Tom Sandoval is responding to backlash and clarifying a comment he made about his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, during the season 10 “Vanderpump Rules” reunion.
30.05.2023 - 22:47 / usmagazine.com
Time for a chill pill? Andy Cohen understands why fans are outraged about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ cheating scandal — but thinks the backlash has gotten “out of control.”
“Tom Sandoval made a mistake that he’ll probably regret for the rest of his life. He is still a person,” Cohen, 54, said during the Tuesday, May 30, episode of the “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast. “It’s out of control. I hope it’s kind of dying down for his sake. He’s a real person.”
The Bravo exec added that while the Vanderpump Rules star, 40, did something “really stupid and hurtful and asinine” by cheating on Ariana Madix with Leviss, 28, the level of vitriol he’s received has been over the top. “He didn’t kill anyone. He did not commit a crime,” Cohen said, noting that the hatred likely stems from the Pump Rules cast being “so incestuous” already — and that Sandoval’s affair with the former beauty queen is not his first on the show.
Us Weekly confirmed in March 2023 that Sandoval and Madix, 37, called it quits after nearly a decade of dating due to his infidelity with Leviss. While season 10 of the reality series had finished filming by the time news broke, cameras picked back up to follow the aftermath — leading to an explosive and emotional finale and subsequent three-part reunion special hosted by Cohen, which kicked off on Wednesday, May 24.
Since news of their affair broke, Leviss and Sandoval — who have both issued apologies to Madix via social media — have been under constant fire. The California native, for her part, checked into a mental health facility earlier this month.
A rep for the former pageant queen later confirmed to Us that Leviss and her family have
Tom Sandoval is responding to backlash and clarifying a comment he made about his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, during the season 10 “Vanderpump Rules” reunion.
Tom Sandoval outraged fans with his comment about Ariana Madix wearing a T-shirt during sex — and now Bethenny Frankel has entered the chat.
Tom Sandoval is responding to backlash and clarifying a comment he made about his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Madix, during the season 10 reunion. During part three of the explosive reunion, host Andy Cohen asked if Sandoval had slept with any other women since sparking his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, to which Sandoval said he had not. Madix responded, saying, «Well, you know who he did sleep with after he and Raquel started sleeping together? Me.»Sandoval shot back sarcastically, «She kept her T-shirt on, it was really hot.»The T-shirt comment brought Sandoval immediate backlash from his castmates and online commentators alike. «You're such a f**king d**k,» Lala Kent declared, as James Kennedy asked simply, «What the f**k, dude? You're f**king disgusting.»Even Sandoval's longtime best friend, Tom Schwartz, was left with nothing to do but hang his head and quietly mutter, «Don't say that, dude. Don't say .»Fast-forward to Wednesday, Sandoval was approached by paparazzi who asked the embattled reality TV star how he is doing amid the affair fallout.
So this is what Andy Cohen really meant, apparently…
Andy Cohen is admitting to a lapse in judgement. The Bravo star opens up about his role in the explosive reunion, which focused heavily on the Scandoval drama, a term used to describe Tom Sandoval cheating on Ariana Madix with Raquel Leviss. On Tuesday's episode of his SiriusXM radio show, , the host addressed a cavalier remark he made after filming, suggesting that Raquel was «really medicated or really out of touch with her role in everything» in an interview with . «I think it was maybe wrong of me to speculate on that,» Andy said on Tuesday's radio show.The 55-year-old TV personality expressed his surprise at Raquel's ability to sit through the expletive-laced tirades lobbied at her while filming the dramatic special in March.
The lowest low. Andy Cohen elaborated on why he was so upset by Tom Sandoval mocking Ariana Madix for wearing a T-shirt during sex after the explosive Vanderpump Rules reunion.
Amy Schumer is a big “Vanderpump Rules” fan, so it’s no surprise she has a few things to say about Scandoval.
Andy Cohen feels there’s a specific reason why Raquel Leviss appeared stone-faced throughout the Vanderpump Rules reunion.
Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules” came to a dramatic close on Wednesday with Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s highly publicized affair put under a magnifying glass by Ariana Madix, the rest of the cast, Andy Cohen and Lisa Vanderpump alike.
reunion finale, particularly where Tom Sandoval is concerned.During Wednesday's episode of host Andy Cohen's SiriusXM radio show, , the Bravo EP teased an upsetting update from the Tom Tom co-owner.«There is something that Tom Sandoval says tonight on the reunion that is going to upset every woman in America,» Cohen shared.While Cohen wouldn't go into too much detail, he said the comment is going to «cut to the core» for a lot of women, and called it something «straight guys should never say about women.»He did assure, however, that Sandoval does get flack for it after saying it, adding, «People react.»Even still, it's not the «bombshell» the show has been teasing ahead of Wednesday's close to season 10's three-part reunion.Speaking to , boss Alex Baskin went into further detail about this new piece of information that is so big, that the cast is being told they should wait to see it before determining if they even want to return for the already renewed 11th season of the long-running reality series.Baskin also said the revelations even had the EPs' heads spinning.«There are revelations and developments that left even our heads spinning,» Baskin teased. «We wind down the day of [filming the reunion] and then a few days later, there's yet another development.
What’s left to be said? Andy Cohen predicts that Tom Sandoval is going to ruffle the feathers of every woman in the world during the final part of the Vanderpump Rules reunion.
The feud between Howie Mandel and Andy Cohen is over.
Andy Cohen just shared the DM he received from Howie Mandel after calling the former host a «jackhole» following his post-Scandoval interview with villain Tom Sandoval.«Howie Mandel DM'd me over the break,» Cohen, who recently returned from vacation, said on his SiriusXM show,,Monday. «He DM'd me and said, 'You’re making amazing TV.
Raquel Leviss is telling her side of the story.
Taking time for herself. Scheana Shay reflected on how Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal affected her mental health after watching the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion.
Saying goodbye? Raquel Leviss revealed that she may not return to film season 11 of Vanderpump Rules after the fallout of her cheating scandal with Tom Sandoval.
Andy Cohen knows now to double-check with Kelly Ripa about what she’s doing right before he sends over some explicit content!
reunion continues, so does the drama, with part two of the three-part reunion special seeing Tom Sandoval come undone at the seams. As the cast continues to berate Sandoval for his months-long affair with Raquel Leviss, Sandoval grows increasingly frustrated and makes several attempts to talk to Leviss off-camera. While his is not the only tantrum thrown during the reunion, with James Kennedy already walking off set more than once, fans couldn't help but react to Sandoval nearly bringing filming to a halt after not getting his way.«I'm in a very delicate position right now' LMAO stop #VanderpumpRules,» one viewer tweeted, poking fun at Sandoval's outburst.“I’m in a very delicate position right now” LMAO stop #VanderpumpRules«Scandoval is spiraling out because they won’t allow him to manipulate Raquel away from the cameras.
Andy Cohen is defending Tom Sandoval. On the latest episode of Dear Media's podcast, the 54-year-old Bravolebrity spoke out against the amount of fan hatred coming Sandoval's way in the wake of his moths-long affair with Raquel Leviss, which came amid his relationship with Ariana Madix.«Tom Sandoval made a mistake that he'll probably regret for the rest of his life,» Cohen said.
Tom Sandoval may have tried to escape the heat with a cover band show in Pittsburgh over Memorial Day weekend, but Ariana Madix fans were there to call him out!