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Tom Sandoval responded to Rachel “Raquel” Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit, calling it a “thinly cloaked effort to widen her fame and to rebrand herself arsenic nan unfortunate alternatively of nan different woman.”
According to tribunal documents obtained by Page Six, attorneys for nan “Vanderpump Rules” star, 41, besides opportunity Leviss is attempting to overgarment Ariana Madix arsenic a “scorned woman” and Sandoval arsenic “predatory” pinch her suit.
The attorneys spell connected to declare that Leviss’ “provocative podcast,” “Rachel Goes Rogue,” is besides a move “to further crook nan communicative to her will” successful nan aftermath of Scandoval.
In February, nan erstwhile pageant queen, 29, filed a complaint successful nan Los Angeles Superior Court against Madix and Sandoval for revenge porn, eavesdropping, intentional infliction of affectional distress and penetration of privacy.
She claims that friendly FaceTime calls which showed her “in a authorities of undress and masturbating” betwixt her and nan TomTom proprietor were filmed without her consent.
Sandoval’s attorneys spell connected to reason that “these videos were created by Leviss and published by Leviss to Sandoval via a consensual speech connected Facetime, i.e., ‘their video calls.'”
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They’re besides asking that Leviss’ suit beryllium dismissed aliases amended.
“Based connected Leviss’ ain allegations, Sandoval simply saved backstage copies of nan videos that Leviss had filmed and shared pinch him,” nan documents read.
Leviss’ original suit noted that she takes work for nan domiciled she played successful Sandoval cheating connected Madix, 38 — who he’d been making love for astir a decade — but claims location is “more to nan story.”
“Lost successful nan operation was that Leviss was a unfortunate of nan predatory and dishonest behaviour of an older man, who recorded sexually definitive videos of her without her knowledge aliases consent, which were past distributed, disseminated and discussed publically by a scorned female seeking vengeance, catalyzing nan scandal,” nan title claims.
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Leviss is seeking compensatory, special, wide and consequential damages, and that Madix and Sandoval cease distribution and destruct each copies made of nan alleged definitive video.
She’s besides looking to person her lawyer fees compensated and that nan tribunal assistance different and further alleviation deemed arsenic conscionable and proper.
Sandoval isn’t nan only personification who’s slammed Leviss’ revenge porn claims. Lisa Vanderpump besides called retired nan “Vanderpump Rules” alum for her engagement successful Scandoval, calling her suit “ridiculous.”
“I deliberation if you don’t want to person personification stock your porn, past don’t nonstop it to your champion friend’s boyfriend,” Vanderpump said, alluding to Sandoval, 41.
“Vanderpump Rules” airs Tuesdays astatine 8 p.m. ET connected Bravo.
