Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix React to Raquel Leviss Lawsuit

Since then, each Tom and Ariana have responded to Rachel’s lawsuit. Preserve studying for the most recent updates on the matter. Let’s simply say, it is about to get messy.

Authorized paperwork obtained by Distractify reveal that on April 22, Tom Sandoval filed a movement to strike sure parts of Rachel’s lawsuit, significantly regarding the way in which an specific video was acquired.

In keeping with the movement, “These movies had been created by Leviss and printed by Leviss to Sandoval through a consensual alternate on Facetime, i.e., ‘their video calls.’ Primarily based on Leviss’s personal allegations, Sandoval merely saved non-public copies of the movies that Leviss had filmed and shared with him.”

“Leviss’s lawsuit is a thinly veiled try to increase her fame and to rebrand herself because the sufferer as a substitute of the opposite girl whereas denigrating her former good friend Madix as a ‘scorned girl’ and her former paramour Sandoval as ‘predatory,'” the movement additional said.

Noting “poor allegations” within the February lawsuit, Tom argued that Rachel’s claims “fail and require both dismissal or modification.” He then urged the court docket to grant his movement in opposition to Rachel’s lawsuit solely and to dismiss her request for particular compensatory damages.

Simply days later, on April 26, Ariana submitted her personal response utilizing California’s anti-SLAPP legislation to battle in opposition to Rachel’s lawsuit. In authorized paperwork obtained by Distractify, the Broadway star refuted Rachel’s claims that Ariana had acquired and unfold at the very least two sexually specific movies of Rachel with out her data or consent.

To supply context, Rachel alleged in her February lawsuit that the Dancing with the Stars alum informed the Vanderpump Guidelines solid and manufacturing workforce concerning the movies.

“I didn’t ship the movies to anybody else. Nor did I share, show, or present the movies to anybody else,” Ariana said, as per the authorized paperwork. “To be clear, I solely noticed the video of Plaintiff masturbating in locations secluded from others.”

Ariana defined in her submitting that she was in a locked rest room stall when she stumbled upon specific FaceTime movies of Rachel on Tom’s cellphone. She recounted, “I hurriedly took out my very own cellphone and made two recordings of the FaceTime video.”

Moreover, Ariana recalled confronting Tom later concerning the movies in an alley close to the West Hollywood venue the place his cowl band was performing, resulting in a heated argument. Tom then “forcibly grabbed” Ariana’s cellphone and deleted the movies. Nevertheless, earlier than he deleted the movies, Ariana shared them with Rachel, together with a textual content message saying, “You are lifeless to me.”

The declaration added that Ariana had knowledgeable her family and friends about Tom’s affair, and even included screenshots of textual content conversations between Ariana and Rachel, in addition to between Ariana and a good friend discussing the affair.

Legal professional Margo Arnold and Dr. Joseph Greenfield, vice chairman and chief forensic examiner on the digital forensics agency Maryman, additionally submitted declarations in assist of Ariana’s movement.

Dr. Greenfield’s declaration highlighted the outcomes of the forensic evaluation, affirming that no nude images or movies had been discovered to have been despatched by Ariana through the particular interval (March 1–2, 2023). He additionally affirmed his readiness to supply testimony if mandatory.

In the meantime, Margo Arnold’s declaration emphasised Rachel’s personal confessions aired on her podcast, Rachel Goes Rogue, the place Rachel accepted full accountability for the occasions involving herself, Tom, and Ariana. Arnold additionally expressed her willingness to testify as a witness if required.