In an exclusive interview withReality Weekly, tech entrepreneur Tony Pierce claims his words were taken out of context—and suggests Juliette Campbell knew his intentions.
TheParadise Lovesaga is far from over, especially if Tony Pierce has anything to do with it.
Pierce was one half of the fan-favorite couple who went on to win the hit reality dating show. Pierce seemed to fall for interior designer Juliette Campbell, and the two quickly stole viewers’ hearts. Until a leaked audio clip revealed Pierce never intended to continue the relationship with Campbell and went on the show to boost his company.
Pierce shared his side of what went down in an exclusive interview withReality Weekly.
While Pierce regrets how harshly his words came out, he claims Campbell knew his intentions from the beginning.
“When the cameras weren’t rolling and the mics were off, we talked about how the show could help us both,” he said. “She knew I was looking to expand my business, and she was looking for next steps for her interior design career.”
Pierce said he enjoyed his time on the show and the relationship he’d formed with Campbell. He said his comment about how they’d “never work in the real world” was misunderstood.
“I developed real feelings for her, but I knew things wouldn’t work because of our careers and where we lived,” Pierce said. “I was trying to spare her feelings in the long run and do us both a favor.”
An anonymous source close to the show could neither confirm nor deny if Campbell knew of Pierce’s intentions.
“The contestants do have some time off camera without their microphones, so it’s hard to say what the two talked about,” the source said.
Campbell could not be reached for comment.
Viewers are unsure who to believe.
“We voted for them to win because it looked like they formed a genuine connection. Now we find out they were both in on this plan? Smh,” one viewer commented on social media.
Another viewer wrote, “A man trying to blame his actions on a woman. Classic. Nothing he says could make me like him. #TeamJules.”
People are clearly invested in how this will all turn out and if Campbell will speak out next. Will she defend herself? Stay silent? Or admit what Pierce said is true?
We’ll grab the popcorn.
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July
Me
Hi! Thanks again for the invite for today, but I’m not feeling well. I’m going to skip the boat day.
I finished typing out the text to Wesley and hit send. I then typed out a similar message to the group chat I had with Lily and Eliza, wanting to also let them know I wouldn’t be able to make it today.
It wasn’t a complete lie. Maybe I wasn’t sick, but I still wasn’t feeling well mentally or emotionally. I’d been looking forward to the Fourth of July plans since Wes invited me, but I didn’t know how much fun I’d be. Or how much fun I’d have.
I made the mistake of logging into my Instagram today. Instead of catching up on photos and what people in my life had been up to over the summer, hundreds of notifications and tags directed me to the most recentReality Weeklyarticle. My curiosity got the better of me, and I tapped one of thenotifications, which then led me to reading the article. An article all about Tony trying to save face.
I should’ve stopped reading after the headline, but my eyes remained glued to the screen, preventing me from swiping out of the app.
Once I finished reading, I couldn’t stop crying. I didn’t care that he wanted to save his image, but why drag me into it? Why lie all about it?
It showed me even more the type of man he was and how I’d put my trust in the wrong person. I was fully aware of that—I didn’t need another reminder. Again, I thought back to our time on the show, how the Tony in these articles was nothing like the man I’d gotten to know. It was easy to see his true colors now. How could I have been so gullible?
I thought I had cried all the tears imaginable—tears of hurt, frustration, embarrassment, and anger—after hearing Tony’s words.
But nope, there were more. I didn’t even know what exactly I was crying over. I didn’t want anything to do with Tony, and I didn’t want people feeling sorry for me. I wasfrustratedI couldn’t escape this.
