Joey Graziadei and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Photo:Stephanie Augello/Disney via Getty; Chip Somodevilla/GettyJoey Grazaideiis making amends for putting his foot in his mouth.During a recent visit to the White House,The Bachelorlead, 28, gave a sincere apology to press secretary Karine Jean Pierre when the duo stopped at a photo ofRuth Bader Ginsburgwhile touring the facilities.Earlier this month,Grazaidei went viralafter he confusedGypsy Rose Blanchardfor the late Supreme Court Justice while playing a game called “How Online Are You” in a video forBetches.When an interviewer showed the tennis pro a photo of Blanchard, he mused, “I do know who this person. Is it Ruth? No? Is Jinsburg? Ginsburg? Something like that.”“Am I wrong?” he paused as he started to second guess himself. “I know that she had something happen where she went to jail because of her mom.”Graziadei made one last effort, suggesting, “Ruth Ginsburg. I don’t know what I’m saying.”Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Joey Graziadei and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty, Stephanie Augello / Disney via Getty, Jamie McCarthy/GettyIn a TikTok posted on Thursday, Pierre asked the reality star to identify Ginsburg after teasing him about being “good with names.““I’m so sorry,” Graziadei said immediately. “It was a bad time. I knew that that wasn’t actually her in the photo, Ruth came my head. I know I won’t live that one down.““I know how much of a legend she is and how much she’s done for, you know, equal rights and women empowerment,” he added.Ginsburg served on theSupreme Court for 27 yearsbefore shedied in September 2020at age 87. As for Blanchard, the convicted murderer wasreleased from prisonafter serving eight years for her role in her mother Dee Dee Blanchard’s murder.Graziadei, who finished as the runner-up onCharity Lawson’sseason ofThe Bachelorette, is currently on his own journey to find love onThe Bachelor.Joey Graziadei.John Fleenor/DisneyWhile speaking to PEOPLE in January, he confessed that while he’s excited and hopeful for his journey, he also wants to be realistic.“My biggest worry is just, truthfully, not making the right decision or finding the right person, or possibly just ending in a way that doesn’t end with my forever person,” he admitted. “Truthfully, that’s a real fear of mine.”“[I want] someone that is fun, honest, definitely successful in her own way, just seems like she has a sense of poise,” Graziadei said. “I could list so many characteristics, but I also say a lot that, I just feel like I’ll just know, and there’s going to be some type of energy or intangible thing that I can’t even explain.”He added: “I just want someone that’s really excited to share a life together, and excited about me.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Bachelorairs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Joey Graziadei and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Photo:Stephanie Augello/Disney via Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Stephanie Augello/Disney via Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Joey Grazaideiis making amends for putting his foot in his mouth.During a recent visit to the White House,The Bachelorlead, 28, gave a sincere apology to press secretary Karine Jean Pierre when the duo stopped at a photo ofRuth Bader Ginsburgwhile touring the facilities.Earlier this month,Grazaidei went viralafter he confusedGypsy Rose Blanchardfor the late Supreme Court Justice while playing a game called “How Online Are You” in a video forBetches.When an interviewer showed the tennis pro a photo of Blanchard, he mused, “I do know who this person. Is it Ruth? No? Is Jinsburg? Ginsburg? Something like that.”“Am I wrong?” he paused as he started to second guess himself. “I know that she had something happen where she went to jail because of her mom.”Graziadei made one last effort, suggesting, “Ruth Ginsburg. I don’t know what I’m saying.”Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Joey Graziadei and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty, Stephanie Augello / Disney via Getty, Jamie McCarthy/GettyIn a TikTok posted on Thursday, Pierre asked the reality star to identify Ginsburg after teasing him about being “good with names.““I’m so sorry,” Graziadei said immediately. “It was a bad time. I knew that that wasn’t actually her in the photo, Ruth came my head. I know I won’t live that one down.““I know how much of a legend she is and how much she’s done for, you know, equal rights and women empowerment,” he added.Ginsburg served on theSupreme Court for 27 yearsbefore shedied in September 2020at age 87. As for Blanchard, the convicted murderer wasreleased from prisonafter serving eight years for her role in her mother Dee Dee Blanchard’s murder.Graziadei, who finished as the runner-up onCharity Lawson’sseason ofThe Bachelorette, is currently on his own journey to find love onThe Bachelor.Joey Graziadei.John Fleenor/DisneyWhile speaking to PEOPLE in January, he confessed that while he’s excited and hopeful for his journey, he also wants to be realistic.“My biggest worry is just, truthfully, not making the right decision or finding the right person, or possibly just ending in a way that doesn’t end with my forever person,” he admitted. “Truthfully, that’s a real fear of mine.”“[I want] someone that is fun, honest, definitely successful in her own way, just seems like she has a sense of poise,” Graziadei said. “I could list so many characteristics, but I also say a lot that, I just feel like I’ll just know, and there’s going to be some type of energy or intangible thing that I can’t even explain.”He added: “I just want someone that’s really excited to share a life together, and excited about me.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Bachelorairs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Joey Grazaideiis making amends for putting his foot in his mouth.
During a recent visit to the White House,The Bachelorlead, 28, gave a sincere apology to press secretary Karine Jean Pierre when the duo stopped at a photo ofRuth Bader Ginsburgwhile touring the facilities.
Earlier this month,Grazaidei went viralafter he confusedGypsy Rose Blanchardfor the late Supreme Court Justice while playing a game called “How Online Are You” in a video forBetches.
When an interviewer showed the tennis pro a photo of Blanchard, he mused, “I do know who this person. Is it Ruth? No? Is Jinsburg? Ginsburg? Something like that.”
“Am I wrong?” he paused as he started to second guess himself. “I know that she had something happen where she went to jail because of her mom.”
Graziadei made one last effort, suggesting, “Ruth Ginsburg. I don’t know what I’m saying.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Joey Graziadei and Gypsy Rose Blanchard.Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty, Stephanie Augello / Disney via Getty, Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma via Getty, Stephanie Augello / Disney via Getty, Jamie McCarthy/Getty
In a TikTok posted on Thursday, Pierre asked the reality star to identify Ginsburg after teasing him about being “good with names.”
“I’m so sorry,” Graziadei said immediately. “It was a bad time. I knew that that wasn’t actually her in the photo, Ruth came my head. I know I won’t live that one down.”
“I know how much of a legend she is and how much she’s done for, you know, equal rights and women empowerment,” he added.
Ginsburg served on theSupreme Court for 27 yearsbefore shedied in September 2020at age 87. As for Blanchard, the convicted murderer wasreleased from prisonafter serving eight years for her role in her mother Dee Dee Blanchard’s murder.
Graziadei, who finished as the runner-up onCharity Lawson’sseason ofThe Bachelorette, is currently on his own journey to find love onThe Bachelor.
Joey Graziadei.John Fleenor/Disney
John Fleenor/Disney
While speaking to PEOPLE in January, he confessed that while he’s excited and hopeful for his journey, he also wants to be realistic.
“My biggest worry is just, truthfully, not making the right decision or finding the right person, or possibly just ending in a way that doesn’t end with my forever person,” he admitted. “Truthfully, that’s a real fear of mine.”
“[I want] someone that is fun, honest, definitely successful in her own way, just seems like she has a sense of poise,” Graziadei said. “I could list so many characteristics, but I also say a lot that, I just feel like I’ll just know, and there’s going to be some type of energy or intangible thing that I can’t even explain.”
He added: “I just want someone that’s really excited to share a life together, and excited about me.”
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The Bachelorairs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
