Ariana Madix won’t stand for any negative comments about her new Love Island gig!
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Tom Sandoval isn’t buying Rachel Leviss’ lawsuit.
In February, the Rachel Goes Rogue podcast host filed a revenge porn lawsuit against Tom in the wake of Scandoval. She claimed Tom was “predatory” and that he “recorded sexually explicit videos of her without her knowledge or consent.” She also went after his ex Ariana Madix in the suit, calling her a “scorned woman seeking vengeance” by distributing, disseminating, and discussing publicly the footage after she found it on Tom’s phone.
Tom was initially “crushed” by Rachel’s filings, but a couple months have passed, and now he has THOUGHTS.
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In court documents filed last week and obtained by multiple outlets, the TomTom co-founder’s lawyers argued that Rachel’s lawsuit is nothing but “a thinly veiled attempt to extend [her] fame and to rebrand herself as the victim instead of the other woman.”
YIKES!
Following the explosion of Scandoval, Rachel left Vanderpump Rules and checked into a mental health facility. However, Tom’s lawyers called out Rachel for “denigrating her former friend [Ariana] as a ‘scorned woman’ and her former paramour Sandoval as ‘predatory.’” Furthermore, the legal filings claim Rachel’s addition of “irrelevant but incendiary allegations of … persecution by multiple non-parties,” is a further attempt to brand herself as a victim. That’s in addition to her Rachel Goes Rogue podcast, which she uses to “further bend the narrative to her will,” per the docs.
Tom’s camp also pointed out that all of Rachel’s claims are based on the narrative that Tom “surreptitiously” recorded the NSFW footage of Rachel, which they say isn’t the case:
Oof. This is messy, y’all! STILL messy! Thoughts?? Let
Ariana Madix won’t stand for any negative comments about her new Love Island gig!
Tom Sandoval just couldn’t resist getting in a few digs at Rachel Leviss during the Vanderpump Rules reunion!
Ariana Madix refuses to have any complicity in the redemption arc of Tom Sandoval — even if her job depends on it. She proved in the shocking Vanderpump Rules finale she was willing to walk away whether he liked it or not. And boy, he did NOT like it!
Daniel Wai — forcing production to step in. “Ariana, don’t do this,” executive producer Jeremiah Smith told Madix. “Don’t end like this.” But Madix wasn’t interested in speaking to her former boyfriend of almost 10 years for the sake of the Bravo reality show.
Bravo has released the first teaser for the upcoming Vanderpump Rules reunion!
Spoiler Alert: This post contains details of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale, Episode 15 titled “Plot Twist.”
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Season 11 of “Vanderpump Rules” — which became a sensation earlier this year during its 10th season because of the #Scandoval, a cheating scandal within the cast — ends tonight with the much buzzed-about season finale. The finale will air tonight, Tuesday, May 7 at 8 p.m.
and boyfriend Daniel Wai. While the Bravo world is unfold, Madix has been spending time with someone new, .Madix and Tom Sandoval had been together for nearly a decade when she discovered that he'd been having , whom Madix had considered one of her closest friends. Luckily, , because it would be only a couple of weeks before she met her new man.
Vanderpump Rules got into catty fights and screaming matches? Ah, those were the days. Now they just cry. Honestly, it’s heartbreaking to see how these once-close friendships and relationships have been ripped apart, but it’s also wildly entertaining.
We’re in for a super emotional Vanderpump Rules reunion this year!
Ahead of the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 finale on Bravo, the network dropped the emotional trailer for the reunion.
has confirmed that , who he just discussed on camera for the first time. That's cool, I just have a couple quick follow-up questions.On the Aftershow, Sandoval said that when he and Robinson first met—at the launch party for his reality show Special Forces—she had never watched VPR, and knew nothing about Sandoval said the two of them hit it off (as friends), went out for karaoke, and ended the night at his place (as friends).
Rachel Leviss is explaining where things stand.
Hold up! Did Tom Sandoval just take some accountability for his actions for once?
Lala Kent isn’t so sure about Daniel Wai… and for her, the jury is still out on why he would go after Ariana Madix so soon after Scandoval ran its course in the public eye!
As Vanderpump Rules Season 11 starts wrapping up on Bravo, Deadline has learned that production for Season 12 has been delayed.
Rachel Leviss is moving on.
It’s Ariana Madix‘s turn to speak out.
Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have responded to Rachel Leviss‘ lawsuit claiming revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the wake of the “Scandoval” that played out last year on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules.
Alexandra Jarvis is coming for the Oppenheim Group.