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Article posted: 1/25/2013 5:49 PM

Dr. Phil to interview man accused of creating Te’o hoax

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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o pauses during an interview with ESPN on Jan. 18. Te'o maintains he was never involved in creating the dead girlfriend hoax.

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Diane O' Meara told NBC's "Today" show that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating a fake woman called Lennay Kekua, who was Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend.

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Dr. Phil McGraw has booked the first on-camera interview with the man alleged to have concocted the girlfriend hoax that ensnared Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o. A "Dr. Phil Show" representative confirmed on Friday the interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo,