As we all know by now, Ariana Madix broke up this week with Tom Sandoval.
As we now know, Madix made the decision after learning that Sandoval had slept with Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss.
Crazy, huh?!?
Or maybe not also crazy, if you already know this player.
Now we have an update on what caused this split.
According to TMZ, Sandoval and Madix were together on Wednesday night and looked great.
But then Ariana discovered a “sexual nature” of text messages between Tom and Raquel, which led to a confrontation between the reality stars.
Madix later told friends that she discovered Tom and Raquel had been sleeping together since last summer, a timeline outlined Friday by People Magazine.
“This has been going on for over 6 months – the whole time, Tom has been sleeping next to Ariana in bed,” the insider said.
“He was completely blindsided by this; the damage didn’t even scratch the surface of how he felt.
“This is the person she thinks she knows; the person she plans to spend the rest of her life with.
“You can’t say that’s a betrayal.”
Sandoval and Madix initially confirmed their relationship during their Season 2 reunion in 2014.
During those years, they bought a house together, became dog parents, and wrote a book about cocktail recipes.
“I would say there was a lot of banter, communication, and good adventures,” Tom told Bravo about the key to his relationship, with Ariana at the time:
“I would say be friends first. Because when you’re friends with someone other than being in a relationship with them – or before being in a relationship with someone – you really get to know that person on a level that’s not just ‘I’m hot. they think I’m hot?’
“I think that level of connection is really important.”
That used to be.
Now? Bravo cameras have jumped into action, multiple outlets report, as they’ve spoken to all parties involved and hope to air footage of the break-up during the Vanderpump Rules season.
On stage Friday at the City National Grove in Anaheim, California, Sandoval reportedly asked the crowd:
“Have you ever been one of the most hated people in America?”
Onlookers said fans began chanting “Ariana!” to which Tom replied: “We love him.”