The repercussions of Escandoval are still strong.
Over a year after Ariana Madix split from Tom Sandoval over Vanderpump Rules A love affair with co-star Rachel “Raquel” LeevesHe’s suing Maddix.
Sandoval accused his ex-girlfriend of “getting[ing] “accessing” explicit videos of Levi on his phone without “license or permission,” Our weekly It has been reported.
The singer claimed that Dancing with the stars The contestant made “copies” of the footage and “distributed” it to “Levis and third parties,” according to court documents obtained by the newspaper.
Sandoval, 42, claimed this happened on March 1, 2023.
At the time, Madix discovered the TomTom co-founder’s months-long relationship with Levis, 29, after seeing an intimate FaceTime video on his cellphone, which Levis later claimed he had filmed without her consent.
The scandal made headlines two days later.
The drama was shown in the tenth season of Vanderpump Rules This topic continued to be a major topic of discussion as the cast filmed Season 11 without Levi.
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In the May finale, Madix, 39, rejected an apology from her ex, saying he was “not worth talking to” and “can’t reach her.”
the Love Island USA In a statement Wednesday, the flight attendant’s attorney, Jordan Sussman, called Sandoval’s lawsuit a “hateful” attempt to “torture” her and “evade responsibility for the consequences of his actions.”
“Ms. Madix is confident that a jury will see through this latest ploy and dismiss his frivolous claims,” the attorney told Page Six.
Sandoval’s attorney issued a response Wednesday, calling his actions a “mutual complaint” against the lawsuit Levis filed against him and Madix earlier this year.
Matthew Geragos said, Our weekly“This customary legal process was critical to ensure that liability, if any, is fairly allocated based on the actual level of involvement and fault of each party. We aim to resolve this legal dispute with the utmost respect for all parties involved.”
In February, Levis She accused her ex-girlfriends of revenge porn.eavesdropping, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.
Levis alleged that Madix sent her “two screen recordings and a text that said, ‘You’re dead to me,'” which left the former beauty queen “terrified” that her co-star would “leak” the videos online.
After the case became public, she went to a mental health hospital in Arizona for treatment.
Her court papers noted the “public recognition and professional opportunity” her castmates received in the wake of the scandal, noting that she “remains a shell of her former self, with her career prospects stunted and her reputation in tatters.”
Although Sandoval filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in April, a Los Angeles judge granted it. Rachel goes rogue The podcast host has the right to continue suing.
For her part, Madix denied these accusations, describing them as an “abuse of the legal process.”
This article originally appeared on Page Six Reproduced with permission.
