Bachelor in Paradise bachelor Daniel Maguire has shared his always-entertaining opinion on the Andi Dorfman and Josh Murray scandal regarding her juicy It's Not Okay memoir.
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"You think people like Oprah Winfrey go online or write something negative about someone? She's got better things to do than that, plus she's also a very secure and confident person," Maguire told reporters in a recent interview, implying Dorfman exhibited the opposite traits by publishing her memoir.
A big storyline on Bachelor in Paradise this season is the fact Murray is trying to date one of the sweetest girls in the cast, Amanda Stanton, yet is plagued by accusations his ex-fiancee, Dorfman, had made about him in the book she wrote following their The Bachelorette split in January 2015.
Murray must defend himself on the show against Dorfman's reputation-damaging allegations he was controlling, temperamental, verbally abusive and more. She called their relationship the most "volatile and f-cked up" one of her life, but Murray has claimed the entire memoir is "fiction."
Although Maguire admitted he never read Dorfman's book, nor did he ever follow people in The Bachelor franchise, he still took a stance on the issue.
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"I talked to both [Josh and Nick Viall] about [the book]," Maguire said, referencing how Viall is also in Dorfman's It's Not Okay memoir considering he finished as the runner-up of her The Bachelorette edition.
"Nick has his opinion on it... and Josh says none of it is true. So both of them kind of are like, 'You know, it is what it is...' But I think Nick also said, 'Yes, listen, some of it is true. Some of it isn't.' So I mean, that's more realistic, right, than Josh's answer."
Maguire reminded reporters, however, he's "not an expert" on the topic.
"Listen, someone who goes and writes a book about someone obviously has, you know, a lot of anger and issues with themselves," Maguire explained. "[It's] just very negative -- a very negative thing to do."
Maguire said if a person goes online or writes something bad about someone else, that "shows obviously how much insecurity and how many issues you have with yourself."
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After Maguire hilariously compared Dorfman to Winfrey, he said he'd never personally write a book that bashes other people.
"But, you know, to each their own. And Josh seemed like he handled it very well. But who knows? Maybe, it was bothering him more than [he let on]. I mean, it's got to bother you a little bit to know your ex -- I guess it's your ex fiancee -- made a big book and wrote all these things about you," Maguire said.
"Obviously it's got to frustrate you. But I mean, just like he said, obviously someone's got issues with themselves because if you're a happy, content person, you don't go and write stuff like that about someone you know? It's just not the good thing to do."
But Maguire didn't think it was fair to cast judgment on Dorfman.
"I don't know anything. You know, I didn't date the girl. I don't know anything about the girl. But that's just my opinion on, you know, someone writing negative things about someone publicly like that and making it serious," Maguire explained.
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Maguire noted that while he appears to make fun of people publicly on Bachelor in Paradise, he's not a hypocrite because his intentions are never mean-spirited and he's always joking around.
"I exaggerate. I like to get a reaction out of people. And so, yes, that's kind of my take on that," the bachelor said.
Maguire also confessed when he learned about Viall and Murray's rival on the show, he was "surprised" and "excited" to egg Viall on and get him "worked up" once Murray stole Stanton from him.
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