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Rachel “Raquel” Leviss is suing exes Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix for revenge porn, eavesdropping and invasion of privacy following the fallout from her Scandoval affair, according to Deadline.
The complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday reportedly pertains to an intimate FaceTime video that Leviss, 29, has previously alleged Sandoval, 41, filmed without her consent.
“I decided to be adventurous and look at the adult section on the TV, and Tom and I FaceTimed a lot, so it turned into something more of an intimate FaceTime. I expected to have privacy in that moment, so that happened,” the “Vanderpump Rules” alum previously recalled on Bethenny Frankel’s podcast.
She then alleged Madix, 38, had obtained a copy of the video by reviewing Sandoval’s phone.
“I get a text from Ariana sending me two screen recorded videos and a text that said, ‘you’re dead to me,’ and that’s how I knew that she knew,” Leviss continued. “And then also that’s how I found out I had been recorded without my consent, so of course all of these emotions came flooding over me.”
The new lawsuit reportedly also addresses how the former pageant queen had to seek help for her mental health. Page Six confirmed in April 2023 that she had entered a treatment facility.
“‘Scandoval’ captured the public’s attention in a massive way, went completely viral, and injected new life into ‘Vanderpump Rules’,” Leviss’ complaint states, per Deadline.
“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.”
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Reps for Madix, Sandoval and Leviss did not immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.
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