It's been two and a half months since the abrupt suspension of the "Bachelor in Paradise" production in Mexico. In June, production was temporarily shut down because a complaint was filed, citing sexual misconduct on set. The two castmates involved? Corinne Olympios and DeMario Jackson. Even more controversy surrounded the pair when Olympios released a statement claiming that she was a "victim" and that she was "trying to make sense of what happened," insinuating that she may have been taken advantage of while under the influence of alcohol. Rumors started flying until production conducted an investigation and no sexual misconduct was found.
While some believe that this was all just an expensive PR ploy (cast members were sent home during the temporary production shut down), it seems that all of this drama is in the past for both castmates. In fact, Olympios had nothing but praises for Jackson in a recent interview with host Chris Harrison.
Corinne Olympios doesn't 'blame' DeMario Jackson
E! News reported that in Corinne Olympios' first interview following the "Bachelor in Paradise" scandal, she claimed that she believed that he didn't do anything wrong. She stressed, "I really just want people to know that I don't blame DeMario. I never pointed fingers at DeMario. I never said a bad word about DeMario." She even went on to say that she wanted him to know that "I have nothing against you" and that she was "so sorry" he had to be painted in a bad light following the scandal.
DeMario Jackson aware of possible manipulation
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month, "Bachelor in Paradise" star DeMario Jackson admitted that people chose to see what they wanted to see: a skewed version of himself. He explained, "I think people wanted it to be something different. They wanted the angry black guy and this little, innocent white girl.
But it wasn't that."
'BIP' castmates have reconciled
There's definitely no bad blood between DeMario Jackson and Corinne Olympios now. In fact, they were as close as ever when they stepped out of the Nightingale club in West Hollywood on Wednesday night. TMZ caught the pair walking out together and Olympios yelled, "We never had bad blood, guys.
We never had bad blood, okay?!" A seemingly drunk Olympios proceeded to touch his arm, pull him into a hug and wrap her arms around him before straddling him. The reality star even kissed Jackson as he claimed, "My PR is gonna hate this in the morning." But these two would know, bad PR is still PR.
