Manti Te’o Girlfriend- Manti Te’o To Address Media Thursday About Alleged Hoax Involving ‘Girlfirend’s’ Death. The sports blog reports that Palmdale resident Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, 22, a longtime friend of Te’o’s and possibly a distant relative, concocted the hoax. Deadspin says the hoaxster had duped other people on line with the same girl’s pictures since 2008. […]