I will be releasing a statement, via twitter, between 11am and noon today.
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L K (@LennayKay) January 17, 2013As Twitchy reported, the social media world is buzzing over the news that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o's beloved girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, never actually existed. Last night, the now-infamous @LennayKay Twitter account sent out this message:
It isn't fair to drag Reagan and Troy into this.. a lot of truths and myths need to be addressed here, and they will be at noon PST tomorrow—
L K (@LennayKay) January 17, 2013
“Truths and myths”? This could be interesting.
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Update:
The original @LennayKay account was suspended and re-opened yesterday:
It’s unclear as to whether the account is being manned by the person originally behind the hoax.
We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update:
The big announcement:
My statement: This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but I have been told by Alabama's offense that Manti Te'o is not real.—
L K (@LennayKay) January 17, 2013
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(Editor’s note: The first paragraph initially stated that the tweets regarding an upcoming statement were sent out by the person behind the @LennayKay hoax. It has been updated to reflect the uncertainty as to who is currently manning the account.)
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Related:
Multiple Twitter accounts exposed Manti Te’o fake girlfriend hoax in early December