Here’s an exhaustive rundown on the Raquel Leviss-Tom Sandoval-Ariana Madix scandal. Madix and Sandoval were engaged but they broke up after Madix learned that Sandoval was having an affair with Leviss for months. This all sounds… scripted. [Jezebel]
The Windsors are fully in their Bravo reality-show era. [LaineyGossip]
Marlon Wayans’ standup special is apparently a lot better than Chris Rock’s. [Pajiba]
Austin Butler’s Oscar date probably won’t be Kaia Gerber. [JustJared]
Jack Black stars in History of the World Part 2. [Seriously OMG]
Isaiah Washington is retired from acting? [Dlisted]
A round-up of the Spirit Awards fashion. [RCFA]
This is my least favorite look worn by Cate Blanchett for the entire awards season. Why would you put her in a cheap satin sack? [GFY]
What fifteen feet of snow looks like in California. [Buzzfeed]
Florida hates atheists or something. [Towleroad]
Jennifer Lopez is the latest model for Intimissimi. [Egotastic]
I too am retired from acting. No one would hire me, so I retired.
For real I had to click the link to know who he was, and read down to Grey’s and thought “oh right, THIS d bag.” Nice to see he’s mentally aged like warm milk. What a child.
I mean to be fair, Florida hates everyone that doesn’t belong in a Leave It to Beaver episode so…
The who, who, and who saga?
Right? Lol 😀
Indeed. WHO?
A pair of blandly good looking people.
Ariana and Tom were not engaged, they were in a relationship for 10 years and owned a home together. She took Raquel (real name Rachel) under her wing and was one of Rachel’s best friends for several years. Tom and Rachel began hooking up 7 months ago including inside the home when Ariana was sleeping. Not scripted, 100% disgusting. Tom hasn’t even apologized to Ariana and gaslit her by blaming her mental health for his bullshit.
It’s such an interesting gossip story with so many layers. Ariana has always been my favorite on VPR. I’ll admit I’ve been shame spiraling that I’ve defended Tom Sandoval all these years. I don’t think it’s scripted, I could be wrong, but Sandoval’s ego is huge. He wants to be liked and enjoyed being the “nice” guy in the group with successful businesses and side projects. From what I’ve been reading, Raquel was hooking up with all his friends last summer/fall to try and make him jealous so he’d leave Ariana.
Ugh I was hoping they just broke up because they want different things — this stinks.
Tom and Ariana were never engaged. That was a big issue between them that he wanted marriage and she didn’t .
*Spoilers* Was so happy they killed off his character on P Valley.
History of the World II looks like it’s going to be great 😍
I’m going to age myself and say that I walked out of the first History of the World, it was awful. I’m going to try this one though because it’s a fantastic cast and I’m going to hope that someone freshened up the script.
Aw, I loved it when it aired on whatever cable station it was on when I was a kid. I still think it’s stupidly funny. I think it’s hilarious Brooks decided to make Part 2 after 42 years.
“It’s good to be the king!”
The ads remind me of Drunk History.
I don’t know who these people are but that pink dress in the last pic is SO BAD.
It is appalling.
I’ve never watched the show, but I’ve read two or three articles about this affair and each time I’m left confused because I still don’t know which person is which.
Don’t worry, I’ve been sick in bed and doomscrolling VPR all weekend so I can pass on my wealth of unimportant knowledge!
Tom and Ariana were in a long term relationship, owned a house together, wrote a book, side projects, etc. There were hiccups over the years as Ariana has always been upfront that she never wanted to get married or have kids but Sandoval did. She’s also been upfront about mental health and body insecurity issues. As a viewer, it seemed they had a solid, honest relationship that worked for them.
One of their friends, DJ James Kennedy, started dating a VPR fan named Raquel 5+ years ago. Some of the group hated James so they hated Raquel. Ariana is always nice to the new people so took Raquel under her wing, befriended her, and became close friends. Raquel also became a fan favorite because she was sweet and nervous on camera. James and Raquel broke up last year and I guess Raquel and Tom started a secret affair. Raquel was following Tom to all of his band’s shows, even when it wasn’t a cast event, Tom dressed up as Raquel for Halloween, they started wearing lightening bolt necklaces as a symbol to each other, hooking up when Ariana was asleep in the next room, hooking up at Coachella but then saying it was Tom Schwartz (who wasn’t at Coachella), and gaslighting a suspicious Ariana.
It all blew up last week when Ariana had Tom’s phone during his band’s show and saw texts, pics, or videos of inappropriate content between Raquel and Tom. Relationship over and everyone is shocked. If you’re a Bravo fan, you’ll know where you were when you heard the news. It really is that big of a deal in the Bravo world.
