Katie Maloney had a bone to select with ex-husband Tom Schwartz after listening to claims that Rachel “Raquel” Leviss made about him on her “Rachel Goes Rogue” podcast.
At the Vanderpump Rules season 11 premiere celebration on the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday, January 17, Maloney, 37, completely instructed Us Weekly how she reacted after studying that Schwartz, 41, knew about Leviss’ affair with Tom Sandoval for longer than he initially let on.
“I read a recap of Rachel’s podcast and she goes, ‘He knew from the beginning,’” Maloney stated of the Tuesday, January 16, podcast episode. “And I texted [Schwartz] and I was like, ‘I told you to tell the truth. And now you’re getting called out and thrown under the bus.’”
Leviss’ months-long affair with Sandoval, 41, got here to mild in March 2023. Sandoval and Ariana Madix known as it quits after 9 years of courting within the wake of the dishonest scandal.
The revelation sparked backlash from Bravo followers and stars alike, however Leviss and Sandoval weren’t the one recipients of the vitriol. Schwartz was additionally caught within the crossfire attributable to his prior data of the affair.
“Schwartz knew since the very beginning. I got a phone call from Tom [Sandoval] after we hooked up for the first time. My mind was racing, I was feeling so much guilt and shame about it,” Leviss recalled on Tuesday. “And I finally got a call from Sandoval, he was at Schwartz’s apartment and that was a safe space for him. So, Schwartz knew before we even had a conversation to talk about it and what the game plan was going to be.”
Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz, ans Raquel Leviss. Getty Images (3)
Schwartz beforehand admitted throughout an April 2023 look on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that he discovered in August 2022 that Leviss and Sandoval had a “one-night stand.”
He continued: “Then it became, from my point of view, it became an emotional affair. Which is still inappropriate but I didn’t think it was linear. [Then] in January [2023], he came to me and told me that he was in love with Raquel.”
Maloney, for her half, instructed Us on Wednesday that what she views as Schwartz’s inconsistencies “make it so hard” for her to keep up a friendship with him. However, she admitted the pair are “on fine terms” after finalizing their divorce in October 2022.
Vanderpump Rules has formally been renewed for season 11 — and viewers are in for a messy return within the aftermath of Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s dishonest scandal. Us Weekly confirmed in March 2023 that Sandoval and Ariana Madix had known as it quits after practically a decade of courting attributable to his infidelity. As […]
“We’re not besties, we’re not buddies, but we have the dogs still, so it’s fine. I don’t have any ill will. I want the best for him,” she stated.
Lala Kent additionally heard concerning the revelation that “Tom Schwartz knew the whole time,” she instructed Us on the premiere occasion, however she hasn’t listened to the podcast firsthand.
“I have not listened to it. I heard bits and pieces from the first [episode] through people. And then the second [too],” Kent, 33, stated. “I think she’s entitled to have her voice heard. We have all been able to have our voices heard on some platform. She deserves that, even if I don’t listen to it or I think it’s a stupid move and she should have come back to Vanderpump, you know what? The bitch should collect the bag. The rest of us have, right?”
James Kennedy, in the meantime — who proposed to Leviss in May 2021 earlier than the duo known as off their engagement that December — is pondering of giving the podcast a strive.
“Just in case she talks about Hippie,” the DJ, 31, instructed Us of the canine he and his ex adopted collectively throughout their relationship. “I have to listen up to that.”
Leviss beforehand claimed that Kennedy is “part of the reason” why Hippie “is a biter” throughout an August 2023 look on Bethenny Frankel’s “ReWives” podcast, alleging that her ex “liked [the] sensation” of the canine biting him and would due to this fact encourage the conduct.
Kennedy, who took custody of the canine in July 2023 and altered his identify from Graham to Hippie later that month, shut down the declare.
“Definitely didn’t train him to be a biter,” he instructed Us. “He’s so well-behaved.”
His girlfriend, Ally Lewber, whom he started courting in January 2022, echoed the sentiment.
“He is a good boy, he does not bite,” Lewber, 28, stated of Hippie. “He’s happy, he’s healthy. He has a yard. We play with him every day and we love him so much.”
Season 11 of Vanderpump Rules premieres on Bravo Tuesday, January 30, at 8 p.m. ET. While Leviss determined to not take part within the new installment, Maloney, Schwartz, Sandoval, Ariana, 37, Kent, Kennedy and Lewber will all return.
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