Tom Schwartz breaks his silence on Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss cheating scandal
Tom Schwartz was spotted out for the first time since the cheating scandal between his Vanderpump Rules co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss broke last week.
Schwartz, 40, jetted out of LAX airport on Saturday, after being accused by multiple cast members of knowing and hiding Sandavol’s, 39, affair from his then girlfriend Ariana Madix, 37.
The reality TV star spoke with TMZ and revealed that his close friend and business partner Sandavol is doing ‘okay’ but added that 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,’ Tom added while chuckling . ‘But he knows he f****d up. The whole thing is just really sad.’
Schwartz was then asked whether he knew about the affair, to which he replied, ‘I prefer not to talk about that at this time,’ and said it will ‘play out on the show.’
Jetting out: Tom Schwartz was spotted out for the first time since the cheating scandal between his Vanderpump Rules co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss broke last week
Update on Sandavol: The reality TV star revealed that Sandavol is doing ‘okay’ but added that he has ‘a sense of profound sadness, rightfully so. I think he feels like a piece of s**t’
Taking flight: Schwartz, 40, jetted out of LAX airport on Saturday, after being accused by multiple cast members of hiding Sandavol’s affair from his then girlfriend Ariana Madix
Schwartz kept comfortable for the flight, sporting a green hoodie and hat, along with black sweatpants and sneakers.
He toted a large grey duffel bag on one shoulder, and a black bag on the other, and had his hands full with his cellphone and boarding passes.
He also shared his thoughts on Ariana: ‘Luckily Ariana has a good support system, and she’s with her friends. I’m not sure where she is, but I hope she’s living the good life, and just indulging. I hope she goes on a living spree.’
When asked how Raquel, 28, was feeling, he shared: ‘I haven’t talked to Raquel. I haven’t seen her or talked to her since this whole thing started.’
Schwartz also added that he hopes the scandal will be over with soon: ‘I’m just hoping this whole thing blows over.’
Schwartz was then asked whether he knew about the affair, with the photographer inquiring: ‘A lot of people think you knew about the whole thing that was going on, did you know anything about it?’
‘I prefer not to talk about that at this time,’ Schwartz replied, adding, ‘You’ll see it play out on the show.’ After being further pressed, he added, ‘It’s f*****g complicated. That’s the understatement of the year.’
When asked whether and Raquel sharing a kiss on the show was to ‘cover up’ the affair, he replied, ‘No, that’s not true. Unless I was just a pawn in the game.’
Keeping mum: When asked whether he knew about the affair, he replied: ‘I prefer not to talk about that,’ and adding, ‘You’ll see it play out on the show’
Complicated: When further pressed, he added, ‘It’s f*****g complicated. That’s the understatement of the year’
Comfortable: Schwartz kept comfortable for the flight, sporting a green hoodie and hat along with black sweatpants
Leaving: He toted a large grey duffel bag on one shoulder, and a black bag on the other, and had his hands full with his cellphone and boarding passes
Arriving: Shwartz was seen arriving at LAX and grabbing his luggage before heading in
He also spoke about co-star Scheana Shay, after her lawyer recently denied the claim that she punched Raquel during an altercation over her affair with Sandoval.
‘I haven’t talked to her about it. I haven’t talked to Scheana.’
Schwartz then added, ‘Really I’m just sad about the negative impact it’s having on our business. But I think cooler heads will prevail.’
He also shared that the ‘last thing’ on his mind right now is the show’s ratings, and that he’s only ‘worried about Ariana’, but stressed once again that she’s got a great support system.
Last week it was revealed that Sandoval and Leviss were allegedly having a ‘full-on affair’ for months, leading up to his split from Madix.
Leviss and Sandoval ‘have been communicating inappropriately for months’ according to a source who spoke with Page Six, and now ‘want to be together.’
The cheating scandal broke earlier on Friday, as it was revealed Sandoval and Ariana split after it emerged he had been ‘hooking up’ with Raquel, DailyMail.com has confirmed.
Madix – who dated Sandoval for nine years – is said to have found out about the alleged cheating with Leviss on Wednesday, ending their nine-year romance shortly afterwards.
Split: Last week it was revealed that Sandoval and Leviss were allegedly having a ‘full-on affair’ for months, leading up to his split from Madix; Sandoval and Madix pictured Feb 2023
Messy: Madix unfollowed Sandoval and Leviss on Instagram followings news of the affair. She also unfollowed Schwartz, who allegedly learned about it ‘a month ago’; Leviss pictured 2022
A source also informed Page Six that Sandoval and Leviss had been meaning to inform Madix about the affair ‘for weeks.’
They waited so long, though, that Madix wound up discovering their secret herself Wednesday night when she saw Leviss’ texts on Sandoval’s phone.
Madix unfollowed Sandoval and Leviss on Instagram after learning about their months-long affair. She also unfollowed Schwartz, who allegedly found out about his pal’s cheating ‘a month ago.’
Sandoval, who is also business partners with Schwartz, wrote on his Instagram that his costar only learned of his infidelity ‘very recently’ and ‘did not condone’ his actions.
