Everything the cast of 'Vanderpump Rules' has said about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss' reported affair

TMZ reported that Madix split from Sandoval after learning he'd had an affair with another person in the cast, Raquel Leviss. People reported the alleged affair had been going on for more than six months.

Since the reports, both Sandoval and Leviss have posted statements to Instagram apparently confirming and apologizing for the cheating scandal.

This is one of the biggest bombshells in both "Vanderpump" and Bravo history, as Madix and Sandoval were two of network's most popular figures, one of the strongest couples on the show, and had leveraged their likability into multiple business ventures.

You can learn more about the scandal, which Andy Cohen termed "Scandoval," here.

Since this cast is so integrated into each other's lives, it's unsurprising that each member had their own take on the situation. Here's what they all had to say about the drama.

Kennedy and Leviss dated for five years, and were engaged for the last seven months of their relationship, before splitting in December 2021. Fans have seen their post-breakup relationship during season 10 of the show.

When the "Scandoval" news broke, Kennedy almost immediately took to social media to put his ex and Sandoval on blast. He encouraged anyone going to Sandoval's cover band's show to throw tomatoes at the singer.

He also posted a since-deleted screenshot of the TMZ article, writing, "Hope you all feel as sick as I do. This explains everything."

Maloney, who used to be married to Sandoval's best friend and business partner Tom Schwartz, posted on social media in the days after the news. She captioned a screenshot about the story and posted it alongside clown emojis.

She dove deeper when she appeared on "WWHL" on March 15, saying that she "wasn't shocked" by the news, but "the details were shocking."

"All things considered, she's in a really good head space, she's taking care of herself," Maloney said of Madix.

Shay, who has been a close friend of Madix since before the show, has been supporting her on social media and her podcast.

She posted a photo of the pair on Instagram, writing, "Always got your back," with the hashtag #TeamAriana on March 5.

On March 9, she also posted a photo of almost the entire female cast captioned, "We ride for Ariana."

During the March 10 episode of her podcast, "Scheananigans," Shay spoke with current castmate Lala Kent and former castmate Kristen Doute about the scandal.

"I think everyone is going to watch [this season] with different eyes," Shay said.

In a court filing, Leviss accused Shay of pushing her against a brick wall and punching her in the face on March 2 after Shay found out about the affair, E! News reported. Leviss obtained a temporary restraining order against Shay and claimed she had been "physically assaulted" on Instagram.

Shay's legal team responded to the accusations in a statement to Insider.

"This case is a fabrication by a known liar and a cheat who has betrayed everyone close to her. Scheana never punched [Leviss], period. The supposed dark markings around her left eye have been there for months," Shay's attorney Neama Rahmani said.

"Neither Scheana nor other cast members want anything to do with [Leviss] going forward. The judge has only heard a one-sided account of what happened, and we look forward to presenting the full and true story at the March 29 hearing."

In addition to her appearance on "Scheananigans," and calling out both Sandoval and Leviss on social media, Kent spoke about the drama on her own podcast, "Give Them Lala," on March 9. She reiterated that Sandoval had "narcissistic vibes."

"The group's never going to forget," she said. "That's some low-down, dirty stuff."

Additionally, Kent put her makeup brand's collaboration with Leviss on sale to get rid of it from her website.

She also complained that Leviss' lawyers were sending her legal letters related to the scandal, rather than to her lawyer, Darrell. After her quote "Send it to Darrell" went viral, she began selling Darrell merch.

Sandoval's first apology came on March 4 on Instagram, where he wrote,"I fully understand and deserve ur anger & disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz my friends and family out of this situation." He also asked for fans to stop leaving negative reviews of his two bars.

As fans and castmembers pointed out, he didn't mention Madix in the post. Four days later, he posted another apology.

"My love for Ariana was stronger than any camera could have ever captured. Some of our best times together were never filmed. The same goes for some of our biggest struggles," he wrote.

"I am beyond sad that it ended the way it did. The choices I made hurt so many people," he continued.

Leviss' first statement came on March 8 on Instagram.

"I want to apologize for my actions and my choices to Ariana, my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships. There is no excuse, I am not a victim and must own my actions. I deeply regret hurting Ariana," she wrote.

"I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor and I am learning things about myself such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved. I have sought emotional validation through intimate connections that are not healthy without regard for my own well-being, sometimes negatively affecting others and often prioritizing the intimate connection over my friendships," she said.

She addressed the situation again on March 9.

"Besides the indefensible circumstances surrounding our relationship, my feelings for Tom have always been sincere and born out of a loving friendship," she said. "I care for Tom and and I don't want to label anything or predict what lies ahead. Right now I need to heal."

