Ariana Madix and her lawyers had some poignant words for Raquel Leviss this week.
Back in February, Raquel filed a lawsuit against Ariana and her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval.
As you probably know, Tom cheated on Ariana with Raquel, and the affair is still causing controversy Vanderpump Rules.
Ariana found out about the affair when she saw incriminating footage on Sandoval’s phone.
Raquel is now accusing the ex-couple of revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional distress, wiretapping and invasion of privacy.
Ariana Madix claps back at Raquel Leviss
But in new court documents obtained by Page Six, Ariana’s lawyers claim that Raquel is “trying to punish Ms. Madix for the negative reaction” and blame her [Leviss] received due to her affair with Sandoval.
The documents allege that Raquel’s lawsuit is “an abuse of the legal process” and “serves no purpose.”
to defend all recognizable rights,” but instead seeks to restrict Ariana’s right to free speech.
Ariana’s lawyers claim she was “devastated and immediately confronted Sandoval about his affair.”
She then sent Leviss a text message along with the video that read, “You died for me.”
However, lawyers note that this was the only time Ariana shared the footage with anyone.
Ariana tells her side of the story
In a court filing, Ariana says she “did not share or show any of the video footage that was found” because Sandoval deleted it from her phone during their subsequent argument.
“I didn’t send the videos to anyone… I just saw the video from [Leviss] “masturbating in places secluded from others – alone in the bathroom stall and in the alley with Mr. Sandoval,” Leviss writes.
“There was a heated argument between me and Mr. Sandoval, and Mr. Sandoval violently ripped my phone out of my hands, causing my credit cards and driver’s license to fall to the sidewalk,” she continued.
“I quickly grabbed my cards from the sidewalk and chased after Mr. Sandoval, who had distanced himself even further from the club.
“By the time I caught up with him, Mr. Sandoval had deleted the videos I took of the Facetime video from my phone.”
Leviss claims Sandoval recorded her without her knowledge, but Tom’s lawyers insist she created the footage in question and sent it to his phone.
“Based on Leviss’ own allegations, Sandoval merely stored private copies of the videos that Leviss filmed and shared with him,” the filing states.
“Sandoval’s reaction to the irrefutable evidence presented in court is disturbing,” Raquel’s lawyers responded.
“It is not only unfortunate but also criminal to use such allegations to attract media attention and continue to blame the victims.”
It’s still unclear whether this case will go to trial, but it seems obvious that the Scandoval is far from over!