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Tom Schwartz has broken the silence in regard to Tom Sandoval‘s alleged relationship with Rachel Lewis.
While Los Angeles and Sandoval’s restaurants, TomTom and Schwartz & Sandy’s, faced backlash, Schwartz appeared at the airport in Los Angeles on Saturday, where he admitted that his business partner might feel like a “piece of sh-t”, expressing hope. for Sandoval’s now ex-boyfriend, Ariana Madixand it was revealed when he last spoke with Raquel.
“He’s fine, I think,” Schwartz told TMZ of Sandoval on March 11. “I mean, he has a lot of sadness. I feel like a piece of sh-t and for some beyond that, maybe it is, but you know he’s f-cked up. It’s all just so sad.”
Although Schwartz isn’t in the loop with Ariana right now, she says she has a “great support system” and is surrounded by friends. In fact, when asked about the increase in ratings Pump Rules has seen post-Scandoval, said Schwartz were “the last thing” in his mind.
“That’s the last thing I’m thinking about, the ratings, I’m just worried about Ariana but I know she has a great support system, lots of friends and family who love her,” he said.
“I hope he has a good life, just enjoy it. I hope he lives,” said Schwartz, adding that the whole scandal will “blow up”.
“It’s really unfortunate,” he explained.
As for recent interactions with Raquel, who reportedly left her home in Los Angeles after the scandal broke earlier this month, Schwartz said they have not been in touch.
“I haven’t seen him or talked to him since this whole thing started,” he said.
Schwartz then said that he preferred “not to talk about” whether he knew about Sandoval and Raquel’s previous relationship, because Christian Doute recently confessed, and denied staging a fling with Raquel as a distraction.
“That is not true. No, unless I’m just a pawn in the game. No, it’s not true,” he emphasized.
Also during the interview, Schwartz was asked about his thoughts Scheana Shay‘s supposed attack on Raquel, which Scheana vehemently denied.
“I haven’t spoken to Scheana, but I’m just sad about the negative impact on our business,” he replied.
As noted in an additional report from TMZ, Schwartz and Sandoval’s business was hit with such negative reviews on TomTom and Schwartz & Sandy’s Yelp page that Yelp was forced to pause reviews while its staff investigated whether the reviews were based on actual customer experiences. .
In a post shared on the restaurant’s page, Sandoval was slammed as a “cheater” and a home wrecker and his band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras, was compared to “Freddy Krueger scratching the blackboard” as one of the patrons allegedly shared a photo of Raquel’s cockroach- inspiration they “met” in one of the restaurants.
Other reviewers said they would take business to Ariana and Katie Maloney‘s new sandwich shop, Something About Her, which is expected to open later this year.
As Pump Rules fans will remember, Sandoval apologized initially, which Star did not mention Ariana, asked by critics who are sensitive to the fact that TomTom and Schwartz & Sandy are not the only ones.
“I understand and deserve the anger & disappointment towards me, but please leave Schwartz, friends, and family out of this situation… Schwartz in particular only found out about this recently and at least did not allow my actions. This is a very personal matter,” he wrote on March 4. “Also, Schwartz & Sandy’s may have my name, but there are also 3 other partners and 20 employees, who mainly depend on the restaurant for income for him and his family. Like TomTom, I am a small part of a bigger thing. Please direct angry at me and not him. He did nothing wrong.”
Vanderpump Rules Season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.