DeMario Jackson: Corinne was the ‘aggressor’

Production of Bachelor In Paradise was suspended after a producer filed a complaint alleging drunken, nonconsensual sexual activity occurred between DeMario Jackson and Corinne Olympios on set. Warner Brothers recently announced they found no evidence to support these allegations and filming will resume. Although DeMario was invited back to Paradise, he will not be returning.

In an exclusive interview with E! News, DeMario discussed what happened with Corinne in graphic detail.

DeMario said he hit it off with Corinne right off the bat, bonding over being the villains of their respective seasons.

“We kind of were just complimenting each other on being villains. I was like, ‘Look, I’ve accepted this role.’ We were kind of just laughing like, ‘Oh, were’ about to dominate Paradise!’ Like homie stuff, like really, really like friends,” DeMario said. “And then you know, we started having a little bit more fun…and had a few drinks.”

DeMario said he was making out with Corinne at the bar, and she wrapped her legs around him. He made it clear he did not think Corinne seemed drunk at this point.

According to DeMario, Corinne asked him to go hang out at the pool, and he felt safe doing that because the cameras were there.

Once they reached the pool, things started heating up, clothes came off and Corinne took charge, DeMario said.

“Things got wild because it was more her being the aggressor, which was sexy,” DeMario said.

DeMario confirms they had oral sex, but he claims it was because Corinne initiated it.

“She gets up out of the pool and puts her lady parts right on my face,” DeMario said.

The next day everything seemed fine between DeMario and Corinne.

“We’re talking, and I gave her a hug,” he said. “She wasn’t mad. We were hanging out.”

DeMario claims he offered Corinne a shot, but she declined because production cut her off from drinking.

According to DeMario, it wasn’t until three days after the incident when a producer told him he needed to leave the show, that he realized anything was wrong.

“I’m like what the fuck? Straight up. He goes, ‘I can’t tell you what I know, but it’s going to be bad if you don’t leave tonight,'” DeMario said of his conversation with the producer.

DeMario and the cast went home, and the drama unfolded. For DeMario the repercussions have not ended just because filming has resumed.

DeMario said his dad kept him strong during the scandal, but seeing his mother cry everyday for something he didn’t do was really hard.

“It was stressful,” DeMario said. “It was very difficult.”

@TheTab