Ariana Madix Loses Appeal in Lawsuit From Former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Costar Rachel ‘Raquel’ Leviss
The court found Madix failed to show her conduct was protected speech, allowing Leviss’s revenge-porn and privacy claims to move forward.
- On Wednesday, the California Court of Appeals ruled that Ariana Madix's attempt to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Rachel Raquel Leviss has failed, allowing the case to proceed.
- Nearly one year ago, Leviss sued Madix and Tom Sandoval for alleged revenge porn, eavesdropping, and invasion of privacy after explicit videos surfaced on Sandoval's phone during their relationship.
- Madix previously acknowledged she secretly accessed Sandoval's phone and copied explicit videos of Leviss, while her legal team argued the conduct was protected under free speech.
- The drama, later dubbed "Scandoval," became a central plot point on seasons 9 and 10 of Vanderpump Rules, while court documents stated Leviss was a "victim of predatory and dishonest behavior."
- According to court documents, the lawsuit will move forward as scheduled; Leviss previously spent three months in a mental health facility while Bravo and Evolution documented the scandal's fallout.
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Lawyers Propose Keeping Leviss Case on Hold Pending Madix Appeal Outcome
Attorneys for former “Vanderpump Rules” cast members Rachel Leviss and Ariana Madix are recommending that a judge briefly continue an upcoming trial-setting conference in Leviss’ revenge porn case while a state appellate court panel mulls whether a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled correctly in denying Madix’s dismissal motion. In July 2024, Judge Daniel M. Crowley denied Ariana Madix’s bid to dismiss Leviss’ revenge porn and two other caus…
Rachel Leviss’ Revenge P*rn Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix Moves Forward
Rachel Leviss scored a major legal victory against Ariana Madix after a judge refused to derail her lawsuit over intimate videos discovered during the Scandoval breakup. Madix had appealed an earlier ruling that allowed Leviss’ revenge porn allegations to continue. She argued that she did not send the recordings to the public and only forwarded them to Leviss after finding them on Tom Sandoval’s phone. The court disagreed with Madix’s bid, rulin…
Ex-reality contestant accuses Madix of unconsensual distribution of intimate material after she found sexual videos of Leviss on her then-partner's phone, Tom Sandoval
Ariana Madix, a presenter of Love Island USA and a participant of reality Vanderpump Rules, has lost the appeal with which she tried to dismiss the lawsuit because she put against her for porn of revenge (non-consensual distribution of intimate material) filed against her by her former delivery partner, Rachel Leviss. Ariana Madix became famous in Vanderpump Rules, a reality about the day-to-day in a restaurant and maintained a relationship of a…
Ariana Madix Loses Appeal to Have Rachel Leviss' Revenge Porn Lawsuit Dismissed
Ariana Madix and Rachel “Raquel” Leviss‘ legal battle will continue to move forward. On Wednesday (August 5), People reported that […] The post Ariana Madix Loses Appeal to Have Rachel Leviss’ Revenge Porn Lawsuit Dismissed appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip
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