Ariana Madix Claims Raquel Leviss Wants to ‘Punish’ Her for Scandoval

Ariana Madix’s attorneys have responded to Rachel “Raquel” Leviss’ revenge porn lawsuit.

In accordance to court paperwork attained by Us Weekly on Monday, April 29, Madix’s lawful team argued that Leviss, 29, was searching for to “punish” and “blame Ms. Madix for the unfavorable reaction [she] gained as a outcome of her affair” with Tom Sandoval.

The submitting alleged that Leviss’ lawsuit is “an abuse of the legal process” and that her allegations be stricken and Madix, 38, be rewarded her attorneys’ expenses.

“[Leviss] does not seek out to vindicate any cognizable legal rights but to punish Ms. Madix, and discourage many others, from doing exercises their constitutionally guarded right of free speech.”

Leviss submitted the lawsuit in February, accusing Sandoval, 40, and Madix, who dated for approximately a ten years, of eavesdropping, revenge porn and invasion of privacy. Madix and Sandoval broke up in March 2023 following Madix acquired that Leviss and Sandoval were being acquiring an affair guiding her again. Madix identified specific videos of Leviss on Sandoval’s phone while the two ended up dating. The drama between the trio has considering the fact that played out on Vanderpump Regulations.

Madix’s lawyers argued that she acquired of Sandoval’s affair with Leviss “in the worst possible way” as she observed a video of the pair “having cellphone sexual intercourse.” Madix was “devastated” and “immediately confronted” Sandoval about the challenge and informed her mates of the “betrayal,” for each the docs. Having said that, Madix claimed she in no way shared “any of the movie footage she found” with any individual but Leviss.

“In actuality, Ms. Madix could not have shared these kinds of footage because Mr. Sandoval deleted it from her phone inside of minutes of Ms. Madix confronting him — a truth Ms. Madix said in producing 33 minutes right after sending the films to [Leviss],” the docs alleged.

In addition to Madix responding to Leviss’ lawsuit, Sandoval and his authorized crew also asked for that the fit in opposition to him be dismissed or amended.

Bryan Freedman and Mark Garegos, who signify Leviss, responded to Madix’s submitting in a statement to Us: Madix’s lawyers argued that she uncovered of Sandoval’s affair with Leviss “in the worst possible way” as she observed a movie of the pair “having telephone sexual intercourse.” Madix was “devastated” and “immediately confronted” Sandoval about the challenge and informed her mates of the “betrayal,” for each the docs. However, Madix claimed she hardly ever shared “any of the video footage she found” with any person but Leviss.

In accordance to docs attained by Us earlier this month, Sandoval’s attorneys argued that the lawsuit “is a thinly veiled endeavor to extend [Leviss’] fame and to rebrand herself as the victim” whilst “denigrating her former buddy [Madix] as a ‘scorned woman’ and her previous paramour Sandoval as ‘predatory.’”

Leviss’ legal workforce responded to Sandoval’s submitting. “Sandoval’s response in the encounter of irrefutable evidence that will be introduced in court docket is disturbing,” the attorneys claimed in a assertion to Us. “Leveraging these statements for media focus and perpetuating sufferer-blaming is not just deplorable but actionable.”