Jennifer Lopez addresses Tom Sandoval scandal, says she’d walk out on Ben Affleck if she was Ariana Madix
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Jennifer Lopez was inquired about her thoughts on the cheating scandal involving Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss which led to the breakup of his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix. The singer said she was aware of the popular 'Vanderpump Rules' on Bravo but said she didn't "watch it regularly."
The illicit relationship started in August 2022, lasted for seven months, and ended when Madix found private FaceTime conversations between Sandoval and Leviss on Tom's phone. Madix and the businessman eventually broke up, and she has now moved on with the help of her fellow 'VPR' cast members. New episodes of 'Vanderpump Rules,' which air on Wednesdays on Bravo, continue to follow the development of Leviss and Sandoval's affair.
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'I’d just walk out'
When asked if she would react "violently" or "rationally," to which she replied, "I think I'd just walk out." Whoopi Goldberg, the co-host, concurred and posed the rhetorical question, "Why waste time?" "You know everything you need to know. What else do you need to know?" Lopez added. Ben Affleck, 50, and Lopez have been married since July 2022, as reported by Page Six.
The singer mentioned earlier in the episode that she was aware of the hit Bravo program but added that she didn't "watch it regularly". However, many other well-known individuals have commented on Sandoval's baffling affair with his ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix's former friend Raquel Leviss as a result of the cheating scandal.
‘Scandoval’: Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, and Ariana Madix drama
Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix called it quits after being discovered cheating on Ariana Madix with their 'Vanderpump Rules' castmate Raquel Leviss. The announcement was made on March 1, 2023, while Madix was playing accompaniment for Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras at TomTom in West Hollywood. Four days before Valentine's Day 2014, Madix and Sandoval made their Instagram account public, as per Page Six.
Raquel Leviss, then-girlfriend of 'VPR' cast member James Kennedy, debuted in the program as a visitor in Season 5. Leviss and Sandoval's romance "began last summer" and "she has slept over at Tom and Ariana’s house when Ariana’s been out of town," according to a source who spoke with Page Six. Even Kennedy said that the duo's shenanigans at Sandoval and Madix's shared Los Angeles residence occasionally occurred when "Ariana [was] sleeping."
Scheana Shay, Madix's BFF, found out about the infidelity after taping 'Watch What Happens: Live with Andy Cohen' with Leviss in NYC on March 1, according to a source who spoke with Page Six. Insiders claim that Madix became aware of Sandoval's "full-on affair" after noticing the two had been "communicating inappropriately for months," with the X-rated video of Leviss serving as the first tip-off. Madix immediately dumped him.
Earlier this month, while at Coachella, Madix was seen romantically kissing fitness trainer Daniel Wai. Madix was even invited to the weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, where comedian Roy Wood Jr. made remarks about her public breakup. Madix was spotted following the revelation that Leviss sought mental health treatment at a facility amid the ongoing fallout from her affair with Sandoval. In an earlier statement, Leviss said that when the affair was made public, she was considering her actions and talking to a counselor.
