Raquel Leviss reportedly made over $350K for ‘Pump Rules’
Lisa Vanderpump asserted that Raquel Leviss is not financially struggling. In an interview with TMZ, the former cast member of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” revealed that Leviss earned $361,000 during Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules,” despite Leviss claiming she hadn’t received any payment from Tom Sandoval. Vanderpump, 62, stated on Wednesday, “I believe she was compensated very well.” Furthermore, sources familiar with the matter informed TMZ that Leviss earned nearly $20,000 per episode for the season. This response came shortly after Leviss accused the network of profiting from her “mistakes” during her revealing interview on Bethenny Frankel’s “Just B” podcast. Leviss mentioned, “The network is making a fortune from this scandal, and I haven’t received a single penny.” According to Lisa Vanderpump, Raquel Leviss made over $350,000 from Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules.” However, Leviss stated on Bethenny Frankel’s “Just B” podcast that she did not profit from Tom Sandoval. She expressed, “The network is profiting immensely from this scandal, and I haven’t received any compensation.” Leviss, 28, became emotional as she reflected on how her life fell apart after her months-long affair with co-star Tom Sandoval, who was in a committed relationship with Ariana Madix at the time. Leviss lamented, “It’s not fair. And I feel like a child saying, ‘It’s not fair!’ But it truly isn’t. I have been portrayed as the ultimate villain. My on-camera mistakes haunt me indefinitely.” When news of the cheating scandal surfaced in March, TV producers decided to capture the ensuing drama after Madix, 38, ended her nearly decade-long relationship with Sandoval. Following the Season 10 reunion taping, Leviss admitted herself to a mental health facility due to public backlash. Leviss’ interview with Frankel, 52, marked her return to the public eye. It was her first interview since the “VPR” reunion taping in March. While speaking with the Skinnygirl businesswoman, the “VPR” star reiterated her earlier claim that Sandoval, 40, recorded an explicit video of her without her consent. Leviss shared that she “decided to be adventurous” and engaged in phone sex with her former fling while she was in New York and he was in Los Angeles. She explained, “Tom and I FaceTimed a lot, so it turned into something more intimate. I expected privacy in that moment, so that’s what happened.” Leviss also alleged on the podcast that Sandoval recorded a sexual video of her without her consent. She said she had no knowledge of this until Madix discovered the video on Sandoval’s phone. Leviss claimed, “I received a text from Ariana with two screen recorded videos and a text that said, ‘You’re dead to me.’ That’s how I knew she found out. And that’s also how I found out that I had been recorded without my consent. Naturally, a wave of emotions overwhelmed me.” At the time, Leviss feared that the video would be leaked, so she decided to confess the details of the affair to Madix.
Lisa Vanderpump claimed Raquel Leviss is far from broke.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum told TMZ that Leviss made $361,000 during Season 10 of “Vanderpump Rules” — even though the former beauty pageant queen claimed she hasn’t “seen a single penny” from Scandoval.
“I think she got very well paid,” Vanderpump, 62, said Wednesday.
Additionally, sources familiar with the situation told the outlet Leviss earned nearly $20,000 per episode for the season.
The rebuttal came hours after the Bravo star accused the network of profiting off her “mistakes” during her bombshell interview on Bethenny Frankel’s “Just B” podcast.
“The network is running to the bank — like, laughing, running to the bank with this scandal — and I haven’t seen a single penny,” she said.
Leviss, 28, teared up reflecting on how her life crumbled after her months-long affair with co-star Tom Sandoval, who was in a long-term relationship with Ariana Madix at the time.
“It’s not fair,” Leviss said. “And I feel like a toddler saying, ‘It’s not fair!’ But it really isn’t. And I feel like I’ve been portrayed as the ultimate villain. My mistakes that I’ve made on-camera live on forever.”
When news of the cheating scandal broke in March, TV producers picked up the cameras to follow the drama after Madix, 38, dumped her boyfriend of nearly 10 years.
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After the Season 10 reunion taping, Leviss checked herself into mental health facility amid the public backlash. Leviss’ interview with Frankel, 52, was the reality star’s entry back into the spotlight.
While talking to the Skinnygirl businesswoman, the “VPR” star echoed her previous allegation that Sandoval, 40, recorded a NSFW video of her without permission.
Leviss said she “decided to be adventurous” and have phone sex with her former fling while she was in New York and he was in Los Angeles.
“Tom and I FaceTimed a lot, so it turned into something more of an intimate FaceTime,” she explained. “I expected to have privacy in that moment, so that happened.”
Leviss claimed she wasn’t aware Sandoval was recording her until Madix found the video on his phone that same night and sent them to her.
“I get a text from Ariana sending me two screen recorded videos and a text that said, ‘You’re dead to me,’ and that’s how I knew that she knew,” she said. “And then also that’s how I found out I had been recorded without my consent, so of course all of these emotions came flooding over me.”
At the time, Leviss feared the video would get leaked and decided to come clean to Madix about the details of the affair.
