DeMario Jackson is claiming that the Bachelor in Paradise scandal was a conspiracy against him.
Earlier this month, production was temporarily suspended on Paradise after a producer allegedly claimed misconduct in the workplace after Jackson hooked up with Corinne Olympios in a pool on set. In a statement to Us Weekly, Olympios referred to herself as a “victim,” however Jackson, 30, called the allegations “malicious” in his own statement.
“I got played,” he said during the interview, which aired on Tuesday, June 27. When Bromley asked if he meant “played” by Olympios, 25, Jackson clarified, “Not by her. I got played in general. I’m not sure by who, but I got played.”
Jackson also detailed how disappointed he was in the public’s attacks on both himself and Olympios. “Before either of us commented on it, I was already, like, a ‘rapist,’” he said. “And she’s a ‘whore,’ she’s a ‘slut.’ They were slut-shaming her because of what she did last season with Nick [Viall]. For me it was, again, back to the human race. We failed.”
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