The photo appears to convince 'Vanderpump Rules' fans that the Something About Her co-owner did assault the bar owner weeks before news of Scandoval hit the web.
- Apr 13, 2023
AceShowbiz - A picture of Tom Sandoval sporting a black eye has resurfaced online after he claimed that ex Ariana Madix punched him for trying to break up with her. The photo appears to convince "Vanderpump Rules" fans that Ariana did assault the bar owner weeks before news of Scandoval broke.
Fans noticed that Tom sported what appeared to be a bruise near his right eye in the "Vanderpump Rules" midseason 10 trailer. In the trailer, which was filmed following their split, the 40-year-old cover band frontman told Ariana, "I wish we both would've tried harder," to which the Something About Her co-owner replied, "You don't deserve one f**king tear of mine."
Tom claimed that Ariana attacked him when he tried to break up with her in a bombshell interview on "Howie Mandel Does Stuff" podcast on Tuesday, April 11. "She freaking punched me and all this s**t, but after she calmed down, we started talking," he revealed. "A couple days later, I sit down and talk with her again, and she's like, 'I'm not letting you leave me. You're gonna have to force me out of this relationship.' "
The Bravo personality went on to tell Howie, "And I was like, 'Ariana, I don't think I could be faithful in a relationship with you right now.' " Tom added that at the time, he "hadn't told her" about his months-affair with Raquel Leviss "yet."
Ariana, meanwhile, has yet to comment on Tom's allegations.
Tom made headlines after it was revealed that he had been having an affair with co-star Raquel behind Ariana's back. The latter allegedly found out about his infidelity when she discovered a sexually explicit video of the former pageant beauty queen on his phone. It was said that the two had been "communicating inappropriately" since at least July 2022, though Peter Madrigal believed that they started their affair way before that.
