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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Born into a Hawaiian paradise, All-American football standout Manti Te'o leads a simple life summed up in just three words: faith, family, football. College football's golden boy could do no wrong, but when tragedy strikes, the increased scrutiny of his online relationship causes a media maelstrom that threatens his future and legacy. Featuring in-depth interviews with Manti Te’o and the person behind the online identity, Ronaiah ‘Naya’ Tuiasosopo.
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From Notre Dame to the NFL, Manti Te'o's future in football showed promise until a secret online relationship sent his life and career spiraling. 
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You know it’s a good Netflix documentary when you hear a violin in the intro.
Hahaha, I was thinking the same.
ok, to look out for that in all the upcoming documentaries then 🤔😅
IMMEDIATELY thought that
ahem bridgerton
Agree 💯
Can't even lie, I teared up towards the end. Dude was mocked non stop back then and his career undoubtedly suffered because of it. People who catfish are twisted narcissists. They don't even realise the damage they do. Props to Manti for being the bigger man.
I felt like the program and his media team should have stepped in a lot sooner.
This dude is a embarrassment. Can’t believe they even made a doc on this
@@explosivediarrhea4671 stfu it’s ppl like u that shouldn’t be allowed on the internet. Get a life. U get enjoyment out of hiding behind an account in your moms basement talking shit about someone who’s a better person than u. That’s a fact.
@@explosivediarrhea4671
How is he an embarrassment? Who are you to judge anyone. He was a great player at one of the best schools in the country.
@As the World Burns
Trust issues much. Maybe you're just the catfish.
The world owes this guy an apology. The media owes him an apology. I watched this and I can’t believe wtf happened to this guy and the way the internet exploded and turned on him. I’m disgusted with they way humans are I truly am. I’m a grown ass man and this made me shed a tear. I can’t imagine 100k ppl every week screaming your name and then not one them has your back when something like this happens. Ppl will say he should’ve spoke up when he learned the person was fake…at the time of everything there’s not one person who would’ve done anything diff than him. God bless manti teo and I truly hope this guys life is much easier until his time passes. What a great guy in every sense of those words. The problem is that it’s just forgotten how he was treated. He should sue all the media outlets that tarnished his name and made fun of him…calling him gay and a fraud.
I agree 100%, this man was a victim in the truest sense of the word.
Im glad netflix made this to show that Manti Teo is a good dude and how he got screwed over by a horrible person
100% agree!
Perfectly said!
I remember watching an interview with him by Katie Couric and she was really quite condescending.
The person who catfished him has no excuse for what they did! They destroyed this mans career and has the gall to excuse it with them being trans. It paints trans people in such a bad light. No. You messed up and did something awful. Take responsibility which means not making an excuse. They showed no remorse. Tried to act like they were the victim.
Manti on the other hand is such an incredible person. The maturity and forgivness he displayed was amazing.
Totally agree. Ronaiah is shallow, with very little remorse for what he did to Manti and his family - remorse that is mostly for him/herself.
Manti T’eo has a beautiful soul. His faith is deep and genuine. The fact that he forgives Ronaiah for costing him his NFL career and the millions of dollars that go with it - after Manti worked so hard his whole life to achieve such excellence, is supremely inspirational. Something I will contemplate for awhile.
*he
@@terredee I agree! I couldn’t stand how Ronaiah was telling the story as if he did nothing wrong. Catfishing should be ilegal especially if you hurt someone’s life and career like he did.
Manti is a gem of a person. We are lucky to have him on this planet!
Right excuse that he was trying to find him self, and on his journey to come out as a trans, you can see he doesn't feel bad but probably proud of him self, dancing in the end of the show ... Manti is amazing man!!!
After watching this documentary I can honestly say that Manti may be one of the purest, kindest people to ever live. My girlfriend and I were in tears at the end when he said “I forgive you.” I pray that from here on out life will treat you with nothing but the best. You are truly my hero Manti.
You have to know the Mormon culture in Hawaii to really get what happened to him and why he was so naive. I hope that Manti is in a much better place after his career in football. He can do a lot of good things in society.
And all because of a dude catfishing him 🤦♂️🤡🌎
He absolutely came off pure and extremely trusting. I saw nothing about him being sinister or creepy, he was busy working and had no reason to suspect that it was messing with his head
@@MartaRC32 Apparently his father still felt he should have known better.
@@HorrorFXDesigns
1000% dude at that, he looked like a football player himself, then using a sweet girly voice...creepy
Catfishing is indeed horrible in so many ways. It can affect the victim's career, personal life, relationships, friendships, so and so forth. I don't know this case at all, however, I'm still gonna be watching this documentary. It's just so sad that he had to go through all this mess.
I was about to end my life because I lost EVERYTHING...and I will NEVER recover from it...I just wish some day an Angel comes and helps me HUNT THE BASTARD down
I remember when it happened. It's what introduced me to what catfishing was. I then watched Nev's documentary and then started watching the show Catfish on MTV.
This hits hard. Definitely feel for him. It sucks to be catfished. It does effect all aspects of a persons life, mainly their trust in others.
