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.
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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 Pvnew 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. ”
Sandoval and Madix have not yet addressed the lawsuit filing, but the latter has denied ever sharing the video in question with other cast members.
“I saw about maybe five seconds of that ,” Madix said on her co-star Scheana Shay’s podcast last August.
“When she sent a cease and desist to the entire cast as precaution … my lawyer responded to said precaution with very thorough, very clear information that proved and showed [my innocence].”
Vanderpump was also asked about allegations Leah McSweeney recently made against Andy Cohen in her lawsuit, in which the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum accused the Bravo exec of snorting cocaine with “Housewives.”
“I’ve partied with him hundreds of times in my business, in my house, in New York, I’ve never seen anything like that,” Vanderpump explained. “I would categorically say no, he wouldn’t do that.”
The SUR owner went on to call McSweeney’s allegations “bulls-t,” stating that the “Watch What Happens Live” host, 55, engages in marijuana use but that’s it.
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As for the “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” alum’s claims that producers force Bravo stars to drink on camera, Vanderpump said, “You drink if you want to drink … You’re responsible for your own actions.”
A source close to McSweeney tells Pvnew exclusively, “Multiple people have shared the same account about Andy Cohen, including Kathy Griffin.
“The number of current complaints and the hundreds of victims and lawsuits, including, but not limited to emotional, sexual, and substance abuse inbound at Bravo supports these claims and Andy has stated that he is an executive on all of these shows.”
The insider adds, “To single out and invalidate one person’s experience utilizing current paid Bravo talent is very transparent. Victim-blaming from Bravo talent isn’t surprising. The volume of complaints against this toxic workplace speak for themselves. Andy wouldn’t have hired crisis PR if there were no crisis.
“This is a classic David and Goliath scenario where a multi billion dollar public company is sending out the troops to try to bury the truth,” the source concludes. “But women are strong and the truth is stronger.”
However, Vanderpump is not the only Bravolebrity to come out in defense of Cohen.
Margaret Josephs told Pvnew exclusively this week that the Bravo head honcho has “never offered [her] cocaine,” while her co-star Melissa Gorga added that she, too, was never offered drugs.
Vanderpump’s former co-star and friend, Kyle Richards, also chimed in, telling us, “I’ve never seen Andy do drugs, offer drugs or do anything inappropriate ever, ever. And I’m one of the closer ones to Andy.”
Cohen’s rep also previously denied the allegations, telling Pvnew that McSweeney’s claims are “false.”
