My Place on Tom Sandoval within the Scandoval Drama

Taking time aside? Tom Schwartz obtained candid about how the aftermath of Tom Sandoval’s dishonest scandal has impacted their friendship.

“He made an enormous mess and he left it for us to scrub up again on the companies,” the Schwartz & Sandy’s cofounder, 40, stated to Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright throughout the Wednesday, June 7, episode of the couple’s “When Actuality Hits with Jax and Brittany” podcast. “It’s arduous for me to not be resentful of him, I’m undoubtedly taking a break from Tom proper now. I haven’t seen him shortly.”

When information first broke that Sandoval and Ariana Madix known as it quits after almost a decade of courting amid his affair with Raquel Leviss, Schwartz publicly confirmed his assist for the Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras frontman, 40, and confronted backlash for it. Whereas chatting along with his former Vanderpump Guidelines costars on Wednesday, the Minnesota native revealed he felt “used” and “exploited” by Sandoval within the aftermath of the drama.

“I do love Tom. I took to coronary heart every part he advised me about Ariana,” he confessed. “Now that I’ve heard her facet of the story … she [has] vehemently denied all these items.”

Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval. Stephanie Augello/Shutterstock

Whereas Schwartz didn’t get into specifics about what his enterprise companion advised him about his relationship with Madix, 37, Sandoval has been candid about his facet of the story in a sequence of interviews.

The Stars on Mars star revealed his pal had “apologized” to him “rather a lot” following the drama of the dishonest scandal. The twosome have been shut associates since earlier than the beginning of Pump Guidelines and their bromance grew as they grew to become enterprise companions over time.

Whereas showing on Watch What Occurs Stay With Andy Cohen in April, Schwartz confessed he discovered about Sandoval’s romance with Leviss, 28, in August 2022. In that very same interview, he requested followers to be extra empathetic towards Sandoval.

“Initially, Ariana, love you. I do know you don’t love me proper now, however I nonetheless love you. And in addition, Tom, I do know the entire world hates you. However I’m not going to desert you, outdated buddy. I’m not going to desert you,” he stated on the time. “He is aware of he’s a monster for what he did. For those who see him, possibly give him a hug. Even when he doesn’t deserve it, give him a hug. He’s down unhealthy.”

Following the looks, Cohen, 55, gave some recommendation to Schwartz on tips on how to deal with the scandal within the public eye.

“Now what I advised him was, ‘Right here’s how this works in an interview,’ and ‘That is troublesome while you’re being interviewed.’ I’m a chat present host who likes to fill useless air,” the host defined. “Nevertheless, I’m additionally somebody who has stated an excessive amount of, many, many instances. … When there’s a subject I’m not trying to make hassle for myself over or I feel possibly I wish to be concise right here or I don’t wish to get in hassle. I don’t wish to get anybody else in any hassle. I must be cautious with my phrases that might have been the Tom Schwartz second on Wednesday.”