Ariana Madix isn’t being publicly sucked into the “Scandoval” cheating drama that has consumed cast, fans, and giant ratings from the Bravo reality show “Vanderpump Rules.” Not yet, at least.
“I don’t pay attention to any of that,” the reality star told paparazzi as she left a beauty salon in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to Page six.
He “Buying back my daughter” The longtime movie actor declined to say more, perhaps saving his thoughts for Thursday’s taping of the series’ season 10 reunion episode.
Madix’s disparaging comment came as her co-star Raquel Leviss vowed to “take responsibility” for her actions following the cheating scandal that ended Madix’s long-running relationship with co-star Tom Sandoval. Madix reportedly discovered that Sandoval had been having a months-long affair with his friend Leviss when she found a recording of him. a FaceTime call and “inappropriate” messages among themselves on Sandoval’s phone. Days after the reveal, restaurateur TomTom and Madix I leave in their relationship of almost nine years. (Although they They are reportedly still living together..)
Both Leviss and Sandoval, whose age was questioned and restaurants have been criticized in the wake of the scandal, he issued a public apology when “Scandoval” reached a fever pitch earlier this month. Madix broke his silence on the matter last week, issuing a fiery statement via Instagram thanking fans for their support and saying “what doesn’t kill me better runs”.
Then, in an independent and candid interview in a nail salon with a TMZ photographer, Leviss spoke about the consequences. She said her relationship with Sandoval “began as a friendship and then it turned into something more.”
“I don’t know where our relationship will be,” she said when asked if she and Sandoval would continue dating. “We are just trying to take these next steps, make amends, listen to everyone. I know a lot of people are mad… We’re not going to put a label on it or anything, we’re just going to take a break for now.”
Leviss also confirmed on Instagram that he would attend a reunion episode taping “in person” on Thursday, after he filed for a temporary restraining order against Madix’s friend and co-star Scheana Shay, accusing her of having physical issues in between. Of the consequences. . In fact, Shay will also attend the recording of the meeting, according to a statement Thursday from her lawyer Neama Rahmani, but she will have to remain 100 meters from Leviss.
“Scheana intends to follow the law, but she wants to be a part of the meeting. If Rachel attends, Scheana and Vanderpump Rules will ensure that Scheana remains 100 yards away to comply with the restraining order,” Rahmani said, referring to Leviss by her legal name.
“There is no real way for the temporary restraining order to be removed, so it will stay in effect until the permanent hearing on March 29, and then it will expire if Rachel doesn’t go after it. And if Rachel does go after him, Scheana intends to call witnesses and present evidence to refute her false accusations,” Rahmani said.
According Variety, the entire cast is set to attend the taping in Los Angeles, but Leviss and Shay will be moving around a bit and filming in person at separate times. One of them will be on the couch with host Andy Cohen and the rest of the cast, while the other will watch remotely on set, perhaps reducing the expected fireworks to avoid legal ramifications.
After the scandal broke earlier this month, Bravo and production company Evolution Media immediately put the show back into production to capture the fallout in real time, Variety said. That episode is expected to air at the end of the season and will be followed by what Bravo hopes will be a three-part reunion special.
Back on Instagram, co-star Lala Kent, whose relationship with embattled producer Randall Emmett has also been a plot point on the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” spinoff, said she “can’t wait” to see Leviss during “Rules of Vanderpump.” Meeting session.
Meanwhile, his former co-stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the late-night Bravo talk show. “Watch what happens live!” and he couldn’t avoid the messy firestorm either.
Cohen, who is expected to moderate the dramatic season 10 reunion episode, asked the couple if they had “any suspicions” about Sandoval and Leviss’ alleged affair.
“There were times where we would go to certain events where they would get together and I would say, ‘This is a little weird,’” Cartwright said. “But I figured that Tom Sandoval makes friends very quickly with different people. So I thought maybe they’re just close friends right now. And now that this is out, I’m collecting all the Easter eggs.”
He added that Madix is ”super upset” but very strong.
Taylor, who left the show in 2020, also recalled repeatedly seeing Leviss and Sandoval together. He offered his armchair experience, saying that Sandoval “can’t control” Madix anymore, but “can control” Leviss because “he’s easy to manipulate and he’s very codependent…he can’t do that with Ariana.”
Taylor noted that she was in Miami the week Sandoval and Leviss allegedly began their relationship. She also swore that Sandoval’s friend and business partner, Tom Schwartz, knew about their relationship “for a while.”
“I talk to Schwartz every day, so I know for sure, 100% fact, about my son, he told me he knewsaid the former “Vanderpump Rules” star. “He says, ‘I knew for a while,’ she left it at that, but then she said, ‘I tried to tell him to introduce it.'”
In response to a question submitted by a fan, Taylor alleged that Sandoval cheated on Madix multiple times throughout your long-term relationship.