It needs to be illegal bc I probably end up beating somebody ass🤣
I don't remember all the details but it was such an elaborate catfishing with so many lies (and people helping) that I have trouble believing the new transgender angle isn't a fake-out too.
I cannot believe the cruelty that he was subjected to not only the catfish but also all the journalists publicly questioning his sexuality and trying to blame him tarnishing his name and ruining his confidence and self esteem. Have any of these journalists come out and apologised for their contribution to his suffering?
They won’t apologise. We have to apologise to Manti Ta’o on their behalf because we know how disgustingly and inaccurately he was JUDGED.
To them it’s just another story. The media are evil incarnate
@As the World Burns Multiple journalists and media outlets buried Manti during this whole thing. Just look it up
@As the World Burns Watch the documentary. I watched it twice within 24 hours.
Journalists are nothing but blood sucking leaches. They just move on to "the next best thing". May they burn in hell.
Netflix should do nothing but documentaries & originals. It's where they excel
Yeah, I completely agree. I find myself only re-subscribing whenever there’s a new intriguing documentary that they’re about to release, and then cancelling again after I’ve watched it.
@@sabrina.natalie LoL...and I thought I was the only one
Yes yes yes to this!!!
I agree! I love their documentary films. They do however, definitely need to improve in their original movie content. All I see now are foreign language films with English voiceovers. Half the time it sounds like it's the same actors doing the same voiceovers for every movie.
@@calvthomas6153 - Couldn’t agree more. Yes, the foreign language films do look interesting, but I struggle to watch them because the English voiceovers overlap with the person speaking the other language, so then it becomes difficult to concentrate because the two voices are talking over one another. It’s a hot mess.
Makes me feel bad for Manti Te'o because when it happened it made it seem like he made it all up himself and they crushed him in the media I'll definitely be tuned in.
Yeah the media was bad..but what about the catfish..noone really blames him
literally every line out of the catfish's mouth was to make him the victim or to show how much he helped Manti's career. how infuriating! literally every line!
The catfish acting like a victim makes me lmao all the time. Hilarious! 🤣
Right?
No fr. And then some of the people in this comment section feeling bad for him because he transitioned is beyond me. Like wtf does him being trans have to do with making him the victim when he literally put someone else through emotional turmoil just to fulfill his own twisted needs. That's a vulture.
Agree.
@@basedblackgirl9920 she’s a horrible human being, but that has nothing to do with her being trans. We can condemn people’s actions without being transphobic. I wouldn’t call a BIPOC person a slur because they’ve done smth horrible, these two things have nothing to do with each other, and if I was I would just be using this situation to be racist. So Yh, you can condemn her actions, but there’s no reason to be transphobic while doing it.
@@tessy4018 it’s a he. LOL
I watched this lastnight and was sickened that the catfish plays the victim. How its all about finding himself while he destroyed Manti's career and caused him immense pain. Such a disgusting thing to do. Criminal charges should be brought against him. At least for emotional damages. I know quite a few people who have struggled with their identity but they have never destroyed another's life in the process. Shame on him and i hope he is forever reminded how horrible of a human being he is and a terrible example for the trans community. Who would even befriend someone so dangerous as him?
I just wanted to hear what dr phil had to say about this catfish guy - like, everything... he probably said more in the interview for the documentary, but they cut it..
I watched last night and had this same view towards him. Unbelievable that he got away with it, while Manti got made fun of by media. Either way, happy that Manti put this event behind him and is moving on.
fully agreed!!! shame on the catfish. just go screw your own life. not someone else who has nothing to do with anything!! I felt so bad for Manti and his family. when this happened I was also one of them thinking he must be one of those closet gay guy who needed a cover. hope he finds something better in life and the catfish has to live paying for the horrible thing he did to a good wholesome man and his family.
Sick sick sick 🤮🤮🤮
We were sick bc that whatever pronoun is appropriate is a true predator. He is SOO damgerous, has pedophile/serial killer behavior. Please keep children away.
friendly reminder that just bc someone's a bad person it's still not ok to misgender them
I had never heard this story or had seen the memes or mocking. I was incredibly impressed with the way he handled this. This man is STRONG. You can tell he has depth and incredibly strong sense of character. He survived the whole world bullying him and it only made him stronger. They don't build them like this, a lot can learn from his inner strength. Just 👏
Well said.
❤️definitely!
I remember this happening. I dont think people realize how cruel and manipulative the catfishers can be. Saying how could fall for this not even meet her he's the star theres all the girls on campus. He was heavily religious and family oriented. He wasn't raised like most American all star athletes that party and girls go wild. Taking advantage of him like that. Media turned a quick 180 on him. Everything being said in the documentary is exactly what I thought happened from back then. I'm glad he's doing well and has his own wife and kids now.
I was so disgusted by the catfish, made it all about himself and was even laughing. Some people are pure evil how can you do something like that to someone else? He destroyed the guy’s Career..I feel really bad for the dude he didn’t deserve all that and he seems like a nice guy. That catfish is an awful human being and he had no shame in what he done whatsoever. I’m sorry but I wouldn’t forgive someone who did something like that to me! Who is monti dating now?? Does he have a girlfriend??
