And Sandoval had paid thousands of dollars to help James with his extravagant proposal.
He even remarked that Sandoval became obsessed with Raquel.
Hes notorious with having one singular obsession, Schwartz explained.
Hes addicted, its an infatuation of all infatuations.
Raquel is Toms heroin.
Naturally, he said Sandoval and Raquel did not want their relationship to come out this way.
So according to what Tom told me, yes, he had a game plan, he recalled.
He was going to sit Ariana down and he was gonna tell her the whole.
Well, his version of the whole thing, probably a highly edited version.
Heres the complete timeline of #Scandoval, including everything we know so far.
Hereceived the message in January, a month before the Season 10 premiere ofPump Rules.
He hasnt texted me in six months, he recalled.
Then he texts me and he says, and I quote, Dude, exclamation point.
Just watched the first episode LOL, exclamation point.
Did you bang Raquel the night after SUR, exclamation point, question mark, crying laughing face.
Tom was having a midlife crisis, he said.
I only know what I was told, he said.
Later that month, he alsodressed up as Raquelfor Halloween.
I was flabbergasted, but not surprised.
However, Schwartz defended himself against accusations that he shielded it from Ariana.
And hes not happy, theyre not healthy, theyre not intimate, blah blah blah.
All of its inconsequential.
That trip was mine and Toms trip, he said.
I told Jo to come up later, who smuggled Raquel in.
about her blossoming friendships with Sandoval, Ariana, and Scheana,seeming to gush about Sandovalin particular.
I feel like hes become one of my best friends lately, she said.
Hes a really great guy.
At the time, Raquel was across the country in New York filmingWWHLwith Scheana.
When the truth came out, a physical altercation allegedly ensued, leading to alegal battle over restraining orders.
Most of all, I want to apologize to Ariana, Sandoval wrote.
I made mistakes, I was selfish, and made reckless decisions that hurt somebody I love.
No one deserves to feel that pain so traumatically and publicly.
I care for Tom and I dont want to label anything or predict what lies ahead.
I think its too much, but well see if love prevails.
This article was originally published onApril 6, 2023
