Tom Sandoval recently went silent and issued a public apology after the shocking news of her 6-month relationship with him. Vanderpump Rules co-star Rachel Lewis.
After multiple reports that Tom had been cheating on his partner for 10 years, Ariana MadixTom has been on the receiving end of major backlash from both Pump Rules costars and fans of the show.
In fact, some fans bombarded the comments section of the Schwartz and Sandy bar’s Instagram page with comments suggesting a boycott.
“If you support women and have a moral compass, go somewhere else. Boycott this place,” one person wrote.
“Justice for Ariana,” another fan commented.
This may explain what led to the public statement and apology from Sandoval tonight as he promised to take some time off, and pressured his friends and business partners, Tom Schwartzdidn’t know about the business until recently.
“Hey, I understand your anger and disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz, my friends and family out of this situation… Schwartz specifically only knows about this, and of course he does not condone my actions. This is very personal,” wrote Sandoval in a post March 4 on the Instagram page.
He continued, “Also, Schwartz & Sandy’s may have my name on it, but there are also 3 other partners and 20 employees, who primarily depend on the restaurant for income for them and their families. Like TomTom, I am a small part of a bigger thing. Please directed his anger at me and not him. He did nothing wrong.”
Sandoval later apologized to his business partners and employees, as he also vowed to rest.
“I’m sorry that my partners, Greg, Brett, and Schwartz and employees had to suffer because of my actions,” he said. “I’m going to step back and take a break out of respect for my employees and partners. I need some time to deal with everything else. I’m sorry for everything.”
Meanwhile, the evidence of the reported relationship between Raquel and Sandoval continues to pile up with fans taking notice of the two duo sporting the same lightning bolt necklace, amid claims it is an alleged signal of alleged love for each other.
As reported by Page Six yesterday, Rauqel and Sandoval reportedly want to be together now that their relationship has been exposed.
As for Ariana, she said both “broken” and “blinded” by the news, and only became aware this week after she found a video of a sexual nature that Raquel sent to Sandoval.
Vanderpump Rules The producers have picked up filming again in the middle of this main drama and all this will play out in this season of the show.
Vanderpump Rules Season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.