Yes he’s married and has a baby x
It is the way society is headed. Don’t work hard. Be a victim. Make others accept
Your shortcomings as acceptable.
Be a victim.
Be a victim.
Be a victim.
Naya the no balls guya.
I not once felt bad about the catfish. Thieves and liars get under my skin. This guy, because I refuse to do the pronoun thing, doesn’t deserve any happiness whatsoever. It pisses me off they even gave him a platform in this documentary to give his warped side of this tragic story. Teo is a better person than I will ever be. I could never forgive this guy for the destruction he caused. Only thing he deserves is shame everyday he wakes up.
Exactly! And even took credit for some of Teo successful games! I hated the faces he made with the lips like he was proud 😤
Disgusted is a great word to use for that guy! At no point is his narcissism addressed. Probably has NPD (I’m not a doctor). Any “feeling bad, guilty, sad” for what he was doing\did looked so fake and manipulative. I’m sure he’ll get the wrath of the internet on this performance and hope people see it for what it is. Evil!
I'm happy for Manti. This documentary must be a huge closure for him. Couldn't have asked for a better place to air it than Netflix where everyone will watch it. He seems like a good dude fr.
Just finished watching this on Netflix, The compassion, humility forgiveness this man shows is pure example of the life he lead and continues to, he is truly who he says he is, thank you for the inspiration king!
What’s the name on Netflix pls lol
@@christinasaau2457 untold
@Nicole Belmonte when he said he forgave himself that sent chills down my spine, it’s truly the one thing allot of us forget to do, we are only human
@Nicole Belmonte him it’s not a her
@@christinasaau2457
“Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist”
The journalists were beyond cruel. What happened was awful enough, but these journalists made it so much worse. How anyone could be a part of targeting someone to this extent is beyond me. Zero respect for what they did to this man.
All journalists are parasites
The depths to which Manti's catfisher sunk were truly the depths of depravity, any time he thought he did not have Manti's full attention, he devised the most depraved stories to real him back in, ie a car crash where Lemmy was in a coma, and only responded to the sound of Manti's voice, then she was diagnosed with leukaemia, and ultimately death, which was just hours after his grandmother had died. What he done to Manti should be a jail-able offence!
I was equally horrified at how wickedly crafty the catfisher was. That hospital story and pretending she only got better by hearing from Manti was scary and demented. She probably did a whole lot of other messed up things that were not even covered in the doc
And remember, Manti´s family also believed the catfisher was Lanay and the guy could make different voices - a true con artist. I wish we could all hear what Dr Phil has to say about this guy - uncensored.
This was some of the creepiest stuff I have seen.
You know how many victims of bullying and catfishing are Out there but Not famouse?
@@krsal544 so much. it really should be illegal to take it this far, mental illness.
Let this be a reminder to check on your friends and make sure they aren't being dumb. A lot of people end up being catfished for the saddest reasons, some people choose to catfish for sad/horrible reasons. If you know someone who is catfishing someone, make them cut that shit out and get help. If you know someone who is possibly being catfished, help them face the reality that it's a possibility and make them seek out answers, before it's too late and they dive all in for someone they've never even met.
Even when you check in on them and tell them the truth, they don't want to hear it, call you jealous and go do what they wanna do anyways!!!...it is, what it is!!!
@@rickihosein very true. I once showed concrete proof to a friend that the girls picture was fake and lifted from google. He still went back to speak to her 🤦🏻 Loneliness makes us do silly things.
@@PastaSauce. ...yep, you're right!!!...you just gotta let people walk their own path...at times it's hard to watch, but if we step in, we get the side eye...I always tell my friends, make your decisions and live with the outcome of those decisions, good or bad!!!
@Jordan Moses ...🤣🤣🤣...stubborn people!!!
This is difficult 4 me to wrap my head around only because as much of a millennial my age makes me, social media isn't real, don't people know this?
Ronaiah- The AUDACITY to become a victim.
What a sick person
I don't even believe he is a trans.
Exactly
*This is a certified millstone moment if you know what I mean..* ✝️
@Nicole Belmonte he
The fact that the catfish is going about business as usual so entitled and oh so deserving; makes me sick to my stomach. It's sad to see Mantis whole life destroyed by something anyone one of us could fall victim too!
@Mary Reilly what?!?
Absolutely!! This catfish guy had zero remorse! He talked about it as if it wasn't HIS plan all along and his idea to go down this disgusting path. He is not a victim! I feel horrible for Te'O.
Ronaiah told the truth in the end so publically, we at least have to give him credit for that because others wouldn’t have. And that’s the horror for people who have been violated by them.
@@atonement7232 pretty sure he was paid well by netflix
I didn’t see genuine remorse from her
That person doesn’t deserve any fame or positivity in the world. This ruined a man’s life, and the media never helps anyone that has dirt thrown at them. Hang in there Manti, hope your loving is bouncing back brother!
