Lisa Vanderpump is calling out Rachel “Raquel” Leviss for her role in Scandavol after the latter sued Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix in part over a racy video allegedly recorded and shared without her consent.
“That’s ridiculous,” the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum, 63, told TMZ Friday in response to Leviss filing the revenge porn lawsuit.
“I think if you don’t want to have somebody share your porn, then don’t send it to your best friend’s boyfriend,” Vanderpump added, alluding to Sandoval, 41.
Leviss is pursing legal action against her former “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars because she claims Sandoval — with whom she was involved in a months-long affair — recorded a FaceTime video of her performing a solo sexual act and then Madix, 38, allegedly shared it with the rest of the cast.
Her lawyers claims she “was a victim of the predatory and dishonest behavior of an older man, who recorded sexually explicit videos of her without her knowledge or consent, which were then distributed, disseminated and discussed publicly by a scorned woman seeking vengeance, catalyzing the scandal.”
They also claim the former beauty queen’s career and reputation has been ruined by the scandal.
The TMZ paparazzo clarified to Vanderpump that Leviss was not aware she was being recorded while doing the sexual act, and the Bravo star then jokingly pointed out that Madix “didn’t share” it with her.
“Why did she leave me out?” Vanderpump, who co-owns TomTom restaurant with Sandoval, quipped.
The “Vanderpump Villa” star concluded that the entire ordeal was “all inappropriate.”
Leviss’ rep tells exclusively in response, “A disappointing choice for an executive on the show since victim shaming is a defense mechanism often used by abusers and coming from a person in a position of power can cause even further harm to a persons mental health….
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