When dot-com Don Juan goes wrong… Manti Te’o’s Lennay Kekua Hoax Perpetrators Have Confessed And Apologized According to TMZ reports : Manti Te’o has broken his silence … admitting he knew having a relationship with a “girlfriend” solely online was “crazy,” insisting he was a victim, and revealing that the culprit has now apologized. Manti gave an audio interview to ESPN — the photo was taken in the middle of the chat — in which he acknowledges Ronaiah Tuiasosopo tweeted him a full confession two days ago. You gotta love … even the confession was online. ESPN says it was followed up by a phone call. Manti says, “I wasn’t faking it. I wasn’t part of this.” Manti says he now knows — presumably from Tuiasosopo — “Two guys and a girl are responsible for the whole thing.” He says he doesn’t know the identity of the second guy or the girl. He adds he didn’t know for sure until Wednesday that it was all a hoax, when Tuiasosopo admitted it to him. Manti explained why he lied to his dad and others, when he said or intimated he had seen the fictitious Lennay Kekua in the flesh. “I knew that — I even knew that it was crazy that I was with somebody that I didn’t meet, and that alone people find out that this gir who died I was so invested in, and I didn’t meet her as well … So I kind of tailored my stories to have people think that, yeah, he met her before she passed away so people wouldn’t think I was some crazy dude.” So why the hell didn’t Manti ever try to Skype or get any visual confirmation of his “girlfriend” BEFORE he went public with these shenanigans??? As for one of the big questions — why didn’t he at least Skype — he says he tried to speak with Lennay through Skype or FaceTime several times, but the person on the other end was in a “black box” and couldn’t be seen. He says he also tried meeting her a few time in L.A. and Hawaii, but she kept canceling. And this is a little weird … Manti says Lennay once asked him for his checking account number so she could send him money. He did not provide it. Still, no suspicion. This kid is a complete and utter moron, that said, we still feel kinda bad for him. Furthermore, this Tuiasosopo character is about as shady as they come. You can see the official ESPN report of their interview with Manti below. Image via AP/Twitter
NYU Student Complains About Having To Share Dorm Room With Roommate’s Toddler A third-year NYU student is having a hard time coping with the fact that the University’s housing policy allows her roommate’s 4-year-old child to live in the dorm room for an extended period of time. While she says she doesn’t have any beef with her child bearing-roomie, she says she also wasn’t prepared to be rooming with a toddler. via Huffington Post Shasten Snellgroves, a junior at New York University, was stunned that she was made to share her downtown dorm room with a toddler. In an email to the Huffington Post, The Media, Culture and Communications major complained, “You can imagine my shock at the revelation that my new roommate for the spring semester is the mother of a four-year-old, and that according to NYU Housing, the child is allowed to stay overnight for a maximum of six nights per month in accordance with the guest policy.” NYU’s policy applies equally to guests of any age, and Snellgroves points out that her roommate’s child could occupy the room as a short-term guest every day so long as her child doesn’t stay overnight. She said she has no problem with her roommate and is sympathetic to her roommate’s situation. She simply doesn’t see why she’s facing consequences related to her roommate’s “life decisions” or why NYU’s housing policies shouldn’t change. The student also points out that she pays $8,340 in tuition, room and board per semester for the on campus housing and would not have entered into the contract if she knew she’d be rooming with a child. Room, board……and babies? Aint nobody got TIME for that. Image via Shutterstock
