Tom Sandoval Addresses Cheating Rumors Head-On

Sandoval had notably remained silent since news broke about his affair with co-star Raquel Leviss. However, during his gig at the City National Grove in Anaheim, California, the "Vanderpump Rules" star made a comment about being hated.

He said, "Have you ever been one of the most hated people in America?” According to Us Weekly, fans did not seem pleased with the statement and the social media reproach continued. In a video taken at the gig a person among the audience could be heard yelling "Ariana" making Sandoval answer, "We love her."

The gig took place hours after it was revealed that the 39-year-old Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras frontman and Leviss have been "communicating inappropriately" for months.

Sandoval seemed to have confirmed the cheating rumors on social media by subtly addressing the situation. This was after he posted an epistle where he noted that he will be taking a break for a while.

In the write-up, the Alien Presence star explained that he fully understood and deserved the fans' disappointment. He then asked people to leave his business partner, Tom Schwartz, out of the drama.

Sandoval stated that Schwartz recently found out about his relationship issues. The TV personality did not specify that the cheating rumors were true, he simply ended his message by stating that he was sorry for everything.

According to reports Sandoval, and Leviss, 28, have been seeing each other for six months. A source revealed that the Vanderpump Rules stars, Sandoval and Madix have been facing some problems in their relationship.

This had been the situation for a while but the affair was the final straw for Madix. The TV personality proved she was fed up with the unwarranted drama.

During an interview back in July 2022, a source revealed that Sandoval and Leviss had been having an affair since the summer. Leviss, who was formerly engaged to James Kennedy, confirmed that she and Sandoval had become best friends around this time.

Once on her relationship with Sandoval Leviss made it known the actor and reality TV star was a great guy. She relayed that he was someone who saw her as a younger sister.

The former pageant contestant explained that Sandoval has been supportive. During the interview Leviss also showered her colleague with praises, explaining that he is "so in touch with himself and fully accepting of who he is and so confident."

According to Page Six, Madix found out about Sandoval's unfaithfulness after she saw a sexually explicit video sent by Raquel Leviss on his phone. It all began when a selfie video popped up on Sandoval's phone moments after she watched his bad play.

Sources reported that she scrolled through the text thread which led to the discovery of their history of inappropriate messages. It was previously revealed that Madix had no idea about the affair and was left heartbroken.

Madix was dumbstruck by the event as she and Sandoval have been quite affectionate in public recently. A while ago, the 37-year-old TV star found the texts where Sandoval had gushed about their relationship.

He had explained how they have "been really good about respecting each other," despite the ups and downs. This made it even more earth-shattering for his partner.

Madix is not just heartbroken about Sandoval's betrayal but also disappointed in Leviss as she had been supportive of her in the past. This was when the latter called off her engagement to co-star Kennedy.

Madix and Sandoval have had several resolved issues with their relationship but the current situation appears to have no remedy. She has since kicked Sandoval out of their Los Angeles home as he was photographed packing his suitcases into a friend’s car before they drove off.

After one of Vanderpump Rules' strongest and long-lasting love story ended, co-stars took to social media to support Madix. Lala Kent and Leviss’ ex-fiancée, James Kennedy, urged fans to

boycott Sandoval’s show.

Sandoval’s ex, Kristen Doute, also pitched her support for his now-aggrieved lover. She made it known that she is now  "Team Ariana." Madix has since deleted all her social media platforms amid the scandal.