Former Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss is suing her ex-friend Ariana Madix and her ex-lover Tom Sandoval, accusing them of revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
“‘Scandoval’ captured the public’s attention in a massive way, went completely viral, and injected new life into Vanderpump Rules,” the lawsuit, which was filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Raquel and Tom’s affair broke the internet last year. She ended up walking away from the show and breaking off her relationship with the bar owner. The affair was exposed after Ariana found a video on Tom’s phone of her and it was pretty graphic.
“It also caused mayhem in Leviss’s life, culminating in months-long in-patient treatment at a mental health facility and her departure from the show. Fomented by Bravo and Evolution in conjunction with the cast, Leviss was subjected to a public skewering with little precedent and became, without exaggeration, one of the most hated women in America.”
Raquel accuses Bravo of sacrificing her for commercial gain and that she was “misled by Bravo and Evolution into believing that she was contractually barred from speaking out about her mistreatment.”
Raquel is asking for compensatory, special, general and consequential damages, and that her former friends cease distribution and destroy all copies made of the graphic video plus attorney fees.