Ain’t saying he a gold-digger but… Gregg Leakes Supposedly Using NeNe For Her Money Recent reports claim Greg Leakes decided to re-marry Real Housewives of Atlanta’s NeNe Leakes for one reason and it wasn’t love… Via Wendyista reports: After 13 years of marriage, Gregg Leakes and Real Housewives of Atlanta and The New Normal star Linnethia Leakes supposedly divorced. We say supposedly because we don’t recall ever seeing the divorce papers. The supposed break-up was messy. Gregg went on a radio show to spill the tea, claiming Linnethia owed him $300,000 and he wanted it back — along with spousal support. During the taping of the current season of RHoA, the two “rekindled” their relationship and on New Year’s Eve Gregg asked Linnethia to “remarry” him. She said yes. Anywho, Star is reporting that Gregg is not really into Linnethia’s is only after her money. Cause remember, she’s verrrrrrry rich, bi*ch*. “There’s no way he can cover his debts, so he’s after NeNe again, even though he secretly can’t stand her,” a source close the situation told the tabloid. The tabloid says the IRS filed a $45,000 tax lien against Gregg on Dec. 6. That was a drop in a bucket to what he owed the IRS — and a whole lot of people — in 2008. Star’s source adds that No one can ever accuse Gregg of being a gold digger. This guy put a cape on and saved NeNe when she just a poor single mother skripper from Bumfawk GA. Linnethia might be very rich now but Gregg cashed out on her way back for her to appear that way and went broke doing it! Get yo money Gregg! WENN
This “man’s best friend” made a fatal mistake… Man Killed After Dog Steps On Gas Pedal And Runs Him Over A Florida man who was arriving home with his dog in the car suffered a fatal and unexpected death when dog leaped into the car , stepped on the gas pedal, and ran over the man…… killing him on impact. via Yahoo News We’ve all seen tragic headlines about a man being killed by his best friend. But this sad story out of the Sunshine State is truly bizarre: James Campbell died after his dog jumped into his van and landed on the vehicle’s accelerator . The Associated Press reports that Campbell, 68, has just returned home with Iris Fortner, 56, who had backed up to the driveway of their Florida Panhandle home. Campbell got out and stepped behind the vehicle to open the gate, and Fortner opened the driver’s side door to see where he was. That’s when her boxer bulldog reportedly jumped in, landing on the vehicle’s accelerator. The Florida Highway Patrol said Fortner tried to stop the van, but Campbell was already trapped underneath it. He was pronounced dead at the scene by officials. SMH. What a horrible way to lose your life.
Roc Nation Camp Says Jay-Z Was In Favor Of Chris Brown And Rihanna Collaboration Despite rumors that Roc Nation bossman Jay-Z is completely against his rebelious roster chick Rih-Rih getting back with her ex-boo Chris Breezy, the label says it was Hov himself who thought of the idea for Chris and Rihanna to collaborate for the ‘Nobody’s Business’ track off of her latest album. Jay-Z’s right hand man Ty Ty, who also works for the label, spilled the beans on how the song really came together, while Rih-Rih told the folks over at Complex magazine to mind their business when asked about the controversial collabo via MTV “It’s nobody’s business,” she tells Complex magazine about the chatter surrounding them and the track. When further prodded about the song in the cover story, she responds, “It’s a fun record that The-Dream wrote, and we loved the lyrics. You’re still asking me questions about it, so clearly you don’t know.” Her label is taking a cue from her playbook on how to address the track. Roc Nation exec Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith notes that while the song wasn’t intended to be a Rihanna/Brown collaboration, in the end, it became one. The scrutiny and gossip surrounding them was not factored into the decision to make it so. “We don’t focus on the media, so it was never a question. It’s all about the music. Everything else doesn’t even play a part in the studio,” he explains in the magazine, noting that Rihanna’s longtime mentor Jay-Z also signed off on it. “The-Dream didn’t write it for them as a duet. Jay-Z and I were in the car together listening to the song, and we thought it would be a great duet. It sounds dope. It feels good. That’s how Chris ended up on the song.” Dayyyyyum. Sounds like Rih wasn’t having it this time around with the Breezy questions.
