Tom Schwartz Denies Rumor He Kissed Raquel To Cover Tom Sandoval Affair As He Flies Out Of LAX

Tom Schwartz yet spoke retired connected each the wild drama surrounding his Vanderpump Rules costars, as it appeared helium had a batch of explaining to do. The world prima recovered himself successful the mediate of the cheating scandal wherever Ariana Madix broke up with longtime fellow Tom Sandoval after helium had an matter with their costar Raquel Leviss. Schwartz had an infamous buss with Raquel that immoderate are present saying was a “cover up” for his buddy Sandoval’s affair. Schwartz denied it to TMZ on Saturday, March 11. “No, that’s not true,” helium said, adding, “Unless I was a pawn successful the game.”

Tom Schwartz denied his infamous buss with Raquel was a screen up for Tom Sandoval’s affair. (Rob Latour/Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock)

Schwartz’ denial, however, doesn’t precisely lucifer up with a recently resurfaced video wherever helium blames Sandoval for the buss successful Cancun. In immoderate case, erstwhile pressed by the quality outlet if helium knew astir the affair, Schwartz played coy and answered, “You’ll spot it play retired connected the show.” He past gave an update connected the erstwhile couple, who had been unneurotic since 2014.

“[Sandoval’s] okay, I think. Relatively speaking, I mean, helium has a consciousness of profound sadness, rightfully so, that he’s a portion of s—. And to immoderate extent, possibly helium is,” Schwartz told TMZ. “But helium knows helium f—ed up, and the full happening is conscionable truly sad. Luckily, Ariana has a truly bully enactment system, and she’s with her friends,” helium added. “I anticipation she’s surviving a bully life, conscionable indulging. Hope she goes connected a surviving spree. I’m conscionable hoping this full happening blows over.”

Schwartz, however, said helium has not spoken with Raquel since the matter was exposed, nor has helium had a accidental to chat with Raquel’s erstwhile BFF Scheana Shay, who was rumored to person punched Raquel implicit the news. Raquel filed a restraining order against her, claiming Scheana got physical, leaving what she claims are disposable injuries. Scheana denied it successful a powerfully worded statement through her lawyer connected Thursday, March 9. “This lawsuit is simply a fabrication by a known liar and a cheat who has betrayed everyone adjacent to her. Scheana ne'er punched Rachel, period,” the connection work successful part.

As for Sandoval, helium took to his ain Instagram connected March 8 to apologize to Ariana. “I privation to archetypal and foremost apologize to everyone I’ve wounded done this process,” Tom wrote. “Most of all, I privation to apologize to Ariana. I made mistakes, I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that wounded idiosyncratic I love. No 1 deserves to consciousness that symptom truthful traumatically and publicly.” Tom had made an earlier nationalist statement, but did not straight apologize to Ariana.

Meanwhile, Andy Cohen confirmed fans would get to spot the fallout of Tom and Ariana’s relationship play retired during Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules. As HollywoodLife reported earlier, Bravo producers person been catching each the play connected camera.

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