Burnett joined the cast in season eight. During season 10, she has been presented as a friend and ally of Leviss, Maloney, and Madix.

On Twitter, she wrote, "At the end of the day No one deserves to feel this gut punch. To say Im disappointed would be an understatement," on March 3.

She also called Madix "the bestest friend ever."

"I think it's equal. It takes two to tango, and they've been tangoing, for sure," she said. "I think they had a game plan, I think it was to get through the reunion, then to let the bomb [drop]," before sharing more about their relationship during a potential 11th season.

When asked if she thought Sandoval's best friend and business partner Tom Schwartz knew about the alleged affair, she said, "I think he tries to placate everything and play both sides."

Schwartz's first response was to post a screenshot to his Instagram story showing a Magic 8 Ball app telling him it was not going to be a chill day. He deleted it soon after.

On March 13, he was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport by paparazzi, who asked how Sandoval was doing.

"He's OK, I think, relatively speaking," said Schwartz. "He has a sense of profound sadness, rightfully so. I think he feels like a piece of s---, and to some extent, maybe he is ... The whole thing is just really sad."

He also declined to say if he knew about the relationship beforehand, saying that we'll see it play out on the show.

Madix immediately disabled her Twitter and Instagram accounts when the news broke, and she instead appeared sporadically on her friends' accounts, like those of Kristen Doute and Scheana Shay. But after almost two weeks, Madix returned to Instagram with a post thanking people for the support.

"i want to express my most sincere gratitude for the outpouring of love and support i have received from friends, family, and people i've never even met in the last two weeks. when i have felt like i couldn't even stand, you all have given me the strength to continue and seen me through my darkest hours. to say i have been devastated and broken is an understatement," she wrote.

"so many of my closest friends are also grieving this loss right now and reeling from this betrayal on so many levels," she continued. "what doesn't kill me better run."

Madix received an outpouring of support on the post from her current and former castmates. "You're a force! Love you!!!," wrote Maloney, while Doute added, "love you babycakes ... you are slaying life & your support squad is here for your trustfall. watch out world : she back."

Stassi Schroeder commented, "REGAL stuff right here."

Doute was on the show from season one to season eight before being fired in 2020 after a story resurfaced about her and Schroeder reporting former castmate Faith Stowers to the police in connection to a crime she had nothing to do with. (Regarding those accusations, Doute wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post, in part, "I'm ashamed, embarrassed and incredibly sorry. I will do better.")

Doute remains friends with most of the cast of "Vanderpump," including her ex-boyfriend Sandoval and Madix. She said she was actually at the Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras show where Madix found out about Sandoval and Leviss' relationship.

Almost immediately after the news broke, Doute confirmed on social media that she was Team Ariana, and then she posted a video with Madix.

On the March 10 episode of her podcast, "Sex, Love, and What Else Matters," Doute said she's been with Madix frequently throughout the ordeal, that she's not totally shocked that Sandoval, whom she describes as a narcissist, would do this, and that Leviss is "fraudulent to the core."

It's since been reported that Doute is returning to "Vanderpump" for a one-off appearance, which she confirmed on Nick Viall's podcast, "The Viall Files." Also on "The Viall Files," Doute told Viall that Madix said Sandoval was "gaslighting her" and telling her that the relationship was one of "convenience and contentment," not "love and romance."

Schroeder, who was also on "Vanderpump" from the beginning and was fired in 2020 in relation to the incident with Stowers, also debriefed about the scandal during the March 8 episode of "Straight Up with Stassi," along with her costar Taylor Strecker.

"I have been out of this situation and this environment for three years now. That's a really long time, and I didn't ask for that. That choice was made for me. I was removed from 'Vanderpump Rules,' OK? And in order to cope and move on and be a healthy person, I had to, like, put some distance between myself and the show," she said.

"We all knew that Sandoval was an incredibly selfish, narcissistic, egotistical person, who spent 10 years convincing everyone that he was the good guy. Which always just drove me crazy, 'cause I saw through that, and that's why I fought with him," Schroeder added.

As for Leviss, she said she was "fooled" by her, and speculated that "she lost herself in Hollywood."

Taylor, who also left the show after eight seasons, spent much of his last season on the show fighting with his former best friend Sandoval. Years later, they're still not on speaking terms.

On March 3, soon after news broke, he tweeted, "I've called a lot of things on that show that people never believed… everything I say always ends being true." He also tweeted that he wasn't shocked by this news.

On March 16, a fan asked Taylor who the No. 1 guy in the group was, a reference to a famous moment from the show, and Taylor replied, "Ariana."

Cartwright, who has also had an up-and-down relationship with Sandoval and Madix, posted a photo on her Instagram story with herself and Madix, apparently marking herself as part of Team Ariana.