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‘Bachelor in Paradise’ contestant was limp and unconscious: crew member

A BACHELOR in Paradise contestant was limp and unconscious while a cast member “appeared to have intercourse with her,” a crew member said.

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BACHELOR in Paradise contestant Corinne Olympios was limp and struggling to stay afloat in a pool while cast member DeMario Jackson “appeared to have intercourse with her,” a crew member from the show said.

The alleged assault during production of the ABC reality series occurred at a Mexican resort after Olympios spent the day drinking — and prompted Warner Bros. to pull the plug on the series and launch an investigation.

“There was hugging and kissing and touching, but before long, she seemed to go limp and was sliding under water. DeMario kept trying to hold her up and at the same time he appeared to be having intercourse with her,” the source, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Daily Mail.

“After he finished — which only lasted a few seconds — he lifted her out of the water and laid her on the cement, where he proceeded to have oral sex with her,” the source said.

DeMario Jackson claims he didn’t do anything wrong.
DeMario Jackson claims he didn’t do anything wrong.

Crew members later carried the “unconscious” contestant back to her room, as she was unable to walk on her own, the source explained.

The crew member says colleagues were “deeply disturbed” about the way the matter was handled.

“One of the things that really disturbed people was that no one called a doctor or paramedic, which some felt they should have. Instead, someone made the decision to just let her sleep it off,” said the crew member.

Olympios, who claims to have no recollection of the event, reportedly hired a lawyer and blames the show’s producers for letting the incident escalate, TMZ reported.

Jackson has been telling friends that footage of the encounter will prove his innocence, according to text messages obtained by The Post.

This article was originally published on The New York Post

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