#Joey Graziadei Apologizes for Mixing Up Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Joey Graziadei is clarifying that he definitely knows the difference between Gypsy Rose Blanchard and late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The Bachelor lead’s apology came after he accidentally mixed up Blanchard and Ginsburg earlier this month in a Betches video that went viral on TikTok, earning more than 1.6 million views.

When shown a photo of Blanchard during a game called “How Online Are You,” Graziadei said, “I do know who this person is. Is it Ruth? No? Is it Jinsburg? Ginsburg? Something like that. Am I wrong?”

Though the reality star mixed up their names, he knew a bit about Blanchard’s background, adding, “I know that she had something happen where she went to jail because of her mom. … I don’t know what I’m saying.”

Blanchard was recently released from prison after serving eight years for second-degree murder for the death of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard. Joey King also portrayed Blanchard in Hulu’s limited series The Act.

In a video posted on the Bachelor Nation’s TikTok Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre teased Graziadei, asking him to identify Ginsburg in a photo since she heard he’s “good with names.”

“I’m so sorry,” Graziadei said in response. “It was a bad time. I knew that that wasn’t actually her in the photo. Ruth came to 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.”

Ginsburg served on the United States Supreme Court for 27 years before she died in 2020 at 87 years old.

As for Graziadei, he is currently leading season 28 of ABC’s The Bachelor as he sets out on his journey to find love.