There really aren’t many words to describe this story, just read it for yourself Manti Te’o’s Girlfriend Lennay Kekua Is Revealed As A Fraud Via Deadspin Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden. A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school’s football program back to glory, Te’o was whipsawed between personal tragedies along the way. In the span of six hours in September, as Sports Illustrated told it, Te’o learned first of the death of his grandmother, Annette Santiago, and then of the death of his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua. Kekua, 22 years old, had been in a serious car accident in California, and then had been diagnosed with leukemia. SI’s Pete Thamel described how Te’o would phone her in her hospital room and stay on the line with her as he slept through the night. “Her relatives told him that at her lowest points, as she fought to emerge from a coma, her breathing rate would increase at the sound of his voice,” Thamel wrote. Upon receiving the news of the two deaths, Te’o went out and led the Fighting Irish to a 20-3 upset of Michigan State, racking up 12 tackles. It was heartbreaking and inspirational. Te’o would appear on ESPN’s College GameDay to talk about the letters Kekua had written him during her illness. He would send a heartfelt letter to the parents of a sick child, discussing his experience with disease and grief. The South Bend Tribune wrote an article describing the young couple’s fairytale meeting—she, a Stanford student; he, a Notre Dame star—after a football game outside Palo Alto. This is where isht gets SUPER UGLY! Manti Te’o did lose his grandmother this past fall. Annette Santiago died on Sept. 11, 2012, at the age of 72, according to Social Security Administration records in Nexis. But there is no SSA record there of the death of Lennay Marie Kekua, that day or any other. Her passing, recounted so many times in the national media, produces no obituary or funeral announcement in Nexis, and no mention in the Stanford student newspaper. Nor is there any report of a severe auto accident involving a Lennay Kekua. Background checks turn up nothing. The Stanford registrar’s office has no record that a Lennay Kekua ever enrolled. There is no record of her birth in the news. Outside of a few Twitter and Instagram accounts, there’s no online evidence that Lennay Kekua ever existed. The photographs identified as Kekua—in online tributes and on TV news reports—are pictures from the social-media accounts of a 22-year-old California woman who is not named Lennay Kekua. She is not a Stanford graduate; she has not been in a severe car accident; and she does not have leukemia. And she has never met Manti Te’o. Deadspin has assembled a timeline of Manti’s and Kekua’s relationship that is pretty extensive, but we’re just gonna cut to the most disturbing part of it. Sept. 22, 2012: Kekua’s funeral takes place in Carson, Calif. (The Associated Press puts it in “Carson City, Calif.,” which does not exist.) Te’o skips the funeral, saying Kekua had insisted that he not miss a game (Los Angeles Times). Her casket is closed at 9 a.m. Pacific time, according to Te’o. That night, Notre Dame beats Michigan, 13-6, to go to 4-0, the school’s best start in a decade. Te’o intercepts two passes. After the game, he says of Lennay: “All she wanted was some white roses. So I sent her roses and sent her two picks along with that.” Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly awards the game ball to Lennay Kekua, handing it to Te’o to “take back to Hawaii.” It was around this time that Te’o’s Heisman campaign began in earnest, aided in part by the South Bend Tribune. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Oct. 1 issue, above the headline, “The Full Manti.” And it was around this time that Manti and his father began filling in details about the linebacker’s relationship with Lennay. Brian Te’o told multiple reporters that the family had never met Kekua; the Te’os were supposed to spend time with her when they visited South Bend, Ind., for Notre Dame’s Senior Day on Nov. 17. The elder Te’o told the South Bend Tribune in October, “[W]e came to the realization that she could be our daughter-in-law. Sadly, it won’t happen now.” Lennay Kekua’s death resonated across the college football landscape—especially at Notre Dame, where the community immediately embraced her as a fallen sister. Charity funds were started, and donations poured into foundations dedicated to leukemia research. More than $3,000 has been pledged in one IndieGogo campaign raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. But it wasn’t just Manti’s family that was fooled, the entire sports world went for the-banana-in-the-tailpipe. Te’o’s story moved beyond the world of sports. On the day of the BCS championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama, CBS This Morning ran a three-minute story that featured a direct quote from Lennay Kekua: “Babe, if anything happens to me, you promise that you’ll stay there and you’ll play and you’ll honor me through the way you play.” This is quite possibly the craziest isht we’ve ever read, and that is saying a lot for us. This story is very long and very detailed, you can read the remainder of the story on the Deadspin link at the top. We’re gonna try to figure out what the hell is wrong with the world when isht like this can go down right in front of our eyes and no one is the wiser. SMMFH Image via AP
