Tom Schwartz SHADES Tom Sandoval As Their Friendship Struggles After Cheating Scandal
Tom Schwartz SHADES Tom Sandoval As Their Friendship Struggles After Cheating Scandal
Tom Schwartz poked fun at the scandal that exploded after his buddy and business partner, Tom Sandoval, was outed for cheating on his longterm girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with Vanderpump Rules co-star, Raquel Leviss.
Tom Schwartz took to Instagram on Saturday to post a meme referencing Gwyneth Paltrow’s skiing accident trial.
He wrote alongside a photo of Paltrow’s attorney — “Look at Schwartz body double! He’s a lawyer for Gwyneth. Lol. This Tom Schwartz is from a parallel universe where he applied himself and never met Sandoval.”
Schwartz, 40, jazzed up the post by adding a coffin on his Instagram Story.
Last month, news broke that Sandoval had been in a six to seven month secret affair with Leviss amid his nine year relationship with Madix. Madix found out about the affair after an explicit video of the 28-year-old popped up on Sandoval’s phone. Madix dumped Sandoval, 40, when she realized that he had been “communicating inappropriately for months” with Leviss.
Many within the Bravo cast accused Schwartz of knowing about the affair, but Sandoval shut down the speculation in his first public response to the scandal.
“Hey, I fully understand and deserve ur anger & disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz, my friends and family out of this situation … Schwartz specifically only found out about this very recently, and most definitely did not condone my actions. This was a very personal thing,” Sandoval wrote on Instagram, on March 4. “Also, Schwartz & Sandy’s might have my name on it, but also there are 3 other partners and 20 employees, who especially rely on the restaurant for income for them and their families. Just like TomTom, I’m a small part of a much bigger thing. Please direct ur anger towards me and not them. They did nothing wrong.”
He added — “I’m so sorry that my partners, Greg, Brett, and Schwartz and our employees have to suffer for my actions. I will be taking a step back & taking a hiatus out of respect for my employees & partners.”
Schwartz spoke out about the drama last month, telling TMZ — “[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.”
He admitted that the controversy had affected the businesses he shared with the musician.
The 40-year-old said — “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.”
Fans know that Schwartz hooked up with Leviss in August 2022, after splitting from his ex-wife, Katie Maloney. Many believed that the tryst was a setup to cover for the affair playing out behind the scenes.
Schwartz denied the theory, telling the outlet — “No, that’s not true. Unless I was a pawn in the game.”
An insider tells All About The Tea that the Tom’s friendship has been strained after the cheating scandal was made public, as it has affected their professional relationship and shattered their trust.
Vanderpump Rules airs Wednesdays, at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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