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How ABC was going to handle the controversy that nearly derailed its popular summer spinoff series 'Bachelor in Paradise' was a swirling question heading into last week's two-night premiere.

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00:00The two-night season premiere of Bachelor in Paradise drew mixed reactions for how it handled

00:04the controversy surrounding a sexual encounter between contestants Corinne Olympios and

00:09Demario Jackson. The encounter sparked an on-set investigation that temporarily shut down

00:14production. Bachelor alums Ben Higgins and Ashley Iconetti told The Hollywood Reporter

00:18their thoughts on how the situation was handled on air.

00:30Ashley added,

00:32But the reaction from many media outlets to the episode seemed to be one of disappointment.

00:48USA Today called the episode painful and scripted, while TV Guide said the show handled the situation

00:54with tone-deafness and bad taste. Ben said,

01:00Ashley added that as part of the Bachelor family, she wanted her friends to be protected and wasn't

01:16looking for something juicy and dramatic to unfold. She also said of the episode,

01:21I don't love the way the girls have treated Corinne. They all immediately unfollowed her on Instagram

01:26as soon as this scandal broke. I believe the girls were mad at Corinne for the sole reason

01:30that she may have stolen their time on Paradise, and that's why they are bitter towards her.

01:34She added,

01:35They seemed to be very Team Demario on the episode. I completely understand how Demario's name

01:41will always be attached to this situation on Google and how detrimental that can be to his life,

01:45but I feel like there wasn't a lot of sensitivity to her situation. The one thing I will say is that

01:50I didn't like her statement calling herself a victim. Ashley added that she would love to have

01:55Corinne publicly explain what the victim comment was all about. Senior Vice President of Alternative

02:00Series at ABC, Robert Mills, and host Chris Harrison, have commented on the new rules put in place for

02:05drinking and vocalizing consent after the incident. Higgins said of the new rules,

02:10I heard that before anyone hooked up or kissed anyone, they had to sit down in front of a camera

02:14and consent to it. He went on to say,

02:16Maybe it will only last one season, but the restrictions on things seems like babysitting,

02:21and it's unfortunate that people who are 23, 24, 25, and all the way up to 37 still need to be babysat.

02:28For The Hollywood Reporter's full interview with Ben and Ashley, check out t-tier.com.

02:32I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter News.

02:35The Hollywood Reporter News.

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