'Bachelor in Paradise' contestant says the scandal cost him his job and video will clear his name
"Inside Edition"
"My character has been assassinated, my family name has been drug through the mud," Jackson told "Inside Edition" for a segment to air on Thursday. "The only thing I want is for the truth to come out. I feel like the truth will be able to come out in those videos."
Jackson's interview with the newsmagazine show echoes his official statement released on Wednesday, in which he called claims that he sexually assaulted Corinne Olympios when she was too intoxicated "false" and "malicious." "Bachelor" cameras were reportedly rolling as the alleged incident took place. He also said that he has sought out legal counsel.
Jackson told "Inside Edition" that the scandal has cost him his job as an executive recruiter, but he doesn't blame anyone for what's happened.
"I don't blame anyone right now, all I want [are] the tapes," he said in addition to asking for privacy for himself and his family.
Olympios also released a statement on Wednesday. The alleged victim announced that she had hired famed attorney Marty Singer to represent her and said she had very little memory of what occurred that night, adding, "I'm a victim."
Currently, production on the show has been suspended pending Warner Horizon's investigation into the incident as a result of a complaint filed by a producer. The incident occurred on the show's first day of taping on Sunday, June 4.
Watch Jackson's interview with "Inside Edition" below:
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