Ariana Madix Breaks Her Silence on Scandoval: “Where To Begin?”

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We later find out that Raquel allegedly told Scheana Shay about the affair after this taping, leading to a fight:

Per a Page Six source, “After taping Watch What Happens Live, Scheana and Raquel went out to drinks with friends. At one point in the night, Scheana lost Raquel and then found her outside of the bar on the phone with Ariana, who Scheana could hear was bawling.” Raquel came clean, and “a heated confrontation ensued following the revelation. They went back to the hotel separately and haven’t seen each other nor spoken since.”

Two days go by until all of this breaks, which brings us to….

Friday, March 3

Everyone is minding their own business when suddenly, TMZ hops online and drops this:

The outlet reports that “show sources tell us Ariana found out about the alleged cheating in the last couple days and ended things with Tom shortly thereafter” and that “producers got word of what went down and made the decision to fire up the cameras with the entire cast to document the fallout in the coming days.”

Obviously, this is SHOCKING, and to make matters more !!!! Vanderpump Rules’ James Kennedy slides into DeuxMoi’s DMs with this:

Oh, and a source comes in with this intel:

As the internet spirals into chaos and people cancel their Friday night plans to devote their energy to updating their various group chats, Lala Kent hops on TikTok and posts this:

And then Ariana makes an appearance on Kristen Doute’s Insta (they used to have beef over Tom Sandoval, now they don’t, we’re staying focused here by not getting into it) and the vibe is THIS:

On top of all that, Page Six reports that Raquel and Tom’s alleged affair predated her hookup with his bestie Tom Schwartz, leading fans to theorize that said hookup was just a distraction.

Saturday, March 4

After a harrowing Friday, a theory emerges that Raquel and Tom have matching lightning bolt necklaces to signal their love:

Meanwhile, Tom drops a statement wherein he doesn’t event attempt to apologize to Ariana but does ask everyone to stop shitting on his restaurant?

And a Page Six source claims Tom and Raquel were actually planning to tell Ariana about their alleged affair “for weeks” before news broke.

As if all that isn’t enough, fans unearth pics of Tom dressing up as Raquel for Halloween which…do not age well.

Last but not least, Lisa Vanderpump herself and Andy Cohen enter the chat:

And get ready ’cause….

Sunday, March 5

Fresh off allegations that she and Raquel got physical, Scheana tweets this:

Meanwhile, Tom’s restaurant Schwartz & Sandy’s drops a statement of its own, asking fans not to take out their anger at Tom out on them.

Monday, March 6

Page Six reports that Ariana, Tom, and Raquel sat down for a “tense scene” while filming Vanderpump Rules on Friday (the day the scandal broke!!!!). And apparently, it didn’t go well.

“Ariana walked away from the conversation feeling like she was gaslit by Tom,” a source says. “He gave her several excuses as to why he never copped to cheating. Tom said he didn’t tell her about the affair with Raquel because he was worried about how it would impact her mental health, even claiming that he was especially concerned after her grandma died last year.”

Another source notes, “The fact that they own a home together was also brought up, and how he thought that would make their breakup even more complicated…. [Ariana] has recapped what happened with her friends and castmates, the majority of whom are disappointed Tom seems unable to take accountability for his actions or express substantial remorse.”

Meanwhile, Andy Cohen confirms that Raquel and Sandoval are still together during his SiriusXM radio show, saying “It is my understanding that they are still. But I can’t say that as fact—that’s what I’ve gathered from my intelligence.” However! A rep for Sandoval tells People that he and Ariana are “still living together” in the home they co-own.

Tuesday, March 7

TMZ reports that Tom and Ariana are done for good, and “aren’t working toward any sort of reconciliation.” I mean, not shocked!

Meanwhile, TMZ also reports that Raquel is seeking court-ordered protection from Scheana Shay.

Wednesday, March 8

Both Tom and Raquel finally release statements apologizing to Ariana:

Thursday, March 8

Raquel releases yet another statement, somewhat randomly updating everyone on where she and Tom stand.

Tuesday, March 14

Andy issues a Vanderpump Rules PSA, saying fans will fully think episodes are being recut in the wake of Scandoval, but they ARE NOT!

“There is something I wanted to say about Vanderpump Rules,” he said on his SiriusXM show Andy Cohen Live. “Guys, you’re going to watch Wednesday’s episode. You are going to think that it was recut. Okay? It was not recut. This was the episode.”

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Andy Cohen’s PSA for Upcoming Vanderpump Episodes

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“I watched the episode and it had been sent to me weeks ago,” he added. “I watched it on my sick bed, Wednesday’s…this episode that’s gonna air in two days. I watched it and I was like, this…people are going to think we did this or we moved stuff up. Or we somehow…the conversations that go on between Katie and Lala and Raquel are not to be believed in the light of what has come out. But I’m telling y’all, the episode was not touched. This was how it was going to be shown…which makes it all the more shocking. You won’t believe it.”

Thursday, March 16

Ariana Madix breaks her silence!

Annnnd that brings us up to date. We’ll let you know what happens today, gulp.