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Why did Tom Sandoval blame Ariana Madix for his cheating? 'Vanderpump Rules' star slammed for 'toxic masculinity'

'Vandeprump Rules' star Tom Sandoval confesses to not being on good terms with Ariana Madix for 'four or five years'

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA: Tom Sandoval apparently believes Ariana Madix has a major role in his cheating scandal and blames Ariana for trusting him too much, leading him to get distracted by another woman. Tom's bizarre claims in 'Vanderpump Rules' Season 10's Scandoval episode were slammed by viewers after he said things ended between him and Ariana way before the cheating scandal surfaced.

While Tom is more of an outgoing person, Ariana is a work-from-bed person. People say opposites attract but in Tom and Ariana's case poles apart nature led to the cheating. However, Tom blamed Ariana for not following him and keeping track of his life. Seeing Tom play the victim game, fans called out the star for having 'toxic masculinity.'

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Why did Tom Sandoval blame Ariana Madix?

In the recently released episode, Tom confesses to not being on good terms with Ariana for "four or five years." He even claimed to have tried ending things between them. The reality star stated ending things with Ariana every time felt like "climbing Mount Everest." They had "no sex life" and lived two "separated" lives. Moreover, Tom accused Ariana of putting "pressure" on him to stay with her. He then explained that Ariana was not aware of what he was doing and where he was going. Later Tom confessed to Ariana that he thought they would be "together forever." To this, she said she "would've followed him anywhere." However, Ariana admitted that she did not follow Tom everywhere and gave him his space because she thought "this is just who this person is." On the other hand, believed that things would have been better if Ariana would have been more involved.

'This mother f’er is trying to say it’s Ariana’s fault'

Seeing Tom play the blame game and say that Ariana should have kept track of him made fans feel infuriated. One tweeted, "Wow Sandoval blames Ariana for not having him followed to find out about the affair?! That statement is so loaded with layers of dysfunction." To this, another wrote, "This mother f’er is trying to say it’s Ariana’s fault bc she didn’t follow him to make sure he was going where he said he was?? She trusted him??? The audacity!!!" Another called out the star, "Sandoval is such a performative narcissist- only crying hard in front of Lisa and Swartz…. And his deep seated misogyny shines when he’s shifting blame or talking about or to Ariana. It’s mad sick."

'Tom blaming Ariana is peak toxic masculinity and sexism'

Seeing Tom blame Ariana for playing role in pushing him to cheat on her made fans call him out, "Tom blaming Ariana is peak toxic masculinity and sexism. Blame your partner for YOUR affair. “All she had to do was follow me.” B**CH BYE." "How are you going to blame your girlfriend for YOU cheating on her?!!! wild af," tweeted another. Furtehrmore, a fan wondered, "Did this MFer just victim blame Arianna because she didn’t follow him wherever he went?? Am I dreaming ? Deplorables." Another shocked fan processed, "Did this b**ch just blame Ariana for trusting him?"

'Vanderpump Rules' Season 10 Reunion is divided into three parts. Part 1 will release on Wednesday, May 24, at 9 pm ET on Bravo. Moreover, Part 2 will release on May 31 and Part 3 is scheduled for June 7 at the same time. 

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