'Just friends': Tom Sandoval's representative dismisses rumors he is dating Texas influencer Karlee Hale
AUSTIN, TEXAS: Tom Sandoval dismissed rumors that he is currently dating Karlee Hale after they were allegedly spotted out together at least two times. On Tuesday, May 23, the 'Vanderpump Rules' star's representative said he is "just friends" with the social media influencer based in Texas. "[He] recently hung out with her because he happened to be in Austin performing with his band," said the representative.
On May 13, the actor's cover band 'Tom Sandoval & the Most Extras' sang in Texas at Buck's Backyard in Buda, just a half an hour's drive from downtown Austin. According to the representative, when the fans spotted the duo, they were with "other people in their group." However, it remains unclear which time the representative referred to as they hung out twice in Austin, reported Page Six.
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Sandoval's dating rumors erupted after his two recent breakups
The Sun reported that the 'Bravo' star was dating Hale after his recent breakups with Raquel Leviss and Ariana Madix. A photograph of Sandoval and the influencer at a dinner last Tuesday, May 16, at The Peacock in the Austin Proper hotel sparked romance rumors. Later, a fan spotted the alleged friends during a shopping trip.
The cover band singer was also photographed last Wednesday, May 17, while working out at an Equinox in Austin. However, it is unclear whether Hale was with him at the time. Since then, the influencer's social media accounts have either gone private or have been deactivated.
'Sandoval is not the one for her'
On May 17, the 40-year-old TV personality and Leviss, 20, broke up two months after their seven-month affair was exposed. "Raquel dipped out. Sandoval is not the one for her," a source said. Madix, who quit her relationship with Sandoval after he cheated on her with Leviss, said that she is not convinced that they have gone their separate ways. "I don’t buy that at all. She was sending letters to my house like four days ago," the 37-year-old said last Wednesday during her appearance on 'Watch What Happens Live'.
On Monday, May 22, the 'Something About Her' co-owner claimed she was finally moving out of her $2 million shared home with Sandoval in Valley Village, California, but later teased that it was only a "financial" opportunity.