Rachel Leviss sues Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix for revenge porn

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Vanderpump Rules star Rachel (formerly Raquel) Leviss is taking the cheating scandal to a court of law.In a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Leviss, 29, accused co-stars Tom Sandoval, 40, and Ariana Madix, 38, of revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.According to entertainment publication US Weekly, which obtained and viewed the legal filing, Leviss alleges that Sandoval recorded a sex tape of her without her consent.Leviss and Sandoval infamously had a bombshell affair that came to light during Season 10 of Vanderpump Rules, when Sandoval was in a nearly decade-long relationship with Madix. The affair — which would go on to be known as “Scandoval” among the show’s fans — grabbed international headlines in March 2023 and brought record-breaking viewership to the show.

Much of the scandal revolved around the alleged existence of a sexual FaceTime call between Leviss and Sandoval, which Leviss said Sandoval recorded without her permission.Leviss is seeking unspecified damages and destruction of the sex tape. She has requested a jury trial.Sandoval and Madix have yet to comment publicly on the lawsuit or the accusations.In the lawsuit, Leviss says the massive public attention surrounding the cheating scandal saw her “humiliated and villainized for public consumption.” She argues she “remains a shell of her former self, with her career prospects stunted and her reputation in tatters.”Scandoval, according to the legal filing, made Leviss “without exaggeration, one of the most hated women in America.”Leviss told the court she checked herself into a “mental health facility” for three months as public interest in Scandoval exploded.While noting