Was Raquel Leviss‘ legal drama with Scheana Shay just a PR stunt?
07.03.2023 - 21:07 / etcanada.com
Attorneys are getting involved in the big “Vanderpump Rules” #Scandoval.
Raquel Leviss had her lawyers send letters to several co-stars and friends saying her FaceTime session with Tom Sandoval was recorded without permission, TMZ reported.
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The letter from her legal team said that the recording “was done illegally without Raquel’s knowledge or consent.”
“Vanderpump” cast members and others were warned against sharing the recording of the FaceTime call, which ultimately led to Sandoval’s split from Ariana Madix, along with sexually explicit text messages she came across.
Leviss’ attorneys cited California’s revenge porn law outlawing “nonconsensual pornography,” which makes it a crime to disseminate offending material.
According to the letter, sharing the recording on social media, or forwarding it to another person, would be considered a violation by Leviss’ lawyers.
READ MORE: Ariana Madix Is ‘Devastated’ Over Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss Affair: ‘They’re Totally Done,’ Source Says
Though Sandoval wasn’t directly accused of recording the video call in the letter, sources tell TMZ that he and Leviss were the only ones on the call.
In the letter, the lawyers also demand that anyone in possession of the FaceTime recording delete it from their devices, cloud storage or “any other manner or method in which the recording may exist.”
Finally, the letter warns, “This matter should be taken very seriously.”
Was Raquel Leviss‘ legal drama with Scheana Shay just a PR stunt?
Raquel Leviss feels she no longer needs protection from Scheana Shay, because she's filing to have her temporary restraining order (TRO) against her Vanderpump Rules co-star dropped, ET has learned. «I can confirm that my attorney took my case off the court calendar Wednesday and is filing the appropriate paperwork requested by the court today to dismiss the TRO from moving forward after the 29th. We let the court know I will not be moving forward with a permanent restraining order.
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Raquel Leviss is sharing the details of her attempted reconciliation with Ariana Madix following her affair with Tom Sandoval.Paparazzi caught up with Leviss outside of a nail salon in West Hollywood, ahead of the Vanderpump Rules reunion, which is set to start filming on Thursday. In the video, obtained by , Leviss, who was dressed down in a hoodie and leggings told the cameras that she tried to apologize to Madix for her part in the «Scandoval» of it all, but says it wasn't received well.«We talked on the phone, and I apologized to her over text, but she didn't receive it very well,» Leviss, who showed off a scar on her eyebrow she said was from her alleged altercation with Scheana Shay, said.
Ariana Madix is speaking out for the first time.
A different kind of reunion. The Vanderpump Rules cast is preparing to address all their drama — both onscreen and off — after filming season 10.
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Kristen Doute isn't holding back. The former star and ex of Tom Sandoval laid it all on the table in the newest episode of her podcast, sharing that she was with Ariana Madix the night she found out about Tom's seven-month-long affair with Raquel Leviss.«I was actually with Ariana and Tom that night.
Kristen Doute isn't holding back. The former star and ex of Tom Sandoval laid it all on the table in the newest episode of her podcast, sharing that she was with Ariana Madix the night she found out about Tom's seven-month-long affair with Raquel Leviss.«I was actually with Ariana and Tom that night.
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Raquel Leviss revealed cuts and bruises on her face in a temporary restraining order filing that was approved this week, alleging that "Vanderpump Rules" co-star Scheana Shay attacked her. Leviss, 28, alleged Shay, 37, pushed her against a brick wall and punched her in the face in New York on March 2 around 1:30 in the morning, causing injuries to the back of her head and her left eye, according to court documents filed Tuesday and obtained by Fox News Digital.
In a different light. Vanderpump Rules viewers were thrown for a loop when the show’s focus on Raquel Leviss‘ potential romance with Tom Schwartz was overshadowed by news of her offscreen affair with Tom Sandoval.
Raquel Leviss revealed cuts and bruises on her face in a temporary restraining order filing this week, alleging that "Vanderpump Rules" co-star Scheana Shay attacked her. Leviss, 28, alleged Shay, 37, pushed her against a brick wall and punched her in the face in New York on March 2 around 1:30 in the morning, causing injuries to the back of her head and her left eye, according to court documents filed Tuesday and obtained by Fox News Digital.
Things have reportedly become heated between “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Scheana Shay and Raquel Leviss over the latter’s alleged affair with Tom Sandoval.