Tom Sandoval DENIES body-shaming ex Ariana Madix after being blasted for shock comment
Tom Sandoval denied body-shaming ex Ariana Madix while talking to TMZ on Wednesday following his shock comment about their sex life during the recent Vanderpump Rules reunion.
The TV personality, 39, who was blasted by fans and his co-stars after poking fun at Madix, 37, for wearing a T-shirt during sex, clarified to the outlet, 'I've never body-shamed Ariana ever.'
He also expressed that he didn't think the comment 'was taken out of context' but that 'people added their own context.'
He added, 'It had nothing to do with her body or anything. It had something to do with somebody being very, you know, unenthusiastic.'
He further emphasized her lack of enthusiasm when being intimate and said he felt rushed.
The comment was originally made when Andy Cohen had questioned Sandoval if he had slept with anyone else since his cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss, 28. The situation has been dubbed Scandoval.
Denial: Tom Sandoval, 39, came to his defense and denied body-shaming ex, Ariana Madix, while talking to TMZ on Wednesday following his shock comment about their sex life during the recent Vanderpump Rules reunion
Shock comment: The TV personality, 39, who was blasted by fans and his co-stars after poking fun at Madix for wearing a T-shirt during sex, clarified to the outlet, 'I've never body-shamed Ariana ever'; Madix seen in May
He said there was nobody else — a statement Madix didn't agree with, as she replied: 'You know who he did sleep with after him and Raquel started sleeping together? Me.'
Tom — who previously complained about the pair's intimacy issues during an interview with Howie Mandel in April — replied, 'Yeah, she kept her T-shirt on. It was really hot.'
Everyone appeared shocked by the remark, with Ariana replying, 'He is disgusting.' However she later took to her Instagram to make fun of the situation as she shared a photo of a tee with the slogan 'f**k me in this t-shirt' that is selling for $34.99.
Lala Kent called him out by saying, You're such a f*****g d**k!' Even his close friend Tom Schwartz questioned the move, telling him, 'Don't say that. Don't say that.'
'I'm sorry,' Sandoval replied. Meanwhile boss Lisa Vanderpump also gave her opinion, warning Raquel that this was the type of behavior she should expect from Tom in the future. 'This is your future, Raquel. He's gonna talk to you like this, too.'
Outraged fans quickly took to social media after hearing Sandoval's remark, with one person writing, "She kept her T-shirt on. It was really hot." He. Is. DISGUSTING. DISGUSTING. F***ING trash.'
Another penned, 'Not a single person was okay with that T-shirt comment Sandoval made cause that was such a low blow,' with one fan adding, 'Raise your hand if you want to lay hands on Sandoval.'
During an interview with Glamour earlier this month, Ariana also opened up and claimed that Tom had 'deprived' her of intimacy during their relationship.
Finding the humor: However she later took to her Instagram to make fun of the situation as she shared a photo of a tee with the slogan 'f**k me in this t-shirt' that is selling for $34.99
'Deprived': During an interview with Glamour earlier this month, Ariana also opened up and claimed that Tom had 'deprived' her of intimacy during their relationship; seen in February
'And that was something that I was deprived of for so long. As women, we might bring something up a bunch of times and then we just stop,' she explained.
'That's where I was at. I was like I cannot keep nagging this man to want to come home and spend time with me.'
Madix further expressed that, 'I am not your [sex toy]. I spelled out what I needed, but hello. It's a two-person situation.'
Her nine-year relationship with Sandoval came to an end in March after she discovered intimate FaceTime videos with Leviss on his phone. The heated drama played out on the screen at the end of season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
Elsewhere in the final reunion episode, Tom's mistress Raquel tearfully came clean about the Scandoval affair and admitted to more sex romps and her desire to be in a 'throuple' with Ariana on the third and final reunion episode on Bravo.
The reality star sat down for a final interview six days after the reunion in which Ariana blasted her over her betrayal.
Shortly after the months-long affair came to light, Leviss checked herself into a mental health facility, and a source recently told DailyMail.com that she was still in the facility with the aim 'to become a better person.'
'Upon the completion of filming the reunion, Raquel entered a voluntary inpatient behavioral health and trauma facility and remains there to date - 68 days and counting,' the insider stated.
Mental health facility: Shortly after the months-long affair came to light, Leviss checked herself into a mental health facility, and a source recently told DailyMail.com that she was still in the facility with the aim 'to become a better person'
'She is a young woman that is and has been remorseful for her actions and has APOLOGIZED REPEATEDLY.'
'Her treatment is helping her learn the basis of her decisions and to grow from her mistakes with the hope of making better choices and becoming a better person.'
'Raquel looks forward to sharing her story with the unfiltered truth when she comes out,' the source added.
While also talking to TMZ on Wednesday, Tom was questioned about Leviss but the TomTom founder repeatedly stated that he has 'no comment about her' and later said, 'I'll let her tell her own story when she's ready.'
He also had the chance to discuss fellow castmate and business partner, Tom Schwartz, and addressed rumors that Schwartz had publicly stated he was over Sandoval.
Staying quiet: While also talking to TMZ on Wednesday, Tom was questioned about Leviss but the TomTom founder repeatedly stated that he has 'no comment about her'
New romance: Since her split, Ariana has moved on with fitness instructor, Daniel Wai, and the two were first linked at the Coachella Music Festival in April
However, Tom told the outlet that Schwartz had actually stated he is 'indefinitely over talking about Scandoval.'
Since her split, Ariana has moved on with fitness instructor, Daniel Wai, and the two were first linked at the Coachella Music Festival in April.
'You know, I'm enjoying myself and I would say I'm very happy right now,' Madix stated on the Today show last month in May while dishing on the budding romance. She revealed she met Wai at a wedding shortly after the cheating scandal.
While talking about her new beau, she gushed that, 'it's just really lovely to interact with someone who is so nice and kind and caring.'
Source: Daily Mail