I firmly believe this crushed his NFL career. There’s no way you can play with the confidence you need to be a LB in the NFL after such a public humiliation. It’s sad bc he’s a good guy, just very naive.
he wasnt the same player against Bama either....at all. he lost his killer instinct that made him so good
he played for years after this incident though?? If I am understanding the timeline correctly
@@youtubeuser6813 he did, but he was never the dominant player he was in College. Maybe he just wasn’t good enough, but it’s hard to believe after seeing him in College, that he’d have such a subpar NFL career
Can imagine the trash talking too
@@xandercrews4729 I don't think he was ever that good tbh
His closing statement were very powerful. “Did you forgive your self”.
Manti got destroyed by the media during the time of this story. I'm glad he's getting to tell his side, hopefully on his own terms. He deserved better.
I think you should get jailtime for catfishing someone, it's so wrong and despicable on so many levels.
I agree.
Or, public service that enlightens them on their crimes, somehow.
If other people use your picture to create a fake identity, I think you can sue them for identity thieves?
yes its pretty much a scam with identity theft
@@Mt-ue9qz YES
"You're gonna have hundreds, and thousands and millions of people that tell you "You ain't worth nothing man". But there's gonna be one that's gonna say "You're worth the world to me", and I play for that person. I'll take all this crap, I'll take all the jokes, I'll take all the memes so I can be an inspiration to the one who needs me to be" - Manti Te'o ❤️
This part got me ugly crying for real 😭❤️
That's the best way to defeat memes against you, defeat jokes against you, you gotta embrace it and the memes will stop. Take Morbius as a great example, it's morbing time was such a great meme until Jared made that video of him reading the script for Morbius 2: It's morbing time... from that point on the memes stopped, he murdered that meme in a very efficient fashion XD
I just finished watching this and the catfish annoyed the cr@p out of me playing victim and how it was all about them finding themselves or whatever. Netflix even plays woke and shows a real glamorising shot of them later on. It's sick. That person destroyed a young man's life!
100% agree. It’s sick how these people are given free pass in society
Right! It was so annoying how they manipulated Manti.
That’s pretty damn low. He/she seems proud.
Duh, she’s a woman
I agree. While I respect the fact that they struggled with their sexuality, religion, and identity, it’s still messed up to ruin someone’s reputation and career. They should have stopped all contact instead of creating lies
the whole media made him look bad that he didnt do anything wrong but a great guy who loves football! give him and his career back!
Exactly! I don’t keep up with sports but I remember this story blowing up. The way I heard it described from the media they made it seem as if he was the villain whole time he was the victim
playing Football doesn't work like that...you cant just not play for years and try to pick up where you left off esp since he was a Linebacker who didnt have the speed needed for the NFL..........
Well he did claim he meant her several times in person. He's not completely innocent.
He could be past his prime. 🤔
@@brmahoney27 PR
I love when shows, docs use violins and other string instruments in the music, it always give literally everything a sense of gravitas. You could literally turn SpongeBob SquarePants into an Emmy contender with that kind of music lol
Yup! I completely agree with you Jody. I love violins and different string instruments too! 💕
I’ve never heard of this man’s story before, but he was torn apart in the media and on social media for being a star footballer who ended up being catfished, like a lot of people from all walks of life? Really? It’s so easy to judge someone for “falling for that” even ten years ago or whenever it occurred, but people make mistakes, especially if they’re dealing with their own vulnerabilities or other issues.
He lied a lot too, tho. He said he had met her when he hadn’t, and he also kept up with the lord for several weeks after finding out he was catfished
@@jakeraught4939 guaranteed that was his PR team trying to fix things.
@@jakeraught4939 also, dealing with that embarrassment as a star athlete would be tough to try and endure
@@sydcarterwest he was a college athlete. He couldn’t have a PR team unless it was his family playing that role
@@Jsmooth1174 it would still be difficult dealing with the whole situation as a young adult. Everyone deals with stressful events differently. My heart goes out to him.
Just watched the documentary and I gotta tell you….. Man I feel for this guy, imagine you worked for something your whole entire life and you actually were so good at it and it all taken back just because of some sick individual who is doing for it’s own pleasure and then you started questioning yourself and never be the same again. The media had a fun day with this story and the people as well. It actually tell a lot about our society as well, people love jumping to conclusion specially this sell out shameless media. I hope this guy does well wherever he is.
Ik rightt I think the guy covered the catfish up with the excuse of “ i was just trying to find out my identity”😒
Period
Sorry, don't agree. We choose these experiences before we even come here. Manti Te'o chose this experience. It's his karma. Everyone wants to judge, but they have no idea. But we LOVE these villain/victim scenarios.
this has to be the best yet most disturbing documentary ive ever watched. the amount of pain this guy must have woken up with for so long after what happened to him and how messed up he must have been is extremely sad. to see him still going with a positive mindset is very inspirational. not only that this did not feel like a documentary this felt more like a movie. the story is just unbelievable and the score in it is also fantastic. I was in complete awe at aot of scenes. I went from not even knowing who Manti Teo was to watching one of the craziest stories I've ever heard. 10/10
So nobody is going to hold accountable this Lennay person for ruining a man's life and admitting that he couldn't care who he was hurting?
Ffs what a garbage society we live in!
Because hes a trans? Lol
@@barbiedoll9136 Does that eliminate the fact that he is a horrible person who messed up Manti psychologically and emotionally?
