Notre Dame star Manti Te’o speaks in his first TV interview over the online relationship scandal. Exclusively on Katie.
- In his first TV interview, Manti Te’o opens up to Katie about the online relationship scandal.
- Katie presses the former Notre Dame football star on his possible involvement in the hoax and whether he embellished the truth for his personal gain.
- Throughout the interview, Manti Te’o insisted that he was duped into believing he had a beautiful Polynesian girlfriend living in California.
- A tone of disbelief still echoes through Manti Te’o's voice as he searches for the words to explain how he got so deep into an online relationship with a fictitious girlfriend.
- The parents of Manti Te’o join Katie to explain the depth of their son’s relationship. They even spoke to Lennay Kekua, Manti Te’o's fake girlfriend, on the phone multiple times and believed this person really did exist.
- Manti Te’o's father becomes emotional as he tells Katie, “My son is not a liar. He’s a kid.”
- At 21 years old Manti Te’o details the moment he found out Lennay Kekua had died. He was in the locker room with his teammates and became very emotional.
- Katie takes a photo with Manti Te’o and his parents after the show.
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