substantial portion of people who refuse to believe it; but it is what it is.

At first I was hesitant to think all the facts could be exposed and adequately evaluated, but it's starting to look better.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

From BGI article:

Swarbrick said Te’o was silent for so long because he wanted an opportunity to discuss the revelation with his parents face to face.

“He wanted to talk to his parents, and he wanted to talk to them in person,” he said. “He went home for Christmas break. That's Manti. That's the son he is. He wanted to have that conversation with his parents face to face. He wanted to consult with them, wanted to get their advice, and it was on the basis of that conversation, after having concluded it, that he called us (on Dec. 26).”

However, Te’o was with his folks the night of Dec. 6 when he received the call from Kekua’s number, as he was for the next three days on their awards show tour, according to Brian Te’o in an interview with Blue & Gold Illustrated last month.

Notre Dame's Manti Te'o needs to address girlfriend hoax soon