In the documentary all Manti's teammates say that after that incident he wasn't the same and the documentary is trying as hard as possible to paint this trans as a victim as well.
FOH!!!
Utterly terrifying to see someone justifying or defending their unlawful and downright cruel actions by covering up with being gender fluid or having identity crisis. It is literally hurting EVERYONE.
Ronaiha was very hardened and tried to break Manti. That was psychological terror and should be punished. She says she regrets it, but I don't believe her, as she talks if she is proud of her cleverness to have deceived and manipulated someone like that.
*him
Here we go....
She/ he isn't clever. She/he is a liar
This
@@billythekidder7182 get a job
Unfortunate incident…so you struggle with your identity, catfish someone, ruin his life and believe that you are the victim? Make this make sense. Additionally, you continue to gallivant without remorse. You will pay for your actions. Praying for a comeback for Manti Teo! He deserved better!
notice how when he was explaining that no one else was involved it was entirely all him, he sits there smug then continues on this sympathy seeking story … ugh
That victim attitude was disgusting, didn't seem he was regretting at all.
Just finished watching the documentary and I am so angry with that guy who Catfish him ! where’s the justice ? he should’ve sued him for ruining his life like that and then they show him at the end dancing!! He did not have no remorse for what he did how he changed the course of his football career I was so disgusted by him and he’s a man that catfish another man!! But we can’t say nothing against the trans!!! This is just terrible what he did to him but at the end he was able to forgive him and that was beautiful itself.
it was bad enough the first time, then he came back to say that lenay was not dead after all - like, how cruel and selfish one can be...
@@MartaRC32 And just before the Heisman trophy ceremony... Timed by the catfish - That's when you know you're dealing with a predator really out for your complete destruction and humiliation. True colours revealed right there, all in the timing.
Exactly
The term narcissist has been thrown around so much in recent years but for those who really need to see an example of it--please pay close attention to the catfisher in this unfortunate story. NO REAL REMORSE at ALL. Incapable of it...
Just watched this last night. Highly recommended. It's so infuriating to see how Manti was treated both by the catfish and the media.
Spoiler: Manti did absolutely nothing wrong. He's a genuinely good guy with a good heart who trusted the wrong person. At the end when he forgave "Lennay", I actually teared up. Manti is too good for this world.
Yes I cried at the last part too when he forgave that troll 🥲
100% accurate. This was so sad. When this guy started to cry it was heart breaking. He didn’t deserve any of this. My issue is that the other person who is now trans isn’t painted as a pos that they truly are because they are trans. I’m disgusted with what happened to him and how the media is such scummy ppl who could care less about what they did to him.
not too many people in the world like Manti, in part due to his family !!
He was absolutely wrong, even his dad warned him. What happened to him wasn’t right, but he also shouldn’t have fell for it.
@@marcusnoel698 Easier said than done. He did not know that he was in the situation until they were at the peak of the issues. He was a genuinely good guy to think badly of the people around him. Yes, his father warned him but maybe so in other things that will protect him in whatever. You wouldn’t really think that somebody would go that far just to fool you. That catfisher already had the chance to back out once, but he didn’t and he just knows exactly well how to manipulate Manti
Netflix always puts on some of the very best documentaries available.
I guess? ...........
Facts
Yup, that's all its good for at this point
@@ola3rd don't forget the upcoming season 5 of Cobra Kai! 🥋
FACTS. PERIODTH.
Today I saw the documentary on Netflix and I was impressed how Manti could apologize, but that's what I call a feeling human being! I don't care abtou NFL or anykind of so called public institutions, the only think that counts for me is how someone act when he encounters his/her darkest hours and how he/she behaves! It's just human to try + fail + stand up again and keep on struggling being someone without acting in a bad or painful way. As you may noticed, I am not a native englisch speaking person, but I wanted to let you know that Manti is more than a hero for me, not as an athlete but as a human being! I wish I had a brother like him in my life. Best wishes to Manti + Family and all of you...
The media is a monster. They humiliated the hell out of him, relentlessly.
The media needed to because he lied for no reason
@@70muffin1 would you say that if you were in his position?!…that’s just easy to say.
Just finished watching it and my heart goes out to Manti Te'o, everything he worked for was absolutely crushed and ruined all because his genuine nature trusted an insecure toxic person whom he thought was the love of his life. His forgiveness for someone who I didn't believe for a second was actually sorry for what they did is inspiring and I wish him and his future endeavors happiness and success.
As for the catfish, I can't say the same. While this documentary was amazing, I didn't like that they put such a positive spotlight on the person who did the damage. They said they were sorry, but it seemed as though they cared more about getting their new identity out there, more than taking accountability for what they did, there was no justice. And the fact that they just kept talking about themselves and even went as far as to say they deserve some credit for his success is disgusting. I don't feel sorry for the catfish at all. Absolute scum.
Frrrr he needs to be charged for damaging manti teo’s career or sum like amber heard was for ruining Johnny depp’s career, it’s the same principle just different context. It’s too bad this so called”liberalised” society can’t see that smh🙄
Felt the exact same way. I could see how the documentary was trying to give the catfish a positive spin but no way in hell is any sane person falling for that
The catfish is a dude. Not a “them”
I'll never forget how merciless the internet/media was toward this dude.
brutal, i remember vividly
This guy is such an exceptional person and a Class Act. I was straight up ugly crying during his closing speech.
I hadn’t heard about the case but the trailer has me interested in finding out more about the story so I’ll try to give it a watch when time permits.
No sweat bruv its like 80% lies anyway.
@@stangreen4134 you sound like a catfish…Gtfoh
It’s hard to watch the catfish person talk so nonchalantly and lie that they would’ve told Manti the truth… umm no they wouldn’t. The audacity and miles they went to trick him. Ughh it was hard to watch the documentary and the catfish’s interview was killing me.
Manti Te'o hold your crown up King. This doc has made the world see what a great guy you are, and what the Media and haters did to you.
as a die hard ND fan who was at the ND Michigan in 2012 game this whole thing was surreal, the pep rally that for that game was nuts, everyone in the stands wore Leis for Manti, and ND went on to go 12-0 and play bama in the championship. Really really good choice for a documentary and good timing as well.
Yeah pretty much all they did in that national championship game was show up😂😂
And promptly lost bc ND SUCKS!!!
I always believed him - The media was tough on him (Mati) because they needed a victim to avoid the real story on how they were also fooled by a Catfish story themselves - and Deadspin was able to accomplish that.
Nah. They pretty much admitted that they failed at it. They are equally responsible for destroying Manti's life.
After watching this documentary, I just wanted to give Manti a big hug. He seems like a great guy. I feel so sorry for him. I hope he's doing better now.
This kids career was RUINED by the media and that vulture who wanted attention. And people are really feeling sorry for that vulture of a human being, really? Unbelievable.
The catfish is the worst piece of trash I have seen in a while. She ruined that poor guy just to "find" herself. No consequences except happiness. Major PoS!
Imaginary girlfriend huh finally a documentary i can relate to
😂😂
Lol 🤣😂
Yep, Yep, Yep😅
Really. Why didn't you video chat first? 🤔
@@mama2flythesidehustlequeen164 who said i didn't
At the end when he said that he choose to continue to be a good person despite all the shit he was put through because there one person in a million people who look at him it made me tear up. He could had become a hater and someone who could live as a victim if he wanted to but not he chooses to move on to inspire those who still look up to him. That has inspired me, I didn’t know who we was before the docu now I know him and I respect him.
I think that the catfish was a creep and used the idea of him finding out his “true identity” to excuse the way he behaved. It also helps that we live in a society that really pushes the lgbt ideology’s so he used that to his advantage to get away from the crime that he committed. It’s just sickening🤢
“we live in a society that pushes the lgbt ideology”? please this same society were lgbtq people are actively being hate crimed for being themselves? you’re mad that a generation of people is tired of people not facing the consequences for their actions.
i dont at all condone what she did and the fact that she continuously victimized herself throughout the doc and robbed him of his career is very horrible but don’t bring a whole group of people into something that has nothing to do with anything. you doing that reinforces harmful ideologies and subsequently creates a divide between heterosexual and lgbtq community.
@@calliearia9956 but it’s true isn’t it? People nowadays that claim to be part of this lgbt community can get away with things that normal ppl can’t by just claiming that they’re “finding their true identity” and it doesn’t matter who they hurt in the process. Take this guy rohniah for example why was he not charged for defaming someone’s career or at least made to apologise for his actions. Not to mention that lgbt is practically shoved down our throat nowadays and if you don’t agree with it you’re a bigot or an extremist.
Absolutely right. This guy used being trans as a shield for the life he ruined. Much more “I’m transgender hear me roar” than “I’m deeply remorseful for ruining this man’s life”
@@hafsaabdi3062 um no it’s not true actually. just because you may see a lot of acceptance online doesn’t mean that same thing is reciprocated in person. stop generalizing a whole community for one messed up person. i agree that there should be consequences for her actions but her sexuality has absolutely nothing to do with that. the fact is she did what she did and should’ve been reprimanded but at the end of the day since was she did isn’t illegal in the eyes of the law and the family chose not to go through with a lawsuit there’s not really anything that can be done.
Apparently coning folks out of their money is far worst than coning them out of their time, emotions and dreams😒 twisted backwards world we live in when they constantly keep presenting these deplorable con folks in a relatable sympathetic way, they should get the same treatment as someone who cons vulnerable people out of their hardworking money or worst.
Man has the biggest heart to forgive Raniah, his life was ruined, he lost millions and was a meme. Deadspin acting like they were doing this to expose other sports publications lack of fact checking and acting like they had no hand in ruining his life is unbelievable, they knew what they were doing and the consequences. Watching this documentary and watching everything he went through just because he was a naive 18 year old is truly heartbreaking. Wish him every success and happiness in life.
Damn the media and internet were really ruthless at this time. I feel so bad for him, cried at the end... Catfisher really ruined his life
He went through the loss of his GF, for him the death WAS THE REALITY. He still played amazing and was so inspiring. I feel bad for this guy, man.
Crazy thing is that he played amazing BECAUSE of the deaths. He dedicated his season to his gf and grandmother. It drove him but imagine all that closure you had was suddenly opened again. That would break ANYONE.
Great documentary ❤️ This was a terrible story and the catfish was a very selfish person to do this all for some inner self satisfaction! He destroyed that man’s reputation and career, not to mention several other people!
One thing Netflix knows how to do is a documentary. Can’t wait!
True, they often miss than hit on other things but docus are good
I was thinking the same thing until I saw the Chris Jenner one on this same series - terrible, didn´t add much and the true story behind Jenner was not told, unlike these other folks in the other docs who openned their heart and soul.
Manti is the man. I grew up with the Te'o family and our Polynesian community is very small. One that is tightly knit. There were so many who ridiculed him and at first I had suspicions about the entire situation but I didn't know the entire story. What I do know is that Manti was and still is a very honorably guy. He lives here in Utah now and it's awesome to see him around town. Lol my man Shilo I knew very well. Dass my roommate and teammate at BYU our freshman year in the dorms. Lol he was a BEAST!!!
One love to the Te'o family 💯🤟🏾
Yasss BYU!!
Those were the amazing BYU football days 🙏🏼🙌🏽
@@mariissaak they were fun times. Although I'd much rather play for the coaching staff now. 💯
@@teti_99 hah I bet! The good days 🌺🤙🏽 my cheerleading days, now it's just back pain days 🤣
I remember this! It was the first time I heard of Catfishing really and I couldn’t really understand the concept of him having a GF and never meeting. I was hooked on Catfish the TV show afterwards.
Why was so much of this doco focused on the creature who behaved like a Godless Witch?
My heart goes out to Manti that his life was so deeply affected by a truly worthless person is beyond heartbreaking.
God rewards the Brave.
Kalmar Sweden.
Because “trans”
I know that catfishing is a situation where people often put blame on the victim as well as the perpetrator (oddly enough). But unless you experience something like that, you will never know the type of frenzy and gut-wrenching pain it can send you into. You will be revisiting the lies, the deception, and the trauma at random moments in your life from that point on. It's awful. I remember hearing about this story, but never heard THIS version of events. I hope that all parties involved truly heal from this part of their lives.
Is so weird how they give their heart over the internet
What kind of person does that ?
@@manueldg5177 thank you so much for writing this. I was beginning to worry that I wasn't reading any comments demonstrating some type of common sense or practical approach... You're absolutely right
Same here. I remember the buzz about this in the media back then but never actually got the full story. Great documentary - Netflix production companies are getting better and better at telling true stories with all sides in them. The good news is that Facebook is a no-more-Lenore now, myspace doesn´t even exist anymore, everything now is with video conferences, zoom, facetime etc, so catfish is more rare today than it was in 2009-2010 days.
I still don't get the concept of calling someone a boyfriend or girlfriend...when you have never even met them.
This💯
Like...its weird as f*** to say you in romantic relationship with another person...And you never been in the same room. You never held their hand. You never been in their presence.
You know...I have to agree with that. I see many people doing that all over, and wonder if they may be unstable. That behavior does not seem very healthy to me.
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@@catmouse2882 yeah I get how it seems, but sometimes you have to understand the reasons to why even if you don't get it ya know 🤷♀️
@@bratzboyz Why is it any of your business ? I wonder if you are unstable concerning your self with what others do that behavior does not seem healthy to me either
Man this was SO good! I feel terrible for thinking Manti was a loser for all these years. The media can be so evil. Great guy, and great doc!
One problem. His Girlfriend doesn’t exist. Emotional Damage
EHHHHHHMOOOOOTIONAL DaHHHHHHMMMMMMMAAAAAAAHG!!!!!!!
No. No. "EMOTIONAL DANAGE!!!"
haha
Dano emocional rsrsrs
Worse is the catfish was a dude
Poor kid. He did not deserve what the media did to him afterwards.
Wait why did the media attack him? And not the catfish? I don't get it...
@@idkyouho let me know if you find out
Why did the media attack him tho?…
@@Andyyoureastar probably for fun. That's media, and people who makes the media likes rumors
just watched this on Netlfix and I feel bad for the guy, everyone blaming him when the other guy who did the catfish is the only one to blame...he ruined this guy's life because he was obviously crazy, pretending to be sick and then dying
The media was so nasty towards Manti, it wasn't his fault yet he went through so much of the unwanted nonsense. God bless him, he's a wonderful person.
He should have filed a defamation lawsuit or something. Manti’s career was destroyed and barely anything happened to Naya. She definitely played the victim card in the documentary. The ending was beautiful and Manti is too pure for this world. I hope people see this and think about how badly they treated him. 🤟🏻
OMG TEAM TE’O !!!!!!..... such an emotional documentary from the very start to end. Te’o went through HELL..go team TE’O 💕💕💕...
Manti is a good person I can tell ,, he deserves better ,,to you Manti if you're reading this please dont give up hope ,a lot of people may not believe you ,make fun of you etc but still there are more people that believes in you and loves you ,so keep moving on .and keep on fighting
God bless Manti and his family. This documentary truly touched my heart, and I have mad respect for him....such humility.
I just saw the documentary it's so heartbreaking and touching the courage and the strength to gorgive he is an angel.....
While watching I couldn't help but feel for Manti Te'o😟People like Ronoaia are one of the reasons I never, EVER, put my photo on social media, even without my photo someone tried catfishing me on Facebook🙄 The internet can be a very DIRTY place😒😏
The catfish should be jailed. The emotional and mental manipulation and fraud are just disgusting. The catfish makes me sick. It is clear they feel no real remorse or understanding for what they did, rather disgustingly feel empowered. This is such a heartbreaking story about a wonderful person.
How can you call someone your girlfriend when you’ve never seen them on video or met them in real life?
THIS‼️ I never understood how people can get catfished because why would you ever engage romantically with someone you haven’t met in real life 😂😂
I agree with this statement I watched another document about catfishing and since the idea was so new with social media ppl really did fall in love in long distance without meeting before the word catfishing existed
Starved for love?
Exactly! I need to video chat , and meet in person before becoming exclusive... Geez
It happens when you are young, have little to no relationship experience and other factors are at play like mental illness, isolation, professional hardship. I was catfished for over a year when I was much younger and the experience is every bit as traumatic as people will tell you.
Wow. I had never heard of this case a day in my life. This is absolutely insane.
I’m from South Bend, and it’s just wild seeing that someone from your local area was screwed over so bad, that they’re making a documentary on Netflix, prayers to him.
One thing people don't know, is that South Bend is the hood!
He isn’t from South Bend. He just went to college there.
@@billythekidder7182 no shit captain obvious
I have to say the dude who played Lennay is absolutely a disgusting human.
The fact that this person didn't really take any accountability or be held to any is absolutely disgusting. Add to that that Netflix covered this with the slant that he/she was basically 50% victim makes my blood boil. Absolutely insane.
This documentary was powerful especially when Manti Teo expressed his thoughts and geniune emotions about the person who catfished him and the role that the media had in all of this mess. No one can bring us down expect ourselves. He is a true legend!
Watched the doc on Netflix, and I have a real respect for this gentleman inspite of how he was treated he refused to give in to bitterness and hatred.
I can imagine the “ catfish” dealt with ridicule also but I was infuriated with him because he could have stopped at any time (especially after he faked a death) but he desired this man to the point he almost ruined his career.
That catfish should have been jailed for the sh@t he caused Manti.
I think that person that catfished Manti should face some kind of charges. What she did was so wrong.
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Yeah and how he is dancing in the end 🙄 wtf
That's how it goes in today's society. Sickening and disturbing
Manti and his family lost millions because of the toll this scandal took and to think there were no consequences for this level of fraud. wow
Watched this Netflix documentary and I really emphathize with Manti on this as this also happened to a lot of people, including a friend of mine. But not to the extent of having a life destroyed like Manti's. I feel for the man and I wish him and his family all the best! 🙏🙏🙏
God bless you Manti. Your strength, resilience and forgiveness for the horrible act and person that did this to you has shown the world what an honorable man of God looks like. Thank you 🙏🏽
You could’ve sued this person and possibly sent them to prison but I know why you didn’t. You chose forgiveness. Much respect Manti Te’o ❤️ GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ❤️🙌🏽
Damn sad that the media still won't even think twice before ruining someone's life with just a story.
The media screwed him on this. Can't rely on journalists to tell the true story... gotta wait till after we get the Netflix documentary to hear what actually happened.
I WANT to see this. It was a big story in Hawai'i and the college football sports for some reason. Good thing Manti had a solid career at ND and in the NFL. I'd rather remember him for that than this. I won't divulge the details of this but it's sad. Just glad there's a doc on this finally.
The reason is people had a grand 'ol time making fun of this kid and it basically derailed his career. the media just took advantage of that, as stated at 1:06.
He’s from Hawai and this happened while he was in college. That probably played a role in the reasoning.
Netflix straight killing it again. They have the best documentaries ever.
I still think about the one called I just killed my dad - wow, I think I´m going to watch it again... unbelievable story, just like this one...
Saw the documentary, and it goes to show how society quickly judge and how News media can turn you into a super star and into the most hated person in a snap. Mati is such a genuine person and he don't deserve such negativity. I admire his bravery and I wish him well.
I always hated the shit that Manti got from this. He fell in love like that's some big crime. He was the victim, not the perpetrator. There are some good things about the internet quite obviously, but there's a deep darkness to it too. It brings out the worst in people, and people's mental health gets destroyed by it. Being the victim of catfishing (I've experienced it) is like being the victim of a crime for which there's no evidence to prove you've been hurt. Manti's only crime was that he was full of love to give, and love that he needed. I'd rather him in our world than all these psychopaths who belt their wives and girlfriends.
He will go down in history as one of the dumbest athletes, ever. Not a crime, but he should get shred of common sense.
How heartbreaking! I recall some of this, but to be honest I had crap going on. I see people posting lies just from one news reports of people in the news and I can't believe the stories that spin out of control. I don't have Netflix so I hope Manti Te'o's life has become richer from what happened to him, but dang, bro, I feel for ya.