{"id":77286,"date":"2024-02-20T23:44:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/tom-sandoval-apologizes-for-comparing-himself-to-george-floyd\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T23:44:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:44:43","slug":"tom-sandoval-apologizes-for-comparing-himself-to-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/tom-sandoval-apologizes-for-comparing-himself-to-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sandoval Apologizes for Comparing Himself to George Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tom Sandoval<\/strong><\/a> has issued an apology after raising eyebrows with his controversial interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine<\/em> <\/a>were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received,\u201d read a statement from Sandoval, 41, obtained by Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, February 20. \u201cThe comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I\u2019m incredibly sorry and embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the candid conversation, Sandoval reflected on the aftermath of his affair with Rachel \u201cRaquel\u201d Leviss<\/strong> and the reaction to his infidelity. (Sandoval and Ariana Madix<\/strong> split after nearly a decade of dating due to his secret relationship with Leviss, 29.)<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I got more hate than Danny Masterson<\/strong>. And he\u2019s a convicted rapist,\u201d Sandoval told the outlet. (Masterson, 47, is currently serving a 30-year sentence<\/a> for rape.)<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>The Most Unhinged Moments of Tom Sandoval’s NYT Interview<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTom Sandoval\u2019s latest interview was just as entertaining as it was unhinged. Sandoval, 41, spoke to The New York Times Magazine for an article that was published on Tuesday, February 20. The candid conversation covered Sandoval\u2019s thoughts on how his affair with Rachel \u201cRaquel\u201d Leviss blew up the Bravo universe and how he coped with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sandoval continued comparing his situation, saying, \u201cI\u2019m not a pop-culture historian, really, but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson<\/strong> thing and George Floyd<\/strong> and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it\u2019s a little bit the same?\u201d<\/p>\n

In the article, author Irina Aleksander<\/strong> attempted to understand Sandoval\u2019s comments, writing, \u201cI think I knew what he meant. He was trying to express the oddity of becoming the symbolic center of a nationwide discussion and a major news story; what he communicated instead was something more honest, which is just how much the experience had made him lose perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the interview was published, Sandoval\u2019s remarks sparked backlash online, with multiple Bravo stars calling him out in the comments section of the Instagram account @Bravobybetches.<\/p>\n

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\u201cComparing slinging d\u2013k to a Black man being murdered in front of our eyes during Black History Month is something I just don\u2019t have words for,\u201d Jordan Emanuel<\/strong>, who appeared on Summer House: Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/em> and Winter House<\/em>, wrote.<\/p>\n

Real Housewives of Miami<\/em>\u2019s Guerdy Abraira<\/strong> added, \u201cThe disrespect \u2026 and during Black History Month\u2026 WOW just plz \u2026 PLEASE reflect on this repulsive statement you made (regarding GEORGE FLOYD r.i.p), especially in Black History Month and take it back!! NOT OK! An immediate apology is in order, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n

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