Dr. Phil on the Manti Hoax Perpetrator

ET sat down for a new interview with Dr. Phil to discuss his sit down with, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the mastermind behind the Manti Te'o dating hoax.

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Dr. Phil believes that for Tuiasosopo, "This was a deep, romantic connection that was two-way between Ronaiah and Manti and between Manti and Ronaiah with the understanding that Manti did not know this was a man."

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