Bang! Bang! Chicago rapper Chief Keef was jailed Tuesday after a judge found he violated probation. Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, appeared in Cook County juvenile court. Cozart, 17, is on probation for pointing a gun at Chicago Police officers. Chief Keef Arrested In Chicago For Parole Violation Via Sun Times reports: Judge Carl Anthony Walker found Cozart showed a “willful disregard” of the court. He’s being held until Thursday when the judge will hold a sentencing hearing. Prosecutors said he violated his probation in June when he visited a gun range in New York. He was prohibited by the judge from having contact with firearms. His attorney Dennis Berkson argued Cozart fired a rifle on private property as part of a promotional video. He said that didn’t violate the spirit of the judge’s order. But Walker said it was no different than if Cozart handled a gun in a home. In that situation, he would have violated Cozart’s parole, the judge said. Cozart, who was sentenced to 18 months probation in January 2012 for pointing a gun at Chicago cops, was handcuffed behind his back and taken out of the court Tuesday. Cozart, who wore camouflage pants, a black-hooded sweatshirt and Timberland boots, did not address the judge or testify during the two-hour hearing. In December, Cozart released a new album, “Finally Rich.” He was in the news last summer after another Chicago rapper, Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman, was shot to death on the South Side. Coleman and Cozart, who were affiliated with rival gangs, were engaged in a war of words on the Internet at the time. Cozart hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Coleman’s killing. Chief Keef’s “music” celebrates this kind of gang thuggery. It was only a matter of time the dirty mop was going to get locked up. #KeepSosa
You know white people…get money don’t spend it… Lindsay Lohan Has Owed Lawyer Shawn Holley Over $300,000 For Over A Year Via RadarOnline Lindsay Lohan owes her recently fired, long standing criminal defense attorney, Shawn Holley, a whopping $300,000 plus in unpaid legal fees and hasn’t made a payment to the famed lawyer in more than half a year, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting. “Lindsay owes Shawn over $300k in legal fees and she hasn’t made any payments to her in over six months,” a source close to the situation tells Radar. “Lindsay hadn’t paid anything for any of the work Shawn has done on her three new criminal charges of lying to cops, in connection with her car accident in Santa Monica last summer. Shawn has kept Lindsay out of jail for over five years now and she has no idea how good she has had it. Shawn is extremely respected by judges and prosecutors and that has benefited Lindsay greatly. Lindsay’s new criminal attorney, Mark Heller, isn’t even based in Los Angeles and certainly doesn’t have the revered reputation that Shawn does.” As previously reported, Lohan is currently on probation for stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store. Meantime, she will be back in court on January 15 to be arraigned on her latest charges. Lohan is required to be in court for the arraignment, at which time she will be required to enter a plea. A date will also be set for a probation violation hearing, and if the troubled actress is found to be guilty, she could be sent to jail for up to six months. “I suspect that Lindsay’s new attorney is either representing her for a reduced fee, or not charging her at all,” the source says. “I think Mark wants the publicity that representing Lindsay Lohan can bring.” What an ungrateful lil beyotch Blohan is! This woman has kept you free on many accounts and sentences to a MINIMUM when jail time was required! Give up that gwap ho! Image via WENN
You’re a grown a$$ man dog… Football is an emotional game for the players AND fans, but some folks are just WAY too invested in their team… But it doesn’t end there, peep the flip for parts 2 and 3 to this guy’s epic emotional melt down. Image via YouTube
What would MJ do?? Paris Jackson Boycotts Janet Jackson’s Wedding Via Celebrity News Today reports: The daughter of the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson is trying to prevent the union between Janet Jackson and Wissam Al Mana. Janet Jackson attends the billionaire Wissam Al Mana since 2009. The two were engaged last year and apparently want to get married in the spring. According to magazine “Star”, the daughter of Michael Jackson, 14, and Janet Jackson have not spoken since last July. “Janet and Paris have not reconciled since their dispute the last summer and now, Paris said she would boycott the wedding,” says a source at U.S. tabloid. The Jackson family has gone through several conflicts last summer: Michael’s mother, Katherine, has lost custody of three grandchildren Paris, Prince and Blanket after being gone for nine days. The three sister and brothers of the star, Janet, Rebbie and Randy, have also closed the relationship with their mother after an attempt to dismiss the executors of Michael Jackson. Janet Jackson has been married twice, first in 1985 with James DeBarge, the second with producer René Elizondo in 1991. They divorced in 2000. Do you think Paris will miss Janet’s wedding because of this family feud??
