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Ariana Madix accuses Raquel Leviss of trying to ‘punish’ her with revenge porn lawsuit

  2024-05-13 pagesixVanessa Serna51190
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Ariana Madix hit back at Raquel “Rachel” Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit, accusing her ex-friend of trying to seek vengeanc

Ariana Madix accuses Raquel Leviss of trying to ‘punish’ her with revenge porn lawsuit

Ariana Madix hit back at Raquel “Rachel” Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit, accusing her ex-friend of trying to seek vengeance for Scandoval.

Per court documents obtained by Page Six, the “Vanderpump Rules” star’s lawyers claimed Leviss “seeks to punish” and “blame Ms. Madix for the negative reaction [Leviss] received as a result of her affair with” Tom Sandoval.

The documents allege that Leviss’ lawsuit is “an abuse of the legal process” and “does not seek
to vindicate any cognizable rights” but attempts to prevent people from practicing free speech.

Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, the “Vanderpump Rules” star’s lawyers alleged Leviss “seeks to punish” Madix for the fallout she received from Scandoval. MediaPunch/Shutterstock
Raquel Leviss and Ariana Madix
The former pageant queen “[blames] Ms. Madix for the negative reaction [Leviss] received as a result of her affair with” Tom Sandoval, the docs read. Instagram/@raquelleviss
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Madix’s lawyers requested Leviss’ lawsuit be “stricken” down, adding she should also “be awarded her attorneys’ fees and costs.”

The “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcaster, 29, filed the lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against Madix, 38, and Sandoval, 40, in February, accusing them of revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress, eavesdropping and invasion of privacy.

Leviss, who engaged in a months-long affair with the Tom Tom owner while he was dating Madix, argued he recorded an intimate FaceTime call between them without her consent, showing her in a “state of undress and masturbating.”

raquel leviss and ariana madix
The “Dancing With the Stars” lawyers added that Leviss’ lawsuit is “an abuse of the legal process.” raquelleviss/Instagram
Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix -- (Photo by: Nicole
They argued it should be “stricken” down. Nicole Weingart/Bravo

The former pageant queen then alleged the “Dancing With the Stars” alum came across the video on her then-boyfriend’s phone and screenshot them onto her own device, adding she was “terrified Madix would leak them” because Madix “hated her guts and was out for blood.”

Madix’s lawyers went on to explain she found out about the affair “in the worst possible way” when she found the sex video on the “Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras” frontman’s phone during his show in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 1, 2023.

The Bravo star was “devastated and immediately confronted” Sandoval about his affair, the filing reads. She also sent Leviss a text that read, “you’re dead to me” along with the video.

Ariana Madix
Madix’s lawyers also claimed she should “be awarded her attorneys’ fees and costs.” Bravo
Raquel Leviss
In February, Leviss sued Sandoval and Madix. Eugene Gologursky/Bravo

Per the filing, Madix didn’t “share or show any of the video footage she found” because Sandoval immediately deleted them off her phone while they were discussing the scandal in an ally behind the concert venue.

In separate documents obtained by Page Six, Madix wrote, “I did not send the videos to anyone else … I only saw the video of [Leviss] masturbating in places secluded from others — alone in the bathroom stall and in the alley with Mr. Sandoval.”

“A heated argument ensued between me and Mr. Sandoval, and Mr. Sandoval forcibly grabbed my phone from my hands, causing my credit cards and driver’s license to fall to the pavement,” she continued.

“I quickly grabbed my cards off the pavement and chased after Mr. Sandoval, who had further distanced himself from the club. By the time I caught up to him, Mr. Sandoval had deleted from my phone the videos I had recorded of the Facetime video.”

Reps for Leviss weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval
She accused them of revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress, eavesdropping and invasion of privacy. arianamadix/Instagram
Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss
The Bravo alum argued the Tom Tom owner recorded her in the “state of undress and masturbating” without her consent. raquelleviss/Instagram

Meanwhile, Sandoval responded to Leviss’ lawsuit earlier this month, slamming the filing as a “thinly veiled attempt to extend her fame and to rebrand herself as the victim instead of the other woman.”

According to documents obtained by Page Six, his lawyers alleged Leviss was attempting to portray him as “predatory” and Madix as a “scorned woman.”

The attorney also claimed Leviss’ podcast is an attempt “to further bend the narrative to her will.”

Raquel Leviss
Leviss also claimed Madix obtained the recordings on her phone. Instagram/ Raquel Leviss
Ariana Madix and Tom Sandova
The “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcaster added she was “terrified Madix would leak them.” arianamadix/Instagram

Sandoval’s lawyers also argued that Leviss “created” and “published” their recorded FaceTime session, explaining it to be a consensual exchange.

“based on Leviss’ own allegations, Sandoval merely saved private copies of the videos that Leviss had filmed and shared with him,” the filing reads.

At the time, Leviss’ lawyers slammed Sandoval’s response to the suit, telling Page Six, “Sandoval’s response in the face of irrefutable evidence that will be presented in court is disturbing. Leveraging such claims for media attention and perpetuating victim-blaming is not just deplorable but actionable.”

Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss
However, Madix’s lawyers claimed she never shared the videos. Getty Images
 Tom Sandoval (L) and Ariana Madix
Per Madix’s filing, Sandoval deleted the clips from her phone within minutes of her obtaining them. Getty Images

In her original suit, Leviss took full responsibility for his affair with Sandoval while he was in a 10-year relationship with Madix. However, she insisted there was “more to the story.”

The complaint reads, “Lost in the mix was that Leviss 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.”

Aside from seeking compensatory, special, general and consequential damages, the Bravo alum is also requesting Sandoval and Madix halt the distribution and destroy all copies of her alleged video.

(By/Vanessa Serna)
 
 
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