Joey Graziadei Says Bachelor Maria Was 'Misunderstood' in the Mansion

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00:00 Maria has been a huge standout, I feel like, for fans, and has had an interesting up and

00:04 down journey.

00:05 Looking back, do you think she was just misunderstood by some of the other women, and do you have

00:10 any idea what really happened?

00:12 Because I still feel like I don't.

00:13 Yeah, I don't have any idea what happened.

00:15 You guys are seeing as much as I'm seeing, because every conversation I had with them

00:19 was one-on-one.

00:20 I didn't get to see the group settings.

00:22 I think that Maria can sometimes be misunderstood.

00:25 I get that she explained that herself, that she's a little rough around the edges and

00:29 was surprised that she didn't get along with a lot of the women in the house.

00:32 I think what I always go back to, though, is that she had a strong connection with me,

00:37 and I always, in this situation, was trying to focus on the connections.

00:41 I can't control what goes on in the house.

00:44 All I can control is the opportunity to get to know these women the best that I can, from

00:48 what I see and what we talk through.

00:50 So the reason why Maria stayed, the reason why she's still around, is because we have

00:53 a connection that was building, and I wanted to see it through.

00:56 So yeah, it's hard to speak on that stuff, because I still haven't seen all of it, and

01:00 America still hasn't seen all of it.

01:02 So that's always how it's going to be.

01:04 Well, I think the tell-all will probably turn into, "What didn't we see, and what can we

01:08 figure out between all of this?"

01:10 Are you ready for that?

01:11 I will be there, obviously.

01:13 I don't know if anyone's ready for that, but it will be what it's supposed to be, and I

01:17 will obviously be there to add any conversation that I need to.

01:21 But again, I have nothing but appreciation for each of the women, the ones that have

01:26 left, the ones that are still here.

01:27 I think everyone should continue to try to lead with kindness and realize that this is

01:31 a very tough situation that we get put into.