--- title: DeMario Jackson Speaks Out on 'Bachelor in Paradise' Scandal description: Production of the current season has been suspended over what the production company is calling a “misconduct” canonical: https://time.com/4819421/demario-jackson-bachelor-in-paradise/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-15T02:10:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:09:26.832Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: DeMario Jackson Speaks Out on 'Bachelor in Paradise' Scandal og:description: The current season of the show has been suspended due to "a misconduct" og:url: https://time.com/4819421/demario-jackson-bachelor-in-paradise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff6d584705f49cdf/69869e43d0b6f204a13058f1/bip_080114.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BIP_080114 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: DeMario Jackson Speaks Out on 'Bachelor in Paradise' Scandal twitter:description: The current season of the show has been suspended due to "a misconduct" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff6d584705f49cdf/69869e43d0b6f204a13058f1/bip_080114.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # DeMario Jackson Finally Speaks Out Amid _Bachelor in Paradise_ Scandal: My Character 'Has Been Assassinated' > Sponsored content. 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All rights reserved. by [Christina Dugan / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Christina Dugan / People Jun 15, 2017 2:10 AM UTC Shortly after [Corinne Olympios](http://people.com/tag/corinne-olympios/) [broke her silence](http://people.com/tv/corinne-olympios-breaks-silence-bachelor-paradise-scandal-worst-nightmare/) on the [_Bachelor in Paradise_ ](http://people.com/tag/bachelor-in-paradise/)scandal, [DeMario Jackson](http://people.com/tv/bachelor-paradise-demario-jackson-portrayed-unfairly-sources/) was quick to issue a statement of his own. “It’s unfortunate that my character and family name has been assassinated this past week with false claims and malicious allegations,” the 30-year-old said in a statement to PEOPLE. “I will be taking swift and appropriate legal action until my name is cleared and, per the advice of legal counsel, will be seeking all available remedies entitled to me under the laws.” On Sunday, [Warner Bros. released a statement](http://people.com/tv/bachelor-in-paradise-suspends-production-over-alleged-misconduct/) announcing that production had been suspended on _Paradise_ due to what the production company is calling a “misconduct.” Sources previously confirmed to PEOPLE that production was halted after a producer raised concerns about an [alleged sexual encounter](http://people.com/tv/bachelor-in-paradise-demario-jackson-sexual-encounter/) between Jackson[,](http://people.com/tag/demario-jackson)30, and a female cast mate (PEOPLE previously opted not to identify Olympios out of respect to the privacy of victims of alleged sexual assault), both of whom had reportedly been drinking heavily all day. On Wednesday, Olympios, who has hired veteran Hollywood attorney Martin Singer, released the following statement to PEOPLE: “I am a victim and have spent the last week trying to make sense of what happened on June 4\. Although I have little memory of that night, something bad obviously took place, which I understand is why production on the show has now been suspended and a producer on the show has filed a complaint against the production,” Olympios, 25, said. “As a woman, this is my worst nightmare and it has now become my reality. As I pursue the details and facts surrounding that night and the immediate days after, I have retained a group of professionals to ensure that what happened on June 4 comes to light and I can continue my life, including hiring an attorney to obtain justice and seeking therapy to begin dealing with the physical and emotional trauma stemming from that evening.” According to a source close to Jackson, the _BiP_ star “has been in high spirits” since the investigation and is confident his reputation will soon be cleared. “He certainly isn’t the man he’s being portrayed to be,” the source [told PEOPLE on Wednesday](http://people.com/tv/bachelor-paradise-demario-jackson-portrayed-unfairly-sources/). “It’s hard for his loved ones to sit and watch most of the slanderous accusations and comments from individuals who don’t know anything about who he is. I think the truth may tell \[a\] different story than what’s been reported thus far.” While the ABC show’s fate remains up in the air, a source told PEOPLE _BiP_ [will not be resuming this summer](http://people.com/tv/bachelor-in-paradise-probably-canceled-surprising-reason-exclusive/). “There are no authorities involved, no law enforcement but the incident was flagged internally and they take these matter seriously, so they’re looking into it. But _Bachelor in Paradise_ will not be resuming — this summer at least.” _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/tag/corinne-olympios/) _originally appeared on_ [_people.com_](http://people.com/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4819421/demario-jackson-bachelor-in-paradise/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4819421/demario-jackson-bachelor-in-paradise/"},"headline":"DeMario Jackson Finally Speaks Out Amid Bachelor in Paradise Scandal: My Character 'Has Been Assassinated'","datePublished":"2017-06-15T02:10:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:09:26.832Z","description":"Production of the current season has been suspended over what the production company is calling a “misconduct”","url":"https://time.com/4819421/demario-jackson-bachelor-in-paradise/","keywords":["Television","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff6d584705f49cdf/69869e43d0b6f204a13058f1/bip_080114.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Christina Dugan / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff6d584705f49cdf/69869e43d0b6f204a13058f1/bip_080114.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BIP_080114","caption":"","creditText":"© 2014 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. 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