As Lizzo stated, it’s about rattling time!
If you by some means missed the Vanderpump Rules drama, followers of the Bravo actuality collection had been shocked final week when Ariana Madix broke up together with her long-term boyfriend, Tom Sandoval, after she found he cheated on her with their co-star (and shut pal) Raquel Leviss. As for the way she came upon about his seven-month affair? The 37-year-old noticed an intimate video of the previous pageant queen on his telephone throughout considered one of his cowl band’s exhibits. Ugh, terrible!
Ever because the information broke, lots of their present and former castmates have spoken out in regards to the state of affairs. But there was one one that was noticeably silent over the previous week: Sandoval’s longtime finest pal and enterprise associate, Tom Schwartz. In reality, their former co-star Kristen Doute known as him out for sharing his “honest” ideas behind closed doorways however not taking a stand publicly. She stated:
“Tom Schwartz is a f**king p***y, and he needs to man up. Enough is enough. He’s just burying his head in the sand and thinks that things will just go away and things will happen. It’s like he can be honest with us in real-time and texting, ‘I don’t stand for this’ or ‘I really feel this way,’ but he doesn’t do anything about it.”
Related: Scheana BLASTS Raquel For Trying To ‘Shift The Blame’ With Restraining Order!
Well, it appears to be like like Schwartz caught wind of Doute’s criticisms as a result of he lastly gave his ideas on the Scandoval! Speaking with TMZ on the airport on Saturday, the 40-year-old actuality shared that Sandoval feels “a sense of profound sadness” in regards to the state of affairs:
“[Sandoval’s] OK, I think. Relatively speaking. I mean, he has a sense of profound sadness, rightfully so. I think he feels like a piece of s**t, and to some extent, maybe he is. But he knows he f**ked up. The whole thing is just really sad.”
As for Ariana, Schwartz expressed his concern for the cocktail e-book writer – however famous that she has had a ton of “support” round her proper now:
“Luckily, Ariana has a really good support system, and she’s with her friends. I’m not sure where she is. I hope she’s living a good life, just indulging. I hope she goes on a living spree. I’m just hoping this whole thing blows over, you know?”
We guess – particularly because the complete debacle has been unhealthy for his or her enterprise Schwartz & Sandy’s.
And thickening the scandal plot, Schwartz was simply taking the warmth for hooking up with Raquel in August of final 12 months – lengthy earlier than the Sandoval’s affair was uncovered. Considering how shut he’s with the bartender, many followers believed Katie Maloney’s ex-husband was overlaying up for the months-long affair. Even Lisa Vanderpump and Stassi Schroeder consider Schwartz should have identified about it! However, Sandoval shut down the rumor, claiming his pal “only found out about this very recently.” Kristen even famous on her podcast earlier this week that he “found out a month ago” and “told him to tell Ariana before it blew up in his face and humiliated the hell out of her.” However, viewers weren’t shopping for it and ran with the idea that the kiss with Raquel was a cover-up!
So what does Schwartz should say about this? Well, the Minnesota native wouldn’t both affirm or deny the rumors that he knew about Raquel and Sandoval’s scandalous relationship, teasing that everybody will “see it play out on the show.” Considering that cameras are rolling to cowl the aftermath of the affair, we get the solid is restricted on what they’ll say presently! Nevertheless, he couldn’t simply give us a easy sure or no reply?! But Schwartz did deny the idea that he solely kissed Raquel to assist hold her affair with Sandoval a secret, saying:
“No, that’s not true. Unless I was a pawn in the game.”
That can be fairly s****y in the event that they did use him. He then added:
“It’s f**king complicated. That’s the understatement of the year. I think Tom’s OK. Really, I’m just sad about the negative impact it’s having on our business, but I think cooler heads will prevail, and I’m just gonna keep on keeping on.”
So there you will have it, people! As LVP beforehand talked about on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Schwartz “sits on the fence” and “tries to placate everything and play both sides.” And that’s mainly what he did along with his first statements in regards to the scandal. Classic, Schwartz. Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback beneath.
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