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Terrell Suggs -- Manti Te'o Is Welcome in the Baltimore Ravens Locker Room

Published: 02/28/2013

NFL superstar Terrell Suggs doesn't care how many not-dead-fake GFs Manti Te'o had ... he'd still welcome the ex-Notre Dame stud in the Baltimore Ravens locker room. Suggs was in NYC when we asked if he'd work with Manti if the Ravens drafted him, and he said ... "Manti? Most definitely." He…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo Gives Tearful Apology ... 'I Hurt Everyday'

Published: 02/01/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo broke down crying to Dr. Phil as he tried to apologize for the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax ... saying he "hurts every day" for the decisions he's made. Tuiasosopo expressed his regret for the entire ordeal, telling Dr. Phil, "I can't express how sorry I am towards Manti and his…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- Peforms 'Lennay Kekua' Voice on 'Dr. Phil'

Published: 02/01/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo performed his "Lennay Kekua" voice for Dr. Phil ... re-performing the same voicemails he left for Manti Te'o ... but from behind a curtain. Dr. Phil gave Ronaiah the curtain because Tuiasosopo said he felt uncomfortable doing it in public ... and the curtain gave him a false…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- I'm a Recovering Homosexual

Published: 01/31/2013

The man behind the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax -- a deeply religious Christian -- told Dr. Phil he believes he suffers from homosexuality ... and desperately needs to "recover" from it. During his interview, Dr. Phil asked Ronaiah Tuiasosopo straight ... "Are you gay?" Ronaiah replied, "If you look…

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Baltimore Ravens Player Adrian Hamilton -- We Should DRAFT Manti Te'o

Published: 01/31/2013

Manti Te'o is already getting support from NFL players -- including a Baltimore Ravens linebacker -- who says he would WELCOME Manti to the team with open arms ... 'cause the dude CAN BALL. TMZ spoke with Ravens linebacker Adrian Hamilton -- who broke the Manti draft dilemma down to our photog.…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- Crushing Social Pressure Drove Him Into 'Fantasy World'

Published: 01/30/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- the man behind the Manti Te'o hoax -- is telling friends he felt compelled to create a "fantasy world" for himself because he felt crushing social pressure from 3 major forces in his life ... TMZ has learned. We already know Ronaiah thinks he might be gay because he fell in…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- I'M GAY ... I Think

Published: 01/30/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo is gay ... at least he thinks he's gay ... he's not really sure -- at least that's what he told Dr. Phil. Phil appeared on "Today" this morning ... and dished about his interview with the man behind the Manti Te'o not-really-dead girlfriend hoax. "Here we have a young man that…

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Manti Te'o -- I'M FAR FAR FAR FROM GAY

Published: 01/24/2013

Manti Te'o just revealed ... he's NOT GAY ... despite rumors he used a fake girlfriend to hide his homosexuality. Katie Couric asked Manti flat-out whether he's gay because it's the most obvious explanation for the bizarre "Lennay Kekua" hoax -- but Manti replied, "No. Far from it. FAR FROM IT."…

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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- Intense Feelings For Manti Te'o

Published: 01/24/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo had intense feelings for Manti Te'o ... feelings that developed over time that he channeled through a female persona, but the emotions -- like the scam -- were rooted in fantasy. Sources very close to Ronaiah tell TMZ ... he struggled for years trying to adapt to the…

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Manti Te'o -- Releases VOICEMAILS from 'Lennay Kekua'

Published: 01/24/2013

Manti Te'o has released 3 voicemails he claims he received from "Lennay Kekua" during the hoax -- in which Lennay comes off as a very jealous ... and very emotional person. The first VM was supposedly left on Manti's phone right before she began her first round of chemotherapy for the fake cancer.…

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Manti Te'o & Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- Most Awkward Hug in the Universe [VIDEO]

Published: 01/24/2013

TMZ has obtained footage showing Manti Te'o hugging Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- the man who allegedly masterminded the fake girlfriend hoax on the Notre Dame football star -- and it's pretty obvious from the tape ... Ronaiah wanted to hug Manti A LOT more than Manti wanted to hug him. The video was shot…

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Manti Te'o -- I Brought My Imaginary GF to Football Practice

Published: 01/23/2013

Here's a shot of Manti Te'o with his arm around his girlfriend ... the first photo of the happy couple ever since news broke the woman didn't exist. Manti was spotted running football drills today at a private training facility in Florida. Before the hoax, Manti was a projected first round draft…

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