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Not having it! Ariana Madix<\/strong> <\/a>shut down claims that Raquel Leviss<\/strong><\/a> thought Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> was in an open relationship at the beginning of their affair.<\/p>\n During part 1 of the Vanderpump Rules<\/em><\/a> season 10 reunion \u2014 which aired on Wednesday, May 24 \u2014 Scheana Shay<\/strong><\/a> alleged that she had heard from a mutual friend that Sandoval, 40, told Raquel, 28, that he and Ariana, 37, were not exclusive<\/a> in April 2022.<\/p>\n The claim caused some fans to think that perhaps the former pageant queen didn\u2019t realize she was doing anything wrong when she began her affair<\/a> with the Schwartz & Sandy\u2019s entrepreneur.<\/p>\n \u201cCould it be that he manipulated Raquel the same way that Ariana has claimed he manipulated her for years,\u201d one fan commented on Page Six<\/em>\u2019s Instagram post <\/a>about Scheana\u2019s allegation. \u201cI mean why wouldn\u2019t Raquel believe him if that\u2019s what he told her. He was taking her on vacations<\/a>, to meet his parents \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n Ariana herself then replied to the fan, setting the record straight. \u201cJust to clarify \u2014 she didn\u2019t BELIEVE that,\u201d she wrote. \u201cShe told someone that he told her that. There are missing major chunks here which is totally understandable. They can\u2019t fit every piece of context into the show.\u201d<\/p>\n Tom, for his part, denied ever telling Raquel he was in an open relationship in a clip from Peacock\u2019s extended version of part 1 of the reunion after Scheana, 38, called him out.<\/p>\n \u201cRaquel was told in the hot tub at Coachella \u2014 last April [2022] \u2014 by Sandoval that they were in an open relationship and he was coming onto her,\u201d the \u201cGood As Gold\u201d singer claimed during the episode.<\/p>\n The TomTom cofounder shot back, \u201cWhat are you talking about? That is bulls\u2014t. I did not say that. She did not repeat that.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite denying the allegation, the Missouri native previously admitted that his months-long affair with Raquel wasn\u2019t his first indiscretion<\/a> during his nine-year relationship<\/a> with Ariana. (Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed in March that the duo called it quits<\/a> due to the infidelity scandal.)<\/p>\n During the Pump Rules<\/em> season finale<\/a>, Scheana asked Tom about his long-alleged hookup with \u201cMiami Girl,\u201d<\/a> to which he replied, \u201cAriana has always known the truth about that.\u201d The restaurateur repeatedly denied having sex with Annemarie Maldonado<\/strong> <\/a>(n\u00e9e Kunkel), a.k.a. \u201cMiami Girl,\u201d at the beginning of his romance with Ariana during season 3 of Pump Rules<\/em>.<\/p>\n The Something About Her entrepreneur, for her part, revealed why<\/a> she kept her ex-boyfriend\u2019s secret for so many years during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen<\/em> earlier this month.<\/p>\n \u201cThey slept together, it was before he and I were exclusive,\u201d she explained. \u201cI didn\u2019t want people to think the worst about the man I was planning to spend the rest of my life with.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss, Tom Sandoval.<\/span> Nicole Weingart\/Bravo (3)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n