'Dr. Phil' producer sues Gawker Media over Manti Te'o hoax segment

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Manti Te'o's girlfriend might have turned out to be fictional - but she's helped to spark a very real lawsuit. Peteski Productions, one of the producers on syndicated talk show "Dr. Phil," has filed a suit against Gawker Media over an episode of the series that featured an interview with Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who claimed to have perpetrated the girlfriend hoax against Te'o. In the suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. ...



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