Sandoval accused his ex-girlfriend of “obtain[ing] access” to explicit videos of Leviss on his phone without “authorization or permission,” Us Weekly reported Tuesday.
Tom Sandoval is suing Ariana Madix. FS//AdMedia/Sipa USA He accused his ex of accessing intimate videos of Raquel “Rachel” Leviss on his phone. Instagram/@raquelleviss Sandoval claimed Madix copied and distributed footage of an intimate FaceTime call.f arianamadix/Instagram
The singer alleged that the “Dancing With the Stars” alum made “copies” of the footage and “distributed” them to “Leviss and third parties,” according to court docs obtained by the outlet.
His lawsuit comes four months after Leviss sued him and Madix. Instagram/ Raquel Leviss Sandoval’s lawyers called his latest legal action a “cross complaint.” tomsandoval1/Instagram
Madix’s lawyers labeled it an “abhorrent” attempt to “torture” her. arianamadix/Instagram She and Sandoval dated from 2014 to 2023. arianamadix/Instagram
The “Love Island U.S.A.” host’s lawyer, Jordan Susman, called Sandoval’s lawsuit an “abhorrent” attempt to “torture” her and “shirk responsibility for the effects of his actions” in a statement on Wednesday.
“Ms. Madix is confident that a jury will see through this latest ploy and dismiss his frivolous claims,” the attorney told Page Six
Matthew Geragos told Us Weekly, “This customary legal action was crucial to ensure that liability, if any, is fairly distributed based on the actual level of involvement and fault of each party. We aim to resolve this legal dispute with upmost respect towards all parties involved.”
They broke up over his months-long affair with Leviss. raquelleviss/Instagram
Madix was close friends with the former pageant queen at the time. Instagram/@raquelleviss
In February, Leviss accused her former friends of revenge porn, eavesdropping, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.
Leviss claimed Madix messaged her “two screen recorded videos and a text that said, ‘You’re dead to me,’” which left the former pageant queen “terrified” her co-star would “leak” the videos online.
The betrayal played out on Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules.” Bravo It continued to be a topic of discussion in Season 11. Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Her court filing pointed out the “public recognition and professional opportunity” her fellow cast members received in the wake of the scandal, noting that she “remains a shell of her former self, with career prospects stunted and her reputation in tatters.”
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