Bachelor in Paradise

Bachelor in Paradise is shooting right now. And, at least so far, there have been no additional shutdowns or interruptions following the controversy and production stoppage after allegations of misconduct on the set of the show. The show’s executives ultimately determined no misconduct took place between Corrine Olympios and DeMario Jackson, but they are still being extra cautious in the wake of the near-scandal. According to TMZ, new rules have been put in place for sexual relations between members of the cast, up to an including amorous encounters in the so-called “Boom Boom Room.”

Here’s the latest semi-daily update on the ongoing situation over at Bachelor in Paradise. The show is coming back to the airwaves this summer, after the conclusion of the investigation into the allegations of misconduct on set. Deadline reports you might get fewer episodes than you were supposed to; probably two fewer installments that the original season order, due to the reduced shooting schedule and the delays in production. The “leaner” show almost certainly will not hit its original premiere date, August 8. But, Deadline says, it will address the controversy that temporarily shut the show down. How could it not?

With allegations and rumors still flying in the wake of the incident on the set of Bachelor in Paradise, one of the two parties involved has issued a public statement. Here is what Corrine Olympios has to say about the alleged sexual encounter she had with another contestant, DeMario Jackson, which was apparently captured on cameras and was alarming enough to eventually shut down production of the show and launch an investigation into the production’s “misconduct” (via TMZ):

When the first wave of stories about alleged misconduct on the set of Bachelor in Paradise hit, they seemed incomplete. They described an encounter between two contestants of a sexual nature, and a producer who witnessed the incident then failing to come to work, prompting the entire production to be shut down until an investigation could be concluded. Given the nature of most shows in The Bachelor franchise, this sounded odd.

Well that was a very fast final rose.