Breaking all of it down. Scheana Shay was “devastated” after Raquel Leviss served her with a short lived restraining order, in accordance with her lawyer, Neama Rahmani.
“Right here’s somebody that she thought of an expensive buddy, a youthful sister,” Rahmani solely instructed Us Weekly on March 9 of Shay’s response to being served by Leviss, 28, amid her affair with Tom Sandoval.
Us beforehand confirmed on March 3 that Sandoval, 40, and Ariana Madix break up after 9 years as a result of his affair with their costar Leviss. Because the Vanderpump Guidelines solid previous and current started rallying round Madix, 37, studies surfaced that Shay, 37, allegedly punched Leviss as soon as she realized of the fling.
The costars reportedly acquired into an altercation after filming an episode of Watch Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen on March 1. The previous Miss Sonoma County proceeded to file for a short lived restraining order towards Shay on March 7. Someday later, Us obtained photographs of Leviss that confirmed her with a black eye and reduce that she claimed occurred in the course of the scuffle.
“This case is a fabrication by a identified liar and a cheat who has betrayed everybody near her. Scheana by no means punched Raquel, interval,” Shay’s lawyer solely instructed Us in a press release on March 9, marking the primary remark from the “Good as Gold” singer’s camp. “The supposed darkish markings round her left eye have been there for months.”
The assertion continued: “Neither Scheana nor different solid members need something to do with Raquel going ahead. The decide has solely heard a one-sided account of what occurred, and we look ahead to presenting the complete and true story on the March 29 listening to.”
The “Scheananigans with Scheana Shay” podcast host’s legal professional instructed Us later that day that Shay was considered one of many Bravo stars who felt betrayed over Leviss’ hooking up with Sandoval.
“For Raquel to show round and take authorized motion towards Scheana and to attempt to shift the blame and level the finger at her when she’s the one who’s an admitted liar — and he or she’s the one who’s been going round Ariana’s again — that is one thing that’s mind-boggling and one thing that Scheana nonetheless hasn’t wrapped her head round,” Rahmani mentioned on the time.
As Shay prepares for her March 29 listening to — which can decide whether or not the momentary restraining order turn out to be everlasting or is dropped fully — her legal professional instructed Us his consumer continues to be navigating her feelings towards Leviss.
“For sure [Scheana’s] upset. They was once buddies. She seen Raquel as a bit sister, all the time took care of her, trusted her, introduced her into her house,” Rahmani solely instructed Us on March 16. “So the truth that she would, you recognize, flip round and file this police report and search this restraining order, she’s actually upset.”
Rahmani identified, “Anybody that is aware of Scheana Shay is aware of that she’s a fighter and he or she’s not gonna again down. And she or he absolutely intends to go ahead and litigate this restraining order concern and present the courtroom and the world what the reality is that if vital.”
The lawyer concluded: “Clearly, we disagree with Raquel submitting this police report and this restraining order, and to the extent that we have to litigate it, we are going to litigate it and we are going to win.”
The restraining order, nonetheless, hasn’t simply turn out to be a difficulty for Shay — it’s affecting season 10 of the Bravo sequence. The present, which is presently filming, has been documenting the fallout between Sandoval, 40, and Leviss with the remainder of the solid amid the dishonest scandal. (Each stars have publicly apologized for the affair.)
However the restraining order makes it unimaginable for Shay and Leviss to be in the identical place on the similar time — which makes the upcoming reunion tapping an enormous concern. “It’s gonna be robust to make this reunion present occur with each of them,” Rahmani instructed Us, noting his consumer is not going to go towards the order to movie.
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