Bachelor in Paradise bachelor Johnny DePhillipo has addressed Victoria Fuller and Greg Grippo's recent Tell-All podcast with former The Bachelor star Nick Viall.
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Following some pretty startling back and forth "he said, she said" accusations between Johnny and Victoria -- including cheating allegations against Victoria -- Victoria and Greg appeared on "The Viall Files" podcast and shared the timeline of their dating story.
They also denied ever having an affair behind Johnny's back.
"What podcast? I don't know anything," Johnny told Us Weekly at the People's Choice Awards on Tuesday when asked about the couple's recollection of events.
Johnny said hasn't listened to the podcast episode himself.
However, the California realtor admitted it "helps" for everything to be out in the open now.
"I feel like it's part of the grieving process," Johnny explained.
"And just kind of getting everything in the open and now you can kind of make that step forward. I feel good about everything. I feel like I'm in a good place and I'm getting over it."
Johnny also said it's been "humbling" to receive so much support from Bachelor Nation in the aftermath of his split from Victoria, who said on Nick's podcast she is in love with Greg and would love to get engaged to him in the future.
Late last week, a follower asked Johnny via Instagram Stories if he'd appear on Nick's podcast and offer his side of the story.
"Idk," Johnny responded, according to People. "If I learned one thing from BIP, the math isn't adding up. #geometrybeach," referring to Bachelor in Paradise's love triangles and messy relationships.
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On "The Viall Files" podcast episode that was released on November 29, Victoria told Nick that she had met Greg at Governors Ball Music Festival in Summer 2021 and they remained friends for nearly a year.
The couple revealed they had interest in each other but never acted on those feelings, especially since Victoria wanted to appear on Bachelor in Paradise and Greg was in a relationship with a woman overseas at that point.
Victoria therefore looked for love on Paradise and got engaged to Johnny in Mexico in June. But once the pair returned to the real world, Victoria said they couldn't stop fighting.
Victoria alleged Johnny had called her terrible names -- including a "f-cking c-nt" and "homewrecker," which Johnny denied and called "low blows" -- and Johnny claimed Victoria was jealous and "heartbroken" over his The Bachelorette stint, which was airing on television while they were secretly engaged.
According to Victoria, Johnny lied about his career on the beach and seemed like a "completely different person" in the real world.
She said they ended their engagement three weeks after Johnny's marriage proposal because their dynamic was "toxic."
Victoria admitted, however, she and Johnny had conversations after their split and also went to therapy, which led Johnny to believe their relationship really wasn't over until their last in-person meeting around the time of his birthday in mid-September.
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Greg said Victoria called him after her split from Johnny and then he visited her at her home in Nashville in late September.
While the pair had felt chemistry and a strong connection, they said they discussed how it'd be bad timing to spark up a romance right away.
But once Greg returned to New York, he realized he wanted to see Victoria again. The couple therefore claimed to have had their first official date in Italy in late September, thinking no fans would spot them.
Greg said he then asked Victoria to be his girlfriend, officially, on Halloween.
"I just blurted out, 'Will you be my girlfriend?' And she said, 'Yes.' And I was like, 'Good.... because I am falling in love with you,'" Greg recalled, adding how he is now "head over heels" in love with Victoria and plans to move to Nashville to be with her.
Although Victoria moved on from Johnny quickly, she said she never cheated on him. And Greg also insisted the breakup "had nothing to do with me."
Johnny, however, believes Victoria changed and no longer had interest in him after she attended a Bachelor Nation party that Greg was also invited to in late August.
Victoria denied that allegation as well on the podcast.
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