Rachel Leviss has addressed her lawsuit against Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval once again. For those unaware, Rachel launched a lawsuit against her former Vanderpump Rules costars over the events that led to Scandoval.
Season 10 fans will recall that Ariana found out about Rachel and Tom’s affair via an explicit video that Tom allegedly screen-recorded without Rachel’s consent. Rachel’s lawsuit alleges that Tom and Ariana committed revenge porn given how they handled the video – allegedly.
Critics already had many reasons to slam Rachel. The lawsuit was just fuel to the fire for fans of Ariana. Now, Rachel has responded to some of the criticism.
Rachel says she had to sue Tom and Ariana together
Rachel spent a portion of her podcast responding to comments from listeners. One read, “I was riding hard for you until you decided to sue the person you victimized.” Rachel responded, “Choosing to take legal action was not something that I chose lightly. I really had to weigh all of the pros and cons.”
She continued, “One of the cons was the public’s reaction to it. I saw this coming. And that’s just something that I had to debate and realize that if I wanted to seek legal action against Tom, then I also have to seek legal action against Ariana.” She did not explain that dichotomy any further.
Nevertheless, Rachel went on, “Yeah, what I did was not morally right. But recording and distributing the video is also not right. So in … two separate instances, one is illegal, so, that’s hard. I do feel guilty. Yeah, I feel guilty for, you know, potentially causing more pain than I’ve already caused somebody.”
“But then I also take a look at like, what I’ve been through, and I’ve been through a lot. And I just don’t think that it’s right or fair or just. If we’re all out to hold each other accountable, then I guess I’m doing the same.”
Vanderpump Rules Season 11 continues Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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