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Raquel Leviss' Revenge: Ariana Madix 'Totally Shocked' Former Pal Is Suing Her and Tom Sandoval

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Mar. 31 2024, Published 9:00 p.m. ET

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Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval didn’t think Raquel Leviss would bring the drama between them to court!

According to a source, the 38-year-old — who recently made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago — was “totally shocked” by Leviss’ lawsuit against her and the 40-year-old Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras leading man.

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Raquel Leviss recently sued Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval for revenge porn, eavesdropping, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.

“They can’t believe she’s coming after them,” the source added of the exes.

As OK! previously reported, the former cast member of Vanderpump Rules filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles court on February 29, accusing her former flame and his ex-girlfriend of revenge p---, eavesdropping, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.

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"'Scandoval’ captured the public’s attention in a massive way, went completely viral, and injected new life into Vanderpump Rules," the court documents read, referencing Leviss’ affair with Sandoval while he was dating Madix.

"It also caused mayhem in Leviss’s life, culminating in months-long in-patient treatment at a mental health facility and her departure from the show. Fomented by Bravo and Evolution in conjunction with the cast, Leviss was subjected to a public skewering with little precedent and became, without exaggeration, one of the most hated women in America," the legal paperwork continued.

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Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval dated for nine years before they split.

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Though Bravo, NBCUniversal, Andy Cohen were named throughout the bombshell filing, they were not targeted.

"It is clear that Bravo deliberately sacrificed Leviss for the sake of its commercial interests from its refusal to allow her the opportunity to tell her side of the story and defend herself, which she repeatedly begged for permission to do," it read.

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Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval split because he had an affair with Raquel Leviss

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Leviss’ attorneys Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos have based their legal argument on a reported inappropriate FaceTime video from the former beauty queen that Sandoval allegedly secretly taped and supposedly spread around.

Leviss is now requesting all copies of the alleged s-- tape destroyed, and an injunction put in place to keep people from seeing it ever again.

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Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix still live in the same home they bought together.

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"To be clear, Leviss has repeatedly acknowledged that her actions were morally objectionable and deeply hurtful to Madix. She has offered numerous apologies. There is more to the story, however. Lost in the mix was that Leviss was a victim of the predatory and dishonest behavior of an older man, who recorded s------- explicit videos of her without her knowledge or consent, which were then distributed, disseminated, and discussed publicly by a scorned woman seeking vengeance, catalyzing the scandal. Leviss ultimately checked herself into a mental health facility and remained there for three months while Bravo, Evolution, and the cast milked the interest her excoriation had peaked," the 19-page document said.

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"To make matters worse, Leviss was misled by Bravo and Evolution into believing that she was contractually barred from speaking out about her mistreatment. As a result, she suffered in silence as Bravo and Evolution watched viewership explode, and the rest of the cast enjoyed unseen levels of public recognition and professional opportunity. Meanwhile, Leviss, who was humiliated and villainized for public consumption, remains a shell of her former self, with her career prospects stunted and her reputation in tatters," the letter added.

Life & Style reported on the source's claims.

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