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I lived your Ted Talk! King Charles bores me to tears. Any fresh gossip is welcome, even when I have no idea who these people are. Thank you for this thorough run down.
Thank you for the Ted Talk. I had no idea who these people were. I tried reading a timeline article on Sunday amd I kind of got it but boy, you were thorough. Question: did she really kiss his friend or was it a cover? Does that mean his friend did know about the affair and just covered for him or do you believe Tom’s assertion that his buddy disnt know? I cant stand Lala based on her racially suspect behavior in the past bit apparently she’s slashing the price of her shared make up line with Raquel half off, everything must go style. This is just good gossip and yes, it’s refreshing to have different gossipy bits.
Thanks for the thorough run down of the timeline. I’m not so confused anymore!
Didn’t Tom Sandoval CHEAT with Ariana while he was in a relationship with Kirsten Doute? People seem to be forgetting that…
You get ‘em how you lose em, girl. Looks like Ariana is finding that out now
Ahhh Florida…. if only we could saw it off and set it adrift into the ocean like that Bugs Bunny cartoon. As long as Florida and Texas continue to do the most to the fullest, they will not be getting my money.
Who are these people and why should anyone care who cheated on who?
Your rundown is so much more concise than anything I’ve read before. Thank you!
Tom is a d****bag, and Raquel is a a disgusting puta! Sorry, but it’s true.
With that mustache he looks like a greasy sleazy porn star. His ex Kristen might have been completely nuts, but she was was 100% right about him. No one believe her, so I guess everyone owes her an apology.
Personally, I think Raquel and Tom should be booted off the show, but I’m guessing this scandal makes for good tv, so they probably aren’t going anywhere.
Why would they be booted off the show? Everyone in that show has cheated. That’s what makes VPR such a great show. In the end they are all sleazy and should not point fingers at each other.
I prefer this type of gossip instead of all the British royal family crap. I’m not British so I don’t really get the obsession with them.
From what I am reading, Tom is refusing to film and has been in therapy all day. Rachel sic her attorney on cast members to prevent them from sending a sexually explicit video of her that was on Tom’s phone. VPR has always been an unscripted crazy train wreck that I can’t look away from.
I think Cate looks chic. I would wear that.
Who? I have never heard of any of these supposed celebrities. And I do follow celebrity culture.
Me either. But, it’s kinda fun to see the different articles everywhere and opinions. I’m not doing a deep dive to really learn names, but only because I have other distractions in TV viewing. I love British village life detective shows. I always wonder how there’s any villagers remaining; they’re such murder-y places… in fiction (?). I don’t know if this is in the same realm, but I totally binged, at first, Bling Empire.
I was wondering if we would see any VPR coverage here! Sandoval has always been a whiny, posing, try-hard. If not for Jax being such a raging douche, I think people would have seen through Sandy sooner. I feel like RaCHel has no substance. (I know this site is Canadian but it was nice to get this mini-break from wall-to-wall royals coverage.)
“And this is the current head of the OG coloniser family pulling some landlord sh-t on his son and his wife. It was a choice.”
Lainey killed me with this one.
“f, however, you are producer, like a Bravo producer, LOL, producing the Coronation Reality Show, well, this is the dream. Because your main character, and his current wife, the Queen of Sidepieces, Camilla Consort, aren’t exactly high ratings bangers. Charles and Camilla have no cultural currency, no it factor…”
I mean….I can’t stop laughing. Chuck and Cam sincerely believe they are Very Important, but they are only important in their own minds, and on Salty Isle, where they only mingle with the people who are their sycophants. I am imagining producers boozing up Cam, and offering a beautiful woman up to show Chuck the latest in carbon emission reductions. There will be a really horrified family member, who shows up to scowl at both of them, Edward, I think.
Off topic: Does Canada also do the “s” instead of a “z”? I did not know that. Also, why is QEII “Elizabeth”, instead of “Elisabeth”? Which countries in the U.K. and commonwealth us the softer “s”??
I’m so so so happy to see VPR content on here! It’s truly in a league of its own as far as delicious reality tv. You’ve got all your heroes, thirsty try-hards, and the villains you love to hate the most. I clocked Tom way back when crazy Kristen, who turned out to be not so crazy, flew Miami girl out. I knew Tom had been and probably would continue cheating on Ariana the whole time, just like he did with Kristen. Tom is such a good liar though, it’s scary. I have never seen such a truly convincing liar, and I just feel so bad for Ariana because her last relationship prior to Tom was abusive. I am so disgusted with Rachel as well, but moreso with Tom. Rachel is clearly brainwashed by him by this point, and the debriefing is going to take a long long time.
Sucks for Ariana. I never liked her Tom. But I would have never expected this behavior from Rachel/Raquel. I too love VPR!