Tom Sandoval quickly apologized after an embarrassing comment comparing his cheating scandal to the OJ Simpson murder case and George Floyd’s death.
The 40-year-old reality star was profiled by the New York Times Magazinewhere he talked about why ‘Scandoval’ (him cheating on his long-term girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with their mutual friend Rachel Leviss) became so discussed.
“I’m not really a pop culture historian, but I witnessed OJ Simpson and George Floyd and all these great things, which is really strange to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a strange way that Is it a bit the same?’
The Vanderpump Rules star’s publicist released a statement Wednesday afternoon, addressing the controversial comments.
‘My intentions behind the comments I made in the New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my matter received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. “I am extremely sorry and ashamed,” the statement said.
Tom Sandoval quickly apologized after an embarrassing comment comparing his cheating scandal to the OJ Simpson murder case and George Floyd’s death.
“I’m not really a pop culture historian, but I witnessed OJ Simpson and George Floyd and all these great things, which is really strange to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a strange way that Is it a bit the same?’
The Vanderpump Rules star’s publicist released a statement Wednesday afternoon, addressing the controversial comments.
‘My intentions behind the comments I made in the New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my matter received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. “I am extremely sorry and ashamed,” the statement said.
The interviewer attempted to add more context to Sandoval’s controversial quote, stating, “I think he knew what he meant.” He was trying to express the strangeness of becoming the symbolic center of a national discussion and a major news story.’
“What he communicated instead was something more honest, which is the extent to which the experience had caused him to lose perspective,” the interviewer added.
Before the story was published, Bravo, which airs its hit reality series Vanderpump Rules, apparently caught wind of Sandoval’s comments.
The interviewer wrote: ‘A Bravo publicist called me late on a Friday. Part of what Sandoval had said had reached Bravo’s ears and everyone was worried. What exactly did he say about OJ Simpson and George Floyd?
George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after the officer knelt on his neck for nine and a half minutes.
Officers were detaining Floyd on the street because he was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a local store.
The entire altercation was captured on video and his death sparked a storm of protests around the world.
OJ Simpson was arrested for the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her lover Ron Goldman, although he was found not guilty during what was called the “Trial of the Century.”
The interviewer attempted to add more context to Sandoval’s controversial quote, stating, “I think he knew what he meant.” He was trying to express the strangeness of becoming the symbolic center of a national discussion and a major news story.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after the officer knelt on his neck for nine and a half minutes.
OJ Simpson was arrested for the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her lover Ron Goldman, although he was found not guilty during what was called the ‘Trial of the Century’.
Sandoval, on the other hand, had a romance with one of her Vanderpump Rules co-stars, Leviss, after dating Madix for a decade.
The reality star added in the interview: “I feel like I have more hate than Danny Masterson, and he’s a convicted rapist.”
Sandoval, on the other hand, had an affair with one of her Vanderpump Rules co-stars, Leviss, after dating Madix for a decade.
The reality star added in the interview: “I feel like I have more hate than Danny Masterson, and he’s a convicted rapist.”
After Madix broke up with him following the affair, Leviss checked into a mental health facility and has not been in contact with Sandoval since June.
Sandoval added in the interview that he hoped to speak with her sometime after she returned from the mental health facility, and even attempted to speak to Leviss through her publicist, to no avail.
“She didn’t even give me any conclusion. It was really difficult. She still bothers me,’ Sandoval admitted.
He also added that “the scandal has made the show so big, which is kind of cool and crazy,” he said. “Even if it’s negative and at my expense.”
Bravo announced shortly after the season 11 premiere that the episode attracted a total of 3.2 million viewers across all platforms.
The total was a staggering 68% jump from the season 10 premiere, and Bravo also announced a Vanderpump Rules spinoff that includes five couples: Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute and Luke Broderick, Danny and Nia Booko, Jesse and Michelle Lally. and Jason and Janet Caperna.