The Bride Who Never Was: The Heartbreaking Story Manti Te’o Made Up Now On Netflix

In recent years, Netflix has chosen to generate more content from documentaries and stories based on real events to satisfy the demanding taste of its subscribers, the recent premiere of ‘Uncovered: The Bride Who Never Was’, one of the greatest sports dramas and scandals in the NFL on a big lie

The documentary premiered on August 16 exclusively on the Netflix streaming platform, ‘Untold’ is a sports documentary that tells the story of Manti Te’o who “organized” a big lie to have more fame in his youth in the NFL, when he was just starting to live out his dream in American football to become a star of the sport.

After more than a decade of that scandal in which he revealed the heartbreaking story of what would later be discovered to be a false love story, Te’o has to deal again with the accusations, the accusations and the recriminations, because Uncle Netflix revives the case as a documentary and we give you more details so as not to miss the controversial story that the NFL player, now free agent, has put together.

The true story that Manti Te’o invented in 2012

Manti Te’o back in 2012 had all the sports media focused on him, the player was experiencing perhaps the best performance of his sports career at that moment, later he would have attracted attention when the same media decided not only to talk about talent, but about his love and family life, contemplating the death of his grandmother and that of his girlfriend Lennay Kekua.

Depending on the version of the player, his girlfriend had died of leukemia and both she and her grandmother had died on September 11, 2012. In the details offered, the alleged girl was a student at Stanford and had met her three years earlier, the account she offered said that her brother had informed her of the death from Kekua just six hours before he learned of his grandmother’s death.

However, Manti would have stood out on the pitch as he told his story to the media, which is why they and the audience gave him their appreciation and garnered the affection of everyone in America. He also dared to say that he had not attended the funeral of Lennay, his girlfriend, because his desire is that he always play, that he never miss a game.

Do they imagine? Well, this heartbreaking story told by Manti Te’o and that the world knew, had a very strong impact, so much so that solidarity campaigns began to emerge in support of people with leukemia. The athlete also became a candidate to win the Heisman trophy, which ensured a promising future.

It seemed that nothing could go wrong in his life and after such a painful loss, the light came for him, but it all fell apart when a year later, in 2013, the reporters Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey revealed an article in which they pointed this out Lennay Kekua had never existed and that it was the idea of ​​Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a friend of Manti’s family and the player himself.

The published article included photos of Lennay, who actually did not have this identity and had not been Manti’s girlfriend, but rather Diane O’Meara, a friend of Tuiasosopo, who agreed with this media hoax. After this, the University of Notre Dame, of which Te’o was a player, defended him by pointing out that it was only a virtual deception, since he had not met his girlfriend.

But the versions contradicted each other, both what the linebacker said and what the family told the media. Thus, Manti was accused of planning this lie together with Tuiasosopo to gain popularity and relevance during the end of the season.

Te’o’s version later changed, saying he lied to his family because it might be strange for them to find out it was just a virtual relationship, adding that they met Tuiasosopo because he introduced himself as Lennay’s cousin, but in the 2013, he confessed it was all a lie. But he claimed in his defense that in 2012 the alleged Lennay had called him and that he had faked his death because he was involved in a drug problem.

We maintained what I believed to be a genuine relationship by communicating frequently online and over the phone, and I began to feel a deep affection for each other, ”Manti said.

It was then that the player decided to tell his family what was happening, the same thing he did with the Notre Dame coaches. Time later, Tuiasosopo admitted that he made up this whole story because he was in love with Manti Teó and wanted to be close to him, so it occurred to him to “kill” Lennay when he felt it was the right time, adding that he recreated the alleged girlfriend’s voice through a digital program.

At that point, and with such revelations, Manti was left as a victim of what had apparently been a heavy joke that went too far and brought enough consequences that he himself describes as “painful and humiliating”.

The awareness of having been the victim of what was apparently a practical joke and someone’s constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating. ”

To all the people who have supported and defended me, this is for you. Thanks for your unwavering love and support. You have no idea what the last 10 years have meant to me. We’ve all been through it for my family, “Manti Te’o.

The player adds that all that pain still hurts him because at that moment he was going through the loss of his grandmother, the most important thing in his life. In the year of truth, Te’o entered the NFL as the San Diego Chargers Draft with the 38th pick, but pain and humiliation followed, now Netflix is ​​making him relive that bitter moment with the release of ‘Uncovered: The Girlfriend That Never Was’, now available on the